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I have some experience in heavy optimization, obviously not the amount you have, but the very first thing I learn is "Floating point: just say no". Fixed point (aka scaled integer arithmetics) is king both for performance and for precision management: while it's true that on average it's less precise than floating point, if the problem has defined or definable boundaries it has the advantage of keeping the same precision on the whole domain.
For engineering purposes it's much more valuable than floating points, for scientific purposes where speed and throughput are tertiary floating wins.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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That used to be true, but actually on processors like the ARM Cortex-M used in the Teensy 4.1 it has a remarkable little FPU. It does 32-bit FP in the same number of cycles it does a 32-bit int (although there are additional optimizations for ints)
That's why I wrote my code for maintainability. In retrospect, it was a mistake. I made an incorrect assumption about the average capabilities of FPUs on these little 32-bit systems.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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The other day I utilized WinZip and found on Edge::News::My Feed an ad and a large one at that the next day for just that product. Even more amazing to me I just now enjoyed much of a tasty bag of Cheetos my favorite item in the food pyramid except of course stale potato chips and upon viewing Edge::News::My Feed I see an ad for Chester's Popcorn. Haven't found the cameras yet.
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there is no camera you are not being watched you are being controlled 
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
modified 15-Nov-22 8:57am.
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No matter where you go, there you are!
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Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean that someone is not out to get you. 
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Yes, you are being watched. They do most of their surveillance through your cell phone.
I was talking to my friend a few weeks ago about DeWalt powertools and powertools in general, and for the next 2 days all I saw were DeWalt and powertool adverts on a few of my cell phone news feed aps. Coincident, maybe, but nothing surprises me anymore.
I just put on my tin foil hat and go about my business.
Cheers.
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I would say coincidence and a good example of selection bias.
I was also recently flooded with DeWalt adverts but didn't really give it a second thought. I hadn't discussed power tools with anyone or searched for them, etc.
For you it stood out as you had been talking about them when they popped up, for me it was just another ad campaign. I would imagine there are 100 other adverts that you saw in the same time period that you ignored as just "par for the course" and not related to any discussions you'd had.
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That all sounds reasonable, if it only happened occasionally. But whenever I talk to my wife about any "advertisable" product, we both get hit with ads for that product within the next hour or so. We've even tested it and said the name of some project we've never searched or even considered, and boom, there's the ad.
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My wife and I were walking though a department store, specifically the sporting goods section, when she said "Wow, what a coincidence, I just received a notification about a sale on treadmills at this store!". Coincidence?...not.
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That's probably why I didn't receive any notifications. We differ in our opinions about this. I get a phone and turn off all data and permissions that I can, she turns on all the data and permissions that she can.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I don't get advertisements at all. My Wi-Fi is always on, but not necessarily connected. My microphone and camera are turned off, except when I allow their access. GPS is always off.
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We are all being watched bro, the 21st century is in the yard ... sometimes it even seems to me that my smartphone is listening to me - after talking with a friend about a new gadget, I see an advertisement specifically on this topic 
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meagreProgrammer wrote: am I Being Watched
No
Google, Facebook, Youtube, the CIA, and the FBI are not responsible for the content of this post.
Really!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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I told my wife a joke about the NSA spying on us. She laughed and I laughed and Alexa laughed...
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yes. The machines are always watching.
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No, of course not... but can you remove the coffee can from your desk? 
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Apparently I or someone else did as I can find no coffee can upon it despite having searched thoroughly
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Haven't you received a notification that it's time to put your socks away in your room? 
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Thanks for informing me Just where exactly did you place the camera
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You probably are, but you can as well set-up an ad-blocker and stop caring about it because you won't see any ads at all 
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. T.Jefferson
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I hardly use my cell-phone and rarely use any form of social media thereby making me somewhat off the grid.
I did have my account suspended from Facebook probably because I used it to sign into some sites with my FB credentials and they were tracking my comments.
Doesn't bother me in the least considering that the intelligence services are sweeping up so much junk data that they cannot data mine it. As a result, it has reached the point that all of the surveillance in the world has reached a point of diminishing returns.
When was the last time anyone heard it being reported that data mining such data was the foundation for stopping any type of crime?
Steve Naidamast
Sr. Software Engineer
Black Falcon Software, Inc.
blackfalconsoftware@outlook.com
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Steve Naidamast wrote: When was the last time anyone heard it being reported that data mining such data was the foundation for stopping any type of crime?
To stop it? in "Person of Interest", in the real life... never.
To catch a criminal (after the crime was executed)... a couple of times. They were so morons to continue uploading pictures and status and whatever more to social media and some of them were easily identificable.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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