On Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 12:18:45PM +0000, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Mogens Kjaer <mk@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~ooura/pi_fft.html > >> > >> You'll need RAM to get many digits. > > > > 1.6 G decimals in 20 hours on a machine with 16G RAM, running > > x86_64 Fedora 12. > > Really, I'm curious, is there any real-world problem where anyone > would actually *need* pi to a G decimal places? I mean, are these kind > of computations actually useful for someone, or is it just a matter of > "we have the power to do it, so let's do it" thing? Other than entry > into the Guinness book of records, that is? > > Or maybe there are still people who believe pi is rational rather than > transcendent, and look for a cyclic repeat pattern in the decimals? > ;-) Or maybe they've read Carl Sagan's novel "Contact" and are hoping he was right... -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:9 (niv) ----------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
