Why a Chip That’s Bad at Math Can Help Computers Tackle Harder Problems (technologyreview.com) 12 points by marinabercea 10y ago ↗ HN
[–] j-pb 10y ago ↗ Floating point is already incredibly imprecise. The thought of debugging any piece of software on this system sends shivers down my spine.I would much rather see something like UNUMS (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9943589), which provide improved accuracy AND energy efficiency over IEEE floating point.
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[ 0.19 ms ] story [ 17.9 ms ] threadI would much rather see something like UNUMS (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9943589), which provide improved accuracy AND energy efficiency over IEEE floating point.