Off Topic The Rep Brothel

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Morning AC. I'm puzzled why the rep has stopped at such an odd number. Any idea what's the significance?

It will probably be rep hitting it's ceilling.
A good thing in a way as us addicts can all get back to talking football... And wean ourselves off the rep crack pipe.

The maximum rep is 2^31 − 1 = 2147483647

It is because the website uses 32-bit signed integers to store the rep

Let's demand the website upgrades to a 64-bit system, then we can have a rep of 9,223,372,036,854,775,807

so... it's official.... until Mick upgrades to a 64 bit system we all hover at this level in perpetuity?

You are also getting close to the maximum number of user points; you have 3,008,359,088 and the maxmum for an unsigned (no neg points like with neg rep) 32-bit integer is 4,294,967,295

bugger... lol.
It has been total abuse though.
I honestly wouldn't mind if all rep and user points were expunged from the records.

Then we would all start again in a repping frenzy! I'm off to rehab!


Ok, two ideas:

1. Do a good deed. Give yours points away to those in need, then you can build back up again.
OR
2. Let's have a great big **** off NEG REP WAR for a laugh, to see have far we can deplete resources.
 
Repped a few but have to go spread.

we will see, I am approaching my limit <steam>



Rep duly dished

All this technical stuff goes right over my head - is upgrading to a 64 thingymagig expensive for them?



Morning all

go back to talking to the missus at night and not spend all evening on here

cant do it
she already had me convinced the name had changed
"are you on BLOODY NOT606 again"

All repped out for today.
 
Ok, two ideas:

1. Do a good deed. Give yours points away to those in need, then you can build back up again.
OR
2. Let's have a great big **** off NEG REP WAR for a laugh, to see have far we can deplete resources.
the second idea is much funnier and will give the supermods something to do