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Talk:Chowla numbers: Difference between revisions
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::: I'm really impressed by the large perfect numbers computed with '''Visual Basic .NET''' using the Chowla function (2<sup>nd</sup> section, under '''more cowbell'''). That's going the extra mile, by gum. Going from roughly '''33 million''' to over '''8 billion''', and then to over '''137 billion''', and then to over '''2 quintillion'''. Was the computer smoking or losing its magic smoke? Kudos. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 02:05, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
::::No magic cigarette, VB.NET benefits from .NET's JIT. It's not your grandma's VB6. [[User:Eoraptor|Eoraptor]] ([[User talk:Eoraptor|talk]]) 07:24, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
::::: Er, no. "Magic smoke" does not come from cigarettes. The term "magic smoke" is a running joke amongst electrical engineers, computer technicians and computer programmers. A electrical device operates until the magic smoke is released from it, at which point the component ceases to operate. Therefore, the magic smoke is a critical and essential part of the device's operation. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 20:12, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
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