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900719925474099 is JavaScript's Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER, i.e. 2^53–1
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9,007,199,254,740,991 = 0x001F_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF (i.e. 2^53 - 1)
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Which happens to be the maximum value for an integer in Javascript, Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER. Surely a coincidence.
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so 2^53 is a multiple of 100?
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Addendum 2025-04-11 08:37: Goddamn markdown quoting syntax.
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If you don't use a Sentinel, perhaps you could use a Terminator.
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I'd have liked to see a button labeled "Re-Unsubscribe".
That would be a great head scratcher.