Slow news day?

So Jeff at Coding Horror decides to post something pointless. Well, perhaps not because it somehow manages to become topical because of today's successful Ariane launch and the clarification of the Ariane failure in 1996 (read the comments for that.)

All programmers know the term GIGO. If they don't, then perhaps an alternative career should be considered. Accurate number storage has always been an issue, so I would expect that any post about it in the 21st century should be putting forward a practical solution, not leaving it as an exercise for commentators.