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    \$\begingroup\$ We should probably open issues with the transpilers validating the spec, this is a very serious issue. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Feb 21, 2017 at 15:26
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    \$\begingroup\$ I'm stunned. I needed 20 minutes to tell whether it is a joke. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Feb 23, 2017 at 15:16
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    \$\begingroup\$ @PeterA.Schneider Some googling will find that someone actually implemented a quine this way in theory, although the resulting string of 0's is possibly the largest number I've ever seen in any practical context and could never be implemented on a real machine. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Feb 24, 2017 at 20:50
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    \$\begingroup\$ That string of zeroes is actually the smallest number I've ever seen in any context whatsoever. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Feb 24, 2017 at 22:01
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    \$\begingroup\$ @MatthewRead I guess you never heard about the square of $i$ then \$\endgroup\$ Commented Feb 27, 2017 at 2:23