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		hyperthesis on June 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I found a 55 year old bug in the first Lunar Lande... Though famous as the first lunar lander game, the impressive part was the specific numerical techniques used.

martincmartin on June 14, 2024 [–]

OP here. Yes, that's what I meant. Using the rocket equation, truncated Taylor series approximation, truncating even more to make things solvable, then iterating to improve the solution, were all things I wouldn't have expected.

Affric on June 15, 2024 | [–]

It wouldn’t be quick for me and I have done University calculus.

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