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Gary Kessler's list of file signatures; Online File Signature Database for Forensic Practitioners, a private compilation free to Law Enforcement; Man page for compress, uncompress, and zcat on SCO Open Server; Public Database of File Signatures; Complete list of magic numbers with sample files
Gary Kessler's list seems to contain errors though, for example "46 4F 52 4D 00" is stated to be an IFF-AIFF file. "46 4F 52 4D" just shows that it's an IFF file, the next "00" is a part of the unsigned 32-bit length indicator, and could be any value. So the correct file signature for IFF AIFF is "46 4F 52 4D .. .. .. .. 41 49 46 46".
The Brewers own a magic number of 57 to finish with a better record than the Arizona Diamondbacks, the squad that's currently the first team to miss the playoffs in the National League.
In certain sports, a magic number is a number used to indicate how close a front-running team is to clinching a division title and/or a playoff spot. It represents the total of additional wins by the front-running team or additional losses (or any combination thereof) by the rival teams after which it is mathematically impossible for the rival teams to capture the title in the remaining number ...
Most people have one, and for a long time, that magic number was $1 million. Now, according to a report from Northwestern Mutual, many Americans think they’ll need $1.46 million to retire.
The former IndyStar Mr. Basketball scored 22 points, hitting 6 3s, off the bench in the Magic's 119-118 victory
Magic numbers become particularly confusing when the same number is used for different purposes in one section of code. It is easier to alter the value of the number, as it is not duplicated. Changing the value of a magic number is error-prone, because the same value is often used several times in different places within a program. [6]
On the 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game, Kelser said, “My biggest thrill in basketball was playing in a game that featured Larry and Magic – two of the greatest players in NBA history. It was the way it should have been, Magic and Bird playing for the national title. That’s why that game is still talked about today.