thread where we find the value of e, because I'm too lazy to look it up

I'll start us off: e = 5
me: Alexa what's a number that's less than five

Alexa: Here's something I found on the web. According to ___.com: Five.

Okay, cool. We're going with -3.
e = -3
e = 1
e = 3
everybody we're doing great!!
This is probably a significant milestone! 🎉🥳🎈

e = 2
e = 2.5
e = 2.75
e = 2.625
This one was 50/50 for the first eight votes! how exciting. everybody is doing so well, and we should all be proud!

e = 2.6875
wow gosh *pats roof of mathematical constant* :o

e = 2.71875
e = 2.703125
I think we got another digit!!

e = 2.7109375
e = 2.71484375
I'd like to spend a moment in acknowledgement of the 13% of people who believe that e is greater than 5 or less than -3. We're all doing our best
e = 2.716796875
good morning!!

e = 2.7177734375
the sky is burning but we can still find e!

e = 2.71826171875
I think we got another digit maybe :o

e = 2.718505859375
e = 2.7183837890625
e = 2.71832275390625
great job everybody!! only probably some more digits to go!

e = 2.718292236328125
shout out to this person especially
e = 2.7182769775390625
e = 2.71828460693359375
🥳 we're now past the precision for google's featured result for "value of e", allegedly
e = 2.718280792236328125
e = 2.7182826995849609375
e = 2.71828174591064453125
this is just like seti@home
good job everybody, we're off to a great start again
😭 we're now past the default precision for bc -l

so I made us a shell alias instead.
the k stands for kate
okay!!

e = 2.718282222747802734375
e = 2.7182819843292236328125
🎉 we're now past the default precision for printf's "%f" format. Good work everybody! we're more accurate than C
e = 2.71828186511993408203125
Are you sure?
on that exciting cliffhanger, I am signing off for the evening. we shall resume tomorrow for the thrilling resolution!
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