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The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?

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[-] maxenmajs@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I feel like there has to be more to this problem than pure probability. We ought to consider practical nuances like the tendency to randomly mash keys that are closer together rather than assume a uniform distribution.

[-] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Who are you, who is so wise in the ways of science?

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Doesn't matter in the real infinite monkeys thought experiment. The chance of an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters producing Shakespeare is 100%. That's how infinity works.

[-] maxenmajs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sure, but this time I thought these things might matter because the article gives a deadline - the end of the universe.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This article fundamentally misunderstands the entire thought experiment by using finite monkeys. With infinite monkeys, we'd have the script as quickly as it is physically possible to type the script.

[-] 0x0@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

And coffee breaks... or banana breaks... and unions!

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