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Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds (phys.org)
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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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[–] gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

monkey who more or less did that already. His name is William.

????????

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Ol Bill Shakespeare. He wrote Hamlet, one correct letter at a time.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Humans are apes, apes are monkeys, paraphyletic groups are bullshit.

[–] gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

isnt that a misconception? apes just share a common ancestor with us

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be entirely fair, apes aren't monkeys. I don't think that particular distinction is really all that relevant to the discussion, but technically...

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

From wikipedia:

Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, constitute an incomplete paraphyletic grouping; however, in the broader sense based on cladistics, apes (Hominoidea) are also included, making the terms monkeys and simians synonyms in regard to their scope.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh neat. This is all taxonomy that is well beyond me. My defense of calling humans monkeys is that everyone does it, and that's how language works. Glad to know I'm correct too, technically lol

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Username checks out.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well. technically he was an ape rather than a monkey.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Technically true, I think it still fits for the layman.