Stuart Langridge on Nostr: npub19lt42…6qfjk the probability that two randomly chosen real numbers has one ...
npub19lt4284mghqxekzm6n5njxurnxrxhqhrva2leusdsuu5ja5jeycq66qfjk (npub19lt…qfjk) the probability that two randomly chosen real numbers has one divide the other is zero.
The probability that computers deal properly with leap years is less than that. Negative probability. Yes. Because sometimes a program screws things up enough that it actually breaks other programs that didn’t do anything wrong! This is like how in Under Siege Tommy Lee Jones tells rebellious sailors “we will shoot you, and the man next to you”.
The probability that computers deal properly with leap years is less than that. Negative probability. Yes. Because sometimes a program screws things up enough that it actually breaks other programs that didn’t do anything wrong! This is like how in Under Siege Tommy Lee Jones tells rebellious sailors “we will shoot you, and the man next to you”.