Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoThe probability of losing your life to a cosmic ray bit-flip is increasing dailymessage-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1156
arrow-up1156message-squareThe probability of losing your life to a cosmic ray bit-flip is increasing dailyArtemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoThe probability of rolling a six is 1/6 no matter what numbers were rolled previously. Unless I’m misunderstanding your point
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 years agoWe are discussing independent probabilistic events, at least that was my understanding. Dice are just a nice intuitive example.
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI’m not understanding something. Why is there a timer on the event and why does a timer increase the probability as time runs out? Wouldn’t it be the opposite because there are less chances for it to happen as time runs out?
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoUnless you start adding extra mass to one side, ie adding more things to your life that this could happen to.
The probability of rolling a six is 1/6 no matter what numbers were rolled previously. Unless I’m misunderstanding your point
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We are discussing independent probabilistic events, at least that was my understanding. Dice are just a nice intuitive example.
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I’m not understanding something. Why is there a timer on the event and why does a timer increase the probability as time runs out? Wouldn’t it be the opposite because there are less chances for it to happen as time runs out?
Unless you start adding extra mass to one side, ie adding more things to your life that this could happen to.