I watched it and it was vaguely interesting
and it's a thought experiment that probably has some real world applications somewhere
but it didn't blow my mind
(, Thu 30 Jun 2022, 18:24, Reply)
Originally proposed by a computer scientist
So probably has something to with crypto, searching or data structures.
It occurs to me that if you follow his method but the tickets are removed the probability drops back down to nothing.
Looking forward to the videos showing how veritasium is wrong. Sour grapes I know but I’m not really a fan.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 30 Jun 2022, 18:49,
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I enjoy the subject matter of Veritasium's videos.
But Derek Muller is a smug cunt.
Numberphile is a somewhat similar channel (albeit a bit geekier) but almost always has far more agreeable presenters and a more succinct video format.
(, Thu 30 Jun 2022, 20:37, Reply)
I do find him very smug too.
It might be an American thing; I distrust people with teeth that white and/or those who smile that much.
Or maybe I was just really soured by his speed of electricity shite.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 30 Jun 2022, 21:15,
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I enjoy all of Brady Haran's channels
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simbosan nuck nuck nuck, Fri 1 Jul 2022, 4:30,
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I was watching this thinking “Now where have I heard about this before?”
And then he put Matt Parker’s video up.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 30 Jun 2022, 20:27,
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I hate that guy.
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2 Can Chunder Word to your mums — I came to prod bums, Thu 30 Jun 2022, 20:40,
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whether it's 1/3 chance or a much smaller likelihood of execution, it still feels like something that would end up in the Hague
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 1 Jul 2022, 0:30,
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