Re:Terrance Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts
by orphereus on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @02:43AM
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To be fair, I didn't watch the video to the part where he mentions monkeys writing Hamlet, but I thought the point of the monkeys is that they will stumble upon a Hamlet by accident at some point in time, by randomly pressing buttons on a keyboard. Obviously, it would take a long time, but it would happen at some point.
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Re:Terrance Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts
by andsoitis on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @04:17AM
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> Obviously, it would take a long time, but it would happen at some point.
Has someone done the calculation whether it would happen before the end of the universe?
Re:Terrance Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts
by eyeundersand on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @10:10AM
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It would involve multiple, multiple universes (but not infinite) coming and going. Even with infinite monkeys.