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Re:The expected value of the game is positive regardless of Ballmer’s ...
on Friday September 06, 2024 @04:57AM (#41464285)
I watched the interview, and I see two problems:
- nowhere it says he has to choose whole number, he could choose fractions (55.25) or even irrational like PI. Number of questions can be infinitive.
- nowhere it says, he may not change his number while the game runs.
You pay upfront for each question, and you hope game is not somehow rigged. It is not just question of algorithms.
Also money you win is a taxable income, payments for hazard are not taxable expenses...
Re:Porting systemd to musl Libc-powered Linux
on Thursday September 05, 2024 @08:48AM (#41456115)
Bootloader most likely operates in much slower safe mode. Perhaps USB2, or even 1.1.