Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 months agoThe probability of losing your life to a cosmic ray bit-flip is increasing dailymessage-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down111
arrow-up1127arrow-down1message-squareThe probability of losing your life to a cosmic ray bit-flip is increasing dailyArtemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoWe are discussing independent probabilistic events, at least that was my understanding. Dice are just a nice intuitive example.
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months 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?
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?