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[-] Naz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That's so many nested assumptions, lol:

Assumption table

  1. Graduate student in academia
  2. Running a simulation for data
  3. For a conference
  4. Haskell

The probability value of all four being true simultaneously approaches ≈0%

Don't forget the sheer, mind-destroying size of the universe, and its age.

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Come on, it doesn't work like this. You can disprove the funny theory only if you give us an even more ridiculous one in it's stead.

[-] muzzle@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago

Don't forget the sheer, mind-destroying size of the universe, and its age.

Most of it is empty. The trick is lazy evaluation.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Our telescopes eats up CPU cycles fast, the poor blokes cloud server will come with an unsuspecting bill this month...

[-] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it uses a simplified model unless you look too close. That's how you get those funny quantum effects. Although, I have to say, great sativa, dude

[-] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Don't forget the sheer, mind-destroying size of the universe, and its age.

I mean, if it's really a simulation, all of that would be... simulated.

[-] Naz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know; I'm just fishing out counter-examples and counter-arguments.

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