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[-] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"If a programmer can change a lightbulb in 5 minutes, 5 programmers can change a ligthbulb in 1."

[-] vrek@programming.dev 24 points 2 months ago

So if a couple can have a baby in 9 months, 9 couples can have a baby in a month?

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

We will deliver one baby per month, yes.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 12 points 2 months ago

Spoken like a true sales person

[-] mcv@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 months ago

Assuming no communication overhead, yes.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

No, you can have 9 babies in 9 months, but you won't have 1 baby in 1 month.

[-] magikmw@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

You can if you staggered them in anticipation of requirements!

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I dunno. How big a baby?

[-] zerofk@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Create one baby in 9 months. Without loss of generality, assume a spherical baby. Every following month, use Banach-Tarski to turn one baby into two. Repeat exponentially for 2^n babies in month n+9.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Can you put that into big O notation?

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