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Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds(phys.org)

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The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?

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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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Irrelevant. The heat death of the universe is a constraint unrelated to the premise of the original problem.

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Eager Eagle@lemmy.world
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I don’t think it’s a constraint, it’s more like a measuring stick to try to show how ridiculously long that time is

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It’s really not that long, if we can’t get monkeys to write Shakespeare.

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