Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agoThe probability of losing your life to a cosmic ray bit-flip is increasing dailymessage-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down112
arrow-up1139arrow-down1message-squareThe probability of losing your life to a cosmic ray bit-flip is increasing dailyArtemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·7 months agoThe probability of rolling a six is 1/6 no matter what numbers were rolled previously. Unless I’m misunderstanding your point
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoUnless you start adding extra mass to one side, ie adding more things to your life that this could happen to.
minus-squareAndOfTheSevenSeas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoIf we were discussing dice, yes.
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoWe are discussing independent probabilistic events, at least that was my understanding. Dice are just a nice intuitive example.
minus-squareAndOfTheSevenSeas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoThere is timer on this probability and as one approaches zero time remaining the greater the probability of the event.
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 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?
The probability of rolling a six is 1/6 no matter what numbers were rolled previously. Unless I’m misunderstanding your point
Unless you start adding extra mass to one side, ie adding more things to your life that this could happen to.
If we were discussing dice, yes.
We are discussing independent probabilistic events, at least that was my understanding. Dice are just a nice intuitive example.
There is timer on this probability and as one approaches zero time remaining the greater the probability of the event.
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?