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Jennifer Usher
Jan 24, 2012, 6:20:24 PM1/24/12
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Helen Detroit <FutureG...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> It has been said that an infinite number of monkeys hammering away at an
> infinite number ot typewriters will eventually reproduce the works of
> Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the internet, we know this isn't true.
Cute. But also wrong. The monkeys are, in theory, typing randomly.
People on the Internet are not. So, it is not a valid comparison. But,
it is a pretty good joke.
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Jennifer Usher
> It has been said that an infinite number of monkeys hammering away at an
> infinite number ot typewriters will eventually reproduce the works of
> Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the internet, we know this isn't true.
Cute. But also wrong. The monkeys are, in theory, typing randomly.
People on the Internet are not. So, it is not a valid comparison. But,
it is a pretty good joke.
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Jennifer Usher
bunnie
Mar 23, 2012, 11:10:45 AM3/23/12
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On 2012-01-24, Helen Detroit <FutureG...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> It has been said that an infinite number of monkeys hammering away at an
> infinite number ot typewriters will eventually reproduce the works of
> Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the internet, we know this isn't true.
>
>
Another thing computers have taught us is that no matter how smart or
> It has been said that an infinite number of monkeys hammering away at an
> infinite number ot typewriters will eventually reproduce the works of
> Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the internet, we know this isn't true.
>
>
how stupid we may think we are, there are a whole lot of people who are
much smarter (or stupider). Unless, of course, you're Lardo...
;)
Well, it's been three or four months since last I looked in here -- haven't
missed much, have I? Nevertheless, hope springs eternal...
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