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stanleydrew's law: as any online discussion about anything grows longer, the probability of any particular comment appearing approaches one.
by stanleydrew 16y ago
stanleydrew's law: as any online discussion about anything grows longer, the probability of any particular comment appearing approaches one.
- endtime 16y agoI'm not sure that's true - certain comments negate the need for others. For example, if I eventually get around to mentioning my mother's maiden name, the probability of the question "What is your mother's maiden name?" decreases.
- carllerche 16y agoHave you ever actually taken part of an online discussion?
- endtime 16y agoAre you just being cynical, or are you intentionally negating my "theorem" by asking a question that is implicitly answered by the fact that you were able to ask it? If the latter...ha.
- diggum 16y agoInteresting that you brought that up. What IS your mother's maiden name? (Also, I need the name of your first pet, and your high school mascot, if you don't mind.)
- endtime 16y agoStick around long enough and you're likely to find out. ;)
- Sephr 16y agosephr's law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of sephr's law being mentioned approaches one."
- billswift 16y agoOnly strictly true as the length of the discussion approaches infinity.