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Does not work according to [1], see followup puzzle 2 and its solution. At least if my interpretation of your proposed solution is correct, i.e. that you fix yo
by danbruc 9y ago
Does not work according to [1], see followup puzzle 2 and its solution. At least if my interpretation of your proposed solution is correct, i.e. that you fix your threshold number in advance. Not sure if a delayed random choice would help.
[1] https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/the-game-of-googol/ https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/the-game-of-...
- tomp 9y agoHmmm... If Ininterpret their proof (i.e. “Puzzle 2”) correctly, they prove that there’s no deterministic solution that yields probability > 50% for any two numbers... the idea of the solution I posted (which is deterministic) is that you have >= 50% for all numbers, and > 50% for some numbers.