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150 million people out of 7.079 billion possible candidates? In my view that is narrowing it down a lot!
by a_bonobo 14y ago
150 million people out of 7.079 billion possible candidates? In my view that is narrowing it down a lot!
- leoedin 14y agoIt does narrow it down, but not to any useful level. For all intents and purposes, trying to pick someone from a pool of 150 million vs 7 billion is essentially the same level of impossible.
- daeken 14y agoReally interesting article on using information theory to narrow down suspects of crime: http://www.gwern.net/Death%20Note%20Anonymity http://www.gwern.net/Death%20Note%20Anonymity
- leoedin 14y agoThat is pretty interesting. The wikipedia edit time example is particularly revealing. The AC hum stuff is truly fascinating!
- ecdavis 14y agoThe number of possible candidates is not the total population of the planet, but rather the number of people on the planet who have the knowledge and skills required to operate such a site.