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minus-square@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish26•6 months agoThe algorithm: isSafe = random(); if isSafe >.5 println (“everything is fine\n”);
minus-square@silence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglish5•6 months agoper the article, it’s rather better than that.
minus-square@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish18•6 months agoI admit to having grossly oversimplified things. Sorry.
minus-square@Alexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•6 months agoI thought that would have been obvious to everyone already.
The algorithm:
isSafe = random();
if isSafe >.5 println (“everything is fine\n”);
per the article, it’s rather better than that.
I admit to having grossly oversimplified things. Sorry.
I thought that would have been obvious to everyone already.