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Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds (phys.org)
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The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Irrelevant. The heat death of the universe is a constraint unrelated to the premise of the original problem.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I don't think it's a constraint, it's more like a measuring stick to try to show how ridiculously long that time is

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

It's really not that long, if we can't get monkeys to write Shakespeare.