Comment on xkcd #3075: Anachronym Challenge
cactus_head@programming.dev 1 week agoi pretty sure those numbers are in reverse, at least if i understand you correctly. Its 1 in 10(lots of ppl know) then 1 in 10(less ppl know) and so on.
Comment on xkcd #3075: Anachronym Challenge
cactus_head@programming.dev 1 week agoi pretty sure those numbers are in reverse, at least if i understand you correctly. Its 1 in 10(lots of ppl know) then 1 in 10(less ppl know) and so on.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
Nope. Not reversed. The guy I responded to thinks that almost everyone (9,999 out of 10,000) knows sidewalk chalk isn’t made out of chalk. I’m saying it’s not even as common as 9 out of 10 know that sidewalk chalk isn’t made out of chalk.
In fact, I’d say the odds are more like 1 out of 2, at best. Possibly even that more people would give the wrong answer than the right one.
cactus_head@programming.dev 6 days ago
In that case, i think its the opposite