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Comment on xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems

Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

That’s a mathematics problem. Current theory of probability doesn’t account for cases where the probabilities are actively fighting against you. Once you’ve formulated the axioms of antagonistic conditional probability, you should be able to understand how USB-A ports work.

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elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I’m more inclined to blame gremlins.

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- Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  In Nordic folklore, there’s a concept for a household spirit (nisse/tomte) that may do mischievous tricks if you don’t treat it appropriately. If mathematics can’t solve this puzzle, it has to be a computer tomte that isn’t happy with your taste in RGB or how infrequently you run software updates.
  
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  - dumples@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Or you haven’t poured enough milk and porridge into your computer. Depends on the tomte
    
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    Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    If you see sparks and smoke coming from the computer, you can be pretty sure you’re doing something wrong.
    
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- VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  So you’re saying that if I stop feeding my mogwai after midnight I should be able to plug in my USB devices on the first try?
  
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