[–] yawpitch 1y ago ↗ > if given an infinite amount of time, a monkey pressing keys on a typewriter would eventually write the complete works of William ShakespeareAmazing that it took this long for Australian mathematics to prove that finite < infinite. [–] defrost 1y ago ↗ Usual tale .. they waited for the Brits to get around to it .. and eventually did it themselves.eg. Here the BBC is late with the story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42004052
[–] defrost 1y ago ↗ Usual tale .. they waited for the Brits to get around to it .. and eventually did it themselves.eg. Here the BBC is late with the story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42004052
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 32.2 ms ] threadAmazing that it took this long for Australian mathematics to prove that finite < infinite.
eg. Here the BBC is late with the story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42004052