alt Hacker NewsThe odds are important to know because if someone gave you a trick coin that always lands on heads, you will be flipping coins until the end of the universe. And I'm sure you have more important things to do than that.
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Vecr • 11/19/2024
Nah, you can put in a rule to stop. It would be better to know ahead of time, but you don't need to.
> you will be flipping coins until the end of the universe
Reminds me of one of my favorite movies, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, which opens with just such a scenario[1].
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOqaD5tWB0