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by firefoxman1 4781 days ago
This is hacker news, chances are 1/6 he knows what a revolver is.
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evanmoran 4781 days ago
Revolver is a 1 in 6, but I say much higher he knows what a Desert Eagle or AWP is =). #CSDoesntStandForComputerScience
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L0j1k 4781 days ago
AWP lol.
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ewang1 4781 days ago
Actually, it's 1/2 chance since it's either "yes" or "no".
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StevenXC 4781 days ago
Ahh, the freshman probability theorem. AKA the Lotto player's defense.
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ISL 4781 days ago
It's not just freshmen and lotto players. Sometimes it derails useful work:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-april-30-2009/large-ha...

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jaynos 4780 days ago
Plus I'm feeling pretty lucky today, so how could I lose?
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oneeyedpigeon 4781 days ago
So the chance that I'm God is 1/2? Cool.
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