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brk
on Nov 24, 2008
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The French cafe is dying
Will this happen in roughly more, less, or the same amount of time it would take all the typewriter monkeys to produce the works of Shakespeare?
(just need to know how long after I arrive I should book my return flight)
gaius
on Nov 24, 2008
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I believe Usenet disproved the infinite monkeys theory.
noonespecial
on Nov 25, 2008
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No, the study was flawed. It turns out that there were very few actual
monkeys
on usenet. It was mostly just humans pretending to be monkeys. The delicate monkey sensitivities were too easily offended by all of the asshatery.
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(just need to know how long after I arrive I should book my return flight)