On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:06 PM, Ben Caplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The probability that an random integer of length N contains a given > 9-digit sequence is no less than 1-((1-(1/10^9))^(N/9)).
Assuming that the digits are randomly distributed, of course. > Given that > xkcd is ungodly large, it seems (offhand) significantly less likely > that this sequence does not appear than that ehird has retracted eir > ballot and voted normally but the message in which e did so was > erased from all of our hard drives by cosmic rays. Extremely unlikely perhaps, but still possible. The latter case does not clearly identify the option selected either. I remain unconvinced. -root
