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How That 'Extra .9%' Could Ward Off a Zombie Apocalypse

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-ya-neck dept.

netbuzz writes "The questioner on Quora asks: 'When is the difference between 99% accuracy and 99.9% accuracy very important?' And the most popular answer provided cites an example familiar to all of you: service level agreements. However, the most entertaining reply comes from a computer science and mathematics student at the University of Texas, Alex Suchman. Here's his answer: 'When it can stop a Zombie Apocalypse.'"

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  1. That's not the question by phantomfive · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The question isn't how to ward off the zombie apocalypse. The question is how could a zombie apocalypse realistically happen at all. Any explanation is a huge stretch.

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    "First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."