Haha I think I accidentally had a role in picking the name for XviD. Originally there was a thread for potential codec names, and XviD was suggested as a joke. But I picked it up and used it in nearly all the threads I started, and since the project was just beginning, there weren't very many threads to begin with. So I spread the name around the forum, and then incoming developers/people just picked it up from there.
And that's how I accidentally named the codec:P That may be slightly inaccurate though, its been awhile.
Hehe, not sure who that's directed to (me or the person I replied to), so I'll just assume me.
True, but I'm not attempting to claim that my corrected calculation is correct. I was simply correcting the original logic of the parent post, showing how his argument didn't even make sense. I understand that there are many other factors that I left out, which I did intentionally as it would take pages worth just to summarize.
If we assume an x percent successful mutation (quite liberal) rate, we'd need x^30,000 mutations.
Ok, so let's assume that there is only.001% chance of a useful mutation. Using your math, we would need (.001)^30,000 mutations, which is approximately...0. Wait a minute...
The formula you're really looking for is 30,000/x.
Now, with the correct equation, even if we assume there is only.000000001% chance of useful mutation, 300000000000000 mutations are required. Which is significantly smaller than "297648000 billion seconds."
Please go back and revise your math. And try another approach, this one simply doesn't work.
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Haha I think I accidentally had a role in picking the name for XviD. Originally there was a thread for potential codec names, and XviD was suggested as a joke. But I picked it up and used it in nearly all the threads I started, and since the project was just beginning, there weren't very many threads to begin with. So I spread the name around the forum, and then incoming developers/people just picked it up from there. And that's how I accidentally named the codec :P That may be slightly inaccurate though, its been awhile.
But our brain cells are not extremely different.
That much caffeine would cause a heart attack. ...so caffeine causes death!
The Debian release schedule is measured in years, not months like most other distributions.
Hehe, not sure who that's directed to (me or the person I replied to), so I'll just assume me.
True, but I'm not attempting to claim that my corrected calculation is correct. I was simply correcting the original logic of the parent post, showing how his argument didn't even make sense. I understand that there are many other factors that I left out, which I did intentionally as it would take pages worth just to summarize.
Ok, so let's assume that there is only
The formula you're really looking for is 30,000/x.
Now, with the correct equation, even if we assume there is only
Please go back and revise your math. And try another approach, this one simply doesn't work.
You're a scientist. I'm 17.