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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

xkcd #3254: Detector

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xkcd #3254: Detector

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xkcd #3254: Detector

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No other experiment has a lower false negative rate.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3254/

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  • Mika@piefed.ca
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    I’m working on analytics and monitors now, will save cause I’m sure I’ll need this picture to prove a point

  • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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    If you can see the light has gone out, it just means the light bulb needs to be replaced.

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      So it’s a “detector is working” detector

  • JetpackJackson@feddit.org
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    But can it detect detectors?

    • homik@slrpnk.net
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      A self-detecting sensor. Or an existence failure detector, if you use the inverting output.

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        True

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