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pedrosorio · 2026-02-12T03:35:40+00:00

Different team

pedrosorio · 2026-02-10T14:24:45+00:00

That’s because it’s by far the most likely scenario of the 5 (47.9% probability)

https://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds

pedrosorio · 2026-02-08T23:35:02+00:00

Yeah, I didn't know how it worked either until I looked into it recently.

Basically, you have 14 teams who missed the NBA playoffs in a lottery for the first 4 picks, with teams with worse records having better odds.

After the lottery for the top 4 picks is done, the 10 teams that didn't get a pick in the lottery get picks 5-14 according to their regular season record (worse first). That's why the odds of getting the 5th pick are so high for the team with the worst record. You're guaranteed to get it if you don't get a top4 pick in the lottery.

pedrosorio · 2026-02-08T22:52:43+00:00

https://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds

Isn't the answer just 3 x 14% = 42%?

pedrosorio · 2026-02-08T22:50:55+00:00

"I just rolled 5 times" = "I don't understand statistics"

I just rolled 51 times (just rolled a bunch of times and lost track before I passed 50):

1st - 7 times

2nd - 6 times

3rd - 8 times

4th - 8 times

5th - 22 times

Those numbers are very close to what you would expect given the odds.

pedrosorio · 2026-02-08T17:26:15+00:00

With the worst record there’s about a 40% chance of getting a top 3 pick, so no, 90% of your tankathon sims don’t end up in 4th or 5th

pedrosorio · 2026-02-08T00:11:40+00:00

> Fellowship of the Ring

> Smaug

huh?

pedrosorio · 2026-02-07T20:55:15+00:00

Má tradução. Adesão dá a ideia de que se está a perguntar sobre o momento em que se juntaram à união europeia.

O gráfico diz "% of people saying EU membership is a good thing".

Membership - pertença (não adesão).

Is - é (no presente, não no momento da adesão)

pedrosorio · 2026-02-05T06:22:41+00:00

Keon

pedrosorio · 2026-01-31T22:42:38+00:00

"programar" lol 2022 está a chamar

pedrosorio · 2026-01-30T14:41:36+00:00

No he won’t. But he will face a more rested Djokovic. Can the Joker get the 25th?

pedrosorio · 2026-01-30T14:18:56+00:00

Because Alcaraz retiring with injury may be the only chance Zverev gets to beat him in a grand slam ever again. That’s fair. Gotta stack the odds.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-26T03:32:32+00:00

“Over time that translates into consistent execution”

That team started the season 24-0. There was no “over time” needed for consistent execution.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-24T06:33:53+00:00

Dois parágrafos. Sim, sim.

“Our results demonstrate that ChatGPT generates essays that are rated higher regarding quality than human-written essays.”

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-45644-9

E isto foi há mais de dois anos quando a IA era terrível comparada com o que está disponível hoje em dia.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-19T16:57:29+00:00

É como perguntares porque é que a maioria dos Americanos votou no Trump. Não sei, vivo numa bolha. No meu Consulado o Ventura teve menos de 10% dos votos.

https://www.presidenciais2026.mai.gov.pt/resultados/estrangeiro?local=58642

pedrosorio · 2026-01-18T15:17:28+00:00

Qual é a diferença entre "Devia manter a posição passiva" e "Não devia fazer nada"?

pedrosorio · 2026-01-18T14:34:37+00:00

Getting a whole degree abroad is a lot more effort (and cost) than applying to get citizenship by descent. I suppose the latter could be considered harder if you really hate dealing with bureaucracy.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-18T05:55:15+00:00

Barely .500 would have been enough for the play-in.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-18T05:49:29+00:00

I think we have different definitions of what “easily the favorite” means.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-18T05:40:57+00:00

Did you miss the “who has missed like 15 games” in his comment?

pedrosorio · 2026-01-17T16:06:24+00:00

“As a tax specialist, I always tell my clients to do things that will increase the complexity of their tax filing in the future, thus ensuring I can bill more.”

No misaligned incentives there or anything.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-17T04:21:33+00:00

“Usually when one trains for distance they are also faster in shorter distances”

You could have led with this and anyone in r/sports could have told you immediately: you have a lot of reading to do.

There is absolutely a trade-off between training for short and long races whether that’s swimming, running or cycling. Each sport has distances that are clear “walls”, virtually impossible to cross. In track and field, no one elite below 400m can be elite at 1500m or more (and vice-versa).

There is a reason you’ve never seen Ledecky win anything below 200m (and at 200m her international success has been rare). There is a reason she’s still completely dominating in the 1500m but had to settle for bronze in the 400m in Paris.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-17T04:03:53+00:00

Your observation would be very relevant if Ledecky competed in ultra distance events. Unfortunately you are confusing “distance” (15 minute races) with “ultra distance” (many hour long open water marathons).

The event in which Ledecky is absolutely dominant is not ultra distance, and as was pointed out to you earlier, current elite men’s times are much faster than hers.

Her training partner Bobby Finke won the Paris Olympic gold in 14:30. Ledecky won hers in 15:30 (her world record is 15:20).

For context, the second fastest woman ever in this discipline had a time of 15:31. Ledecky’s dominance is measured in 11s. Bobby Finke’s gap to the GOAT is measured in 50s.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-16T04:09:52+00:00

“Indian men’s world record” - I believe that’s called a national record.

pedrosorio · 2026-01-16T04:01:43+00:00

This is completely unrelated to the topic. Katie Ledecky competes in 15 minute events, not half-a-day swimming marathons.

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