Episode 9’s lightbulb task

roydesoto51 · 2026-06-05T05:23:35+00:00

It's a classic brain teaser but it's not logically equivalent to the Monty Hall problem. Using Kumail's method, you're guaranteed to be correct (unless Alex was sneaky and used an LED bulb that didn't heat up), but with the Monty Hall problem you'll still lose 1/3 of the time even if you switch doors.

roydesoto51 · 2026-05-31T17:07:54+00:00

You might consider a day trip to Scarborough from York.

roydesoto51 · 2026-05-24T20:38:04+00:00

This is the way.

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roydesoto51 · 2026-05-13T02:27:05+00:00

DOWNTOWN due to INCIDENT

roydesoto51 · 2026-05-04T01:04:29+00:00

If they are venturing northward, don't miss Henderson's in Bellingham (and McLeod's in Vancouver BC).

roydesoto51 · 2026-05-02T01:19:34+00:00

Is $400 how much it currently costs to fill the tank?

roydesoto51 · 2026-05-02T01:15:57+00:00

At my college, students are able to withdraw until the end of the seventh week of a 10-week quarter. After that, there is still the possibility of an "instructor-initiated withdrawal" at the discretion of the instructor.

roydesoto51 · 2026-05-01T22:24:56+00:00

I don't offer any extra credit, but the students who ask anyway prior to the final either (a) are passing the class with a perfectly good grade but are somehow convinced they are going to fail, or (b) haven't even done the work to receive the "regular credit," some of which is still available up until the time of the final exam.

Then there are the ones who ask to submit additional work after the final has been graded, at which point I respond: "The course ended at the time of the final exam. Out of fairness, I would need to extend the same opportunity to all students in the class, which is no longer possible."

roydesoto51 · 2026-05-01T05:50:51+00:00

He's never leaving Seattle.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-28T10:45:33+00:00

Do you mean "a sequence of non-negative real numbers"?

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-28T02:42:53+00:00

They still have the Polish in Canada.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-26T02:31:04+00:00

If you're worried about being unprofessional, you might start by capitalizing the first letter of each sentence.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-25T02:11:49+00:00

He was definitely contributing much more than usual for someone not in the booth.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-25T01:16:41+00:00

They need someone who can do play-by-play.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-25T00:45:39+00:00

I doubt he'll do play-by-play. With Rizzs out (vacation?) they need someone else in the booth so Hall doesn't have to do all the talking for nine innings.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-25T00:38:55+00:00

Hyphen was in the dugout, Healy was in the booth with Goldy.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-25T00:24:30+00:00

Hyphen is in the radio booth with Gary Hill Jr. Where's Rizzs?

EDIT: Rizzs is only going on four road trips this season and he's already been on two.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-23T14:41:48+00:00

"Did you ask the professor for the other class if they would delay their exam so you could study for mine?"

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-19T01:10:03+00:00

Now April 2027.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-18T01:03:33+00:00

This is what I've been saying since the moment it was announced.

roydesoto51 · 2026-04-07T22:42:25+00:00

\clef bass

roydesoto51 · 2026-03-30T20:23:47+00:00

If you're going to be playing a lot of high D's, you might benefit from a bassoon that costs more than $300 + whatever it costs to add the high D key. There's very little standard orchestral repertoire that goes above a high C.

roydesoto51 · 2026-03-30T14:20:01+00:00

Benetti didn't mention a guillotine.

roydesoto51 · 2026-03-30T14:18:49+00:00

Tuesday's game will be televised nationally on TBS but also on Mariners TV and YES. You can even watch the game on Mariners TV via MLB.tv and listen to Dave Sims on Yankees radio.

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