They say doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity. Well what is doing the same thing over and over again and GETTING different results?

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Arghblarg@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 2y

Debugging pretty much any multithreaded application..

lemmy_in@lemm.ee · 25 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Unknown variables

Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 2y

Nah, just throw all the unknowns into a the error term at the end of the equation and call it a day. All models are wrong, but some are close enough.

borf@lemmynsfw.com · 21 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Rolling dice

pete_the_cat@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Not always! There's a miniscule chance that you'll get the same results twice or thrice in a row.

KingGordon@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Using kubernetes.

vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

This shook me.

mrsemi@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
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Spitzspot@lemmings.world · 10 pts · 2y (2 replies)

PhD grad student

Rubisco@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 2y

Clair Patterson, his lead levels wildly inconsistent, "'Duck soup', my ass"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEWHqgffYEg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1hBxnpjDEE

TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 2y

That's when you've been working on a project for a year and decide to throw it out and try something completely different

OpenStars@discuss.online · 8 pts · 2y

Sometimes I go outside. Sometimes it rains. The two are somewhat correlated.:-)

RattlerSix@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Gathering statistics

snooggums@midwest.social · 8 pts · 2y

If you are improving consistency by doing the same thing over and over then you are practicing.

In that case the difference is in chance to succeed, not really a different intended outcome which is what the saying is trying to get at.

day_trippin_@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y

opening pokemon cards or loot boxes 😭

AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y

Quantum physics

sevan@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y

Me measuring anything.

friend_of_satan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Chaos.

fishos@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Inconsistency

Vigilantfox85@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
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Kaboom@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 2y

Life

WolfLink@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y

Science

captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Meta: I asked a lot of people the same question and they've all given different answers. Fascinating.

Piggu@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
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Brickardo@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y

Playing Warframe

tinkling4938@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y

Chaos Theory

Socsa@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

I go to work every day and keep getting paid. Can you milk me, Greg?