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> The probability of flipping two heads in a row is (1/2)^2 or 1.4

Off to a good start! facepalm (the rest of the article seems fine).

What's the probability of an unintended typo?

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With that Mac keyboard I would say around 30% per keystroke.

Funny thing is that 2^(1/2) ≈ 1.4

I was staring at that for so long. I assume it's meant to be 1/4 ? (I guess / and . are next to each other QWERTY)

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