The doomsday argument suggests considering oneself as a random sample from the total number of humans to be born. Estimating the number of humans born so far at 100 billion and the number of annual births at ~0.13 billion per year (assuming stabilization around 10 billion, if current trends continue) a 95% confidence interval suggests that humans will be around at least 20 more years but not more than 30,000 years. Adjust assumptions to suit. Charles Greathouse Analyst/Programmer Case Western Reserve University On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Fred Lunnon <fred.lunnon@gmail.com> wrote:
Assuming that homo sapiens is still around ... WFL
On 9/14/15, Tom Duff <td@pixar.com> wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Assume the "cal" command allowed years of any length, rather than being limited to four-digit years.
Sometime around 4140 AD, the Gregorian rule will lose synchronization with the equinoxes and an extra Feb 29 will be needed. So the result depends on what fix humanity adopts.
-- Tom Duff. Those that can, do. Those that can't, distribute.
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