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xkcd 2861: X Value (imgs.xkcd.com)

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The value of n is still unknown, but new results constrain it to fall between 8 and 10^500, ruling out popular 'n=1' and 'n=2' theories.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Close, but it's actually 5 and the biggest German newspaper covered it a decade ago. Also: I feel old now.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

To be clear for non-Germans: "Der Postillon" is a satire-newspaper and only calls itself "The biggest German daily newspaper of the World". 😅

Edit: typo dayly > daily

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not even sure they call themself that but they have "honest news, independent, fast since 1845" and they "report before they investigate", that's how fast they are. They are the equivalent of The Onion I would say

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's what they say, when you google them, but it's probably not their real slogan, you're right.

And yes, I would agree that they are the equivalent of The Onion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

If they say it, I'm sure it is true. I just wanted to avoid the situation where I think you said it and you think I did