On: The maths of the paper disproving conspiracy theor...

[wnevets]

>How often do Apple product releases leak? How long does it usually take for them to leak?

how many of those are actually leaks and not "guerilla" marketing like movie trailer leaks.

[ikeboy → wnevets]

Wouldn't they leak every time if intentional? The fact that pics only rarely get released in advance implies the leaks aren't authorised.

[IanCal → ikeboy]

Not necessarily, a constant reliable stream of information isn't as 'interesting' as more random results.

I think the right terms for this are "variable reward" and "variable interval" here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement