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Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police (startrek.website)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] lingh0e 33 points 8 months ago (24 children)

A police officer being unable to think in such a fashion is exactly why no one could solve the see-saw riddle on Brooklyn 99.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

acab

[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago

all cops aren't binary-searching

[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (2 children)

that dawn of humanity is only going to work if the rewind/fast forward is instantaneous.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They're paid by the hour.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I mean, in the era of VHS this won't work because ultimately you're fast forwarding and rewinding. So you're gonna watch it anyway. but in the digital era I thought this would be what any Police officer did?

Like... they're not even gonna spend 10 minutes on a theft?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

Like... they're not even gonna spend 10 minutes on a theft?

What and be responsible for paperwork?

Cops are the biggest bludges you’ll ever meet.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (8 children)

In Artillery you call it bracketing/straddling.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

For anybody else looking for the source of this quote: https://archive.md/RyZI0

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