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Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police (startrek.website)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/programmer_humor
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[–] nullPointer 67 points 11 months ago (2 children)

just tell them there is a black man at the moment of theft, they will get on it lickety split!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)
  • Binary search: O(log(n))
  • Sequential search: O(n)
  • Linear search: O(n)
  • Police ethnicity database search: O(0)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago

No need to search when you already have someone you wanna pin it on.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Sad meme very relevant