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Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police (startrek.website)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/programmer_humor
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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm sure it didn't go well. If it was somehow framed in a sycophantic way where the police were led to believe it was their idea, I'm sure it would have gone better. Wait that might not be too difficult to do.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You just have to say there was a weird technique the Nazi's liked to use.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

They probably already know all Nazi techniques.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Na. If it's British police it's just an excuse. All they're there for after all these years of Tory cuts is to give you a reference number so you can make an insurance claim.