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zahlman on July 28, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tom Lehrer has died

> the pigeonhole principle/birthday paradox (at the time, I didn't know much about hash tables and didn't make the connection).

I wouldn't say there's a ton to connect. Hash collisions are expected and you don't rehash as soon as the first one occurs.

mauricioc on July 28, 2025 [–]

> I wouldn't say there's a ton to connect.

What's the point of your rude post? OP already knows this. In fact, they learned it from Tom Lehrer.

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