Programmer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteimagecross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone The Picard Maneuver ( @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ) Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 1 year ago message-square60fedilinkarrow-up11.34K
arrow-up11.34KimageProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.website The Picard Maneuver ( @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ) Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 1 year ago message-square60fedilinkcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
minus-square rgb3x3 ( @rgb3x3@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink25•1 year agoI’m realizing now that this would have been super useful when I worked in Loss Prevention way back when. Wish I had known…
minus-square coloredgrayscale ( @coloredgrayscale@programming.dev ) linkfedilink28•1 year agoEven without algorithm knowledge it should be fairly obvious that you can just fast forward several minutes and check if the item has gone missing. Not the most efficient solution, but beats watching the entire tape in real time.
minus-square pressanykeynow ( @pressanykeynow@iusearchlinux.fyi ) linkfedilink13•1 year agoYou can now go back working there with this new secret technique.
I’m realizing now that this would have been super useful when I worked in Loss Prevention way back when. Wish I had known…
Even without algorithm knowledge it should be fairly obvious that you can just fast forward several minutes and check if the item has gone missing.
Not the most efficient solution, but beats watching the entire tape in real time.
You can now go back working there with this new secret technique.