The Picard Maneuver ( @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ) to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 years agoProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteimagemessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up11.35K
arrow-up11.35KimageProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.website The Picard Maneuver ( @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ) to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 years agomessage-square60linkfedilink
minus-square rgb3x3 ( @rgb3x3@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up25·2 years 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 ) linkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 years 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 ) linkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years 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.