▲ 2510 ▼ Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 395 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] T1000@lemm.ee 44 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sounds about right. Cops have low iqs permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] buzz@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DroneRights@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago No, I've been in this situation as a victim. My bike was stolen and they said it would take hours to search the CCTV. I told them about binary search, they didn't understand. permalink fedilink source parent [+] spark947@lemm.ee -13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, seriously. What is even the context of this? We have no idea. The cops might have been like "We need a warrant to look at that footage you idiot." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Whoever owns the camera presumably has an interest in reducing/solving crime in the area (why else have cameras?), so they would likely be happy to make the footage available to police if asked nicely, with no warrant required. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spark947@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago Yeah, in general, but not necessarily in that circumstance. A lot of time talking to tech people (I'm a softwar engineer) they can can be smug about this while leaving out important context. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] buzz@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DroneRights@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago No, I've been in this situation as a victim. My bike was stolen and they said it would take hours to search the CCTV. I told them about binary search, they didn't understand. permalink fedilink source parent [+] spark947@lemm.ee -13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, seriously. What is even the context of this? We have no idea. The cops might have been like "We need a warrant to look at that footage you idiot." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Whoever owns the camera presumably has an interest in reducing/solving crime in the area (why else have cameras?), so they would likely be happy to make the footage available to police if asked nicely, with no warrant required. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spark947@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago Yeah, in general, but not necessarily in that circumstance. A lot of time talking to tech people (I'm a softwar engineer) they can can be smug about this while leaving out important context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DroneRights@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago No, I've been in this situation as a victim. My bike was stolen and they said it would take hours to search the CCTV. I told them about binary search, they didn't understand. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] spark947@lemm.ee -13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, seriously. What is even the context of this? We have no idea. The cops might have been like "We need a warrant to look at that footage you idiot." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Whoever owns the camera presumably has an interest in reducing/solving crime in the area (why else have cameras?), so they would likely be happy to make the footage available to police if asked nicely, with no warrant required. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spark947@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago Yeah, in general, but not necessarily in that circumstance. A lot of time talking to tech people (I'm a softwar engineer) they can can be smug about this while leaving out important context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Whoever owns the camera presumably has an interest in reducing/solving crime in the area (why else have cameras?), so they would likely be happy to make the footage available to police if asked nicely, with no warrant required. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spark947@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago Yeah, in general, but not necessarily in that circumstance. A lot of time talking to tech people (I'm a softwar engineer) they can can be smug about this while leaving out important context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spark947@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago Yeah, in general, but not necessarily in that circumstance. A lot of time talking to tech people (I'm a softwar engineer) they can can be smug about this while leaving out important context. permalink fedilink source parent
