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Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police(startrek.website)

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shalafi@lemmy.world
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This internet myth has got to die. ONE case in ONE department, a quarter century ago, does not mean it’s a practice.

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/09/nyregion/metro-news-briefs-connecticut-judge-rules-that-police-can-bar-high-iq-scores.html

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Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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Can you blame them if they can not find one from after 1999?

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shalafi@lemmy.world
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Because the 1999 story is the origin of this talk.

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Anders429@programming.dev
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Anyone got a non-paywalled link?

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