when you're comparing guids

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distortion park: Apr 25, 2011

how many characters do you check?

# ? Jan 19, 2023 14:50

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# ? May 4, 2024 17:52

CRIP EATIN BREAD: Jun 24, 2002; Hey stop worrying bout my acting bitch, and worry about your WACK ass music. In the mean time... Eat a hot bowl of Dicks! Ice T; Soiled Meat

i pick 8 at random its good enough

# ? Jan 19, 2023 14:54

fart simpson: Jul 2, 2005; DEATH TO AMERICA

CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:

i pick 8 at random its good enough

yep

# ? Jan 19, 2023 15:06

dioxazine: Oct 14, 2004

8 is a lucky number, so this tracks

# ? Jan 19, 2023 15:28

Geebs: Jun 1, 2022; The ø is silent.

I use state or county unique IDs to avoid needing to compare too many characters.

The guy at the clerk's office makes them and also compares them. I think he checks about 3 before getting bored.

Geebs fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Jan 19, 2023

# ? Jan 19, 2023 18:34

Roosevelt: Jul 18, 2009; I'm looking for the man who shot my paw.

i cant decide

# ? Jan 19, 2023 19:45

taco_fox: Dec 14, 2005

I just assume they're unique. it's right in the name

# ? Jan 19, 2023 20:10

Archduke Frantz Fanon: Sep 7, 2004

generally unique id

# ? Jan 19, 2023 20:11

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

I just look at the last two. same for git hashes.

# ? Jan 19, 2023 20:45

rotor: Jun 11, 2001; classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

The Management posted:

I just look at the last two. same for git hashes.

same but last three

# ? Jan 19, 2023 20:53

rotor: Jun 11, 2001; classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

im looking at one now, its sBy

# ? Jan 19, 2023 20:55

Cybernetic Vermin: Apr 18, 2005

The Management posted:

same for git hashes.

start pointlessly annoying anyone working with you today https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit

# ? Jan 19, 2023 21:18

rotor: Jun 11, 2001; classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

Cybernetic Vermin posted:

start pointlessly annoying anyone working with you today https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit

Ok(())

# ? Jan 19, 2023 21:30

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

Cybernetic Vermin posted:

start pointlessly annoying anyone working with you today https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit

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Installation

Make sure you have rustc and cargo installed.

nope

# ? Jan 19, 2023 22:21

Hed: Mar 31, 2004; Fun Shoe

The Management posted:

nope

that's no way to make the front page of HN

Roosevelt posted:

i cant decide

lmao

# ? Jan 19, 2023 22:38

President Beep: Apr 30, 2009; i have to have a car because otherwise i cant drive around the country solving mysteries while being doggedly pursued by federal marshals for a crime i did not commit (9/11)

distortion park posted:

how many characters do you check?

you can�t compare them all at a glance? smdh.

# ? Jan 19, 2023 22:39

President Beep: Apr 30, 2009; i have to have a car because otherwise i cant drive around the country solving mysteries while being doggedly pursued by federal marshals for a crime i did not commit (9/11)

Roosevelt posted:

i cant decide

# ? Jan 19, 2023 22:40

rotor: Jun 11, 2001; classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

Roosevelt posted:

i cant decide

ohhhh i get it now

# ? Jan 19, 2023 22:40

President Beep: Apr 30, 2009; i have to have a car because otherwise i cant drive around the country solving mysteries while being doggedly pursued by federal marshals for a crime i did not commit (9/11)

rotor posted:

ohhhh i get it now

yeah these realizations can happy at any point in life really.

# ? Jan 19, 2023 22:44

tk: Dec 10, 2003; Nap Ghost

First 3 / Last 3

One time I did lose a week of my life because I was handling �guids� that were really using random middle bits as a counter but whatever that�s probably not going to happen again.

# ? Jan 20, 2023 01:10