From 0da5b17cfa27ed7e5f9a3c336b3e240779f95101 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:41:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove strange ESR anecdote --- entries/hash collision.txt | 7 +------ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/entries/hash collision.txt b/entries/hash collision.txt index cb6c569..0e0b001 100644 --- a/entries/hash collision.txt +++ b/entries/hash collision.txt @@ -2,9 +2,4 @@ hash collision n. [from the techspeak] (var.: hash clash ) When used of people, signifies a confusion in associative memory or imagination, especially a persistent one -(see thinko ). True story: One of us [ESR] was once on the phone with a -friend about to move out to Berkeley. When asked what he expected Berkeley -to be like, the friend replied: Well, I have this mental picture of naked -women throwing Molotov cocktails, but I think that's just a collision in my -hash tables. Compare hash bucket. - +(see thinko ). Compare hash bucket.