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Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police (startrek.website)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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