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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] compare-by-hash
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 31 May 2003 20:15:20 CDT."
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From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 20:24:28 -0400
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> >And then you're out of luck, but at least you're
> >not blissfully using the wrong data.
>
> Still, the knowledge that collisions have a probability
> of occuring is slightly unsettling. What are the statistics
> regarding probability of collisions in the venti, anyways?

Extremely low.  It's much more likely the disk will spontaneously
levitate first.

	- Dan C.