Bloom Filter xkcd.com/2934

Bloom filters are (a) science

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xkcd: Bloom Filter

Sometimes, you can tell Bloom filters are the wrong tool for the job, but when they're the right one you can never be sure.

WTF is a bloom filter?

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Title text: "Sometimes, you can tell Bloom filters are the wrong tool for the job, but when they're the right one you can never be sure." Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/2934#Transcript