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mikebailey t1_jaevgth wrote

Reply to comment by theAmericanStranger in Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Cut Cable Lines on Super Bowl Sunday by Kindaalwayshungry

>1 of 7 characters when you have the make, color, and the year, or years range, is way less than 2^6.

That depends on how searches are structured/partitioned in the databases. The "scan space" may still be 2^6. I make a habit of assuming the worst possible architecture when we talk about government.

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theAmericanStranger t1_jaew6j6 wrote

"sir, this is Philly"

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srsly, my math is horribly off, as it's not 2^6, but (assuming any letter or digit is valid and can be at any position) 36^6 !

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