On Sat, Dec 29, 2007, Arnt Gulbrandsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> Peter Rabbitson writes:
>> James Cloos wrote:
>>>>>>>> "Jani" == Jani Partanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>
>>> Jani> Every time when you hash something what is bigger than your
>>> Jani> returned hash, there can be collision.
>>>
>>> You still talking about one chance in on the order of 100000000000000000000.
>>
>> Is this what you will tell to the CEO when his quarterly report turns 
>> out to be a goatse pic? :))
> 
> Do you refuse installing new software because the chance of severe data 
> corruption or bugs is worse than 1 in 100000000000000000000? I am 
> compelled to ask: Which storage medium do you prefer?

I do database backups using a laser chisel and thick blocks of granite.

Aaron
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