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DMLoeffe
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> just mentally compute the md5sum of a name
What are you taking about lol
aqme28
on Aug 6, 2020
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> mentally compute
I think he means "remember"
dekhn
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md5 is easy- you only have to remember a few hundred constants (they can also be computed on the fly) and do basic bit operations on a small output (16 bytes).
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What are you taking about lol