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From: Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Good hash for pointers
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 17:46:04 +0300
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On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 16:34:37 +0200
Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> wrote:

> Am 02.06.2024 um 09:45 schrieb Michael S:
> 
> > So, what were your conclusions?
> > Ignoring the speed of computation, would something like
> > cryptographic hash scaled to bucket size be a best hash for this
> > type of application? Or some sort of less thorough grinding of the
> > bits is better?  
> 
> There's no need for a crypto-hash here.
> 

Do you think I don't know?
Crypto hash is just an example of near-ideal pseudo-random uniformity.