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0 pointsdrexlspivey2y ago0 comments

Why would that increase the odds? It’s the same chance on every iteration

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krackers2y ago· 2 in thread

you effectively have multiple chances to try to get a given target hash (prefix)

Trying different prefixes doesn't take less time than trying different sequences. Unless you're hellbent on finding a match for a particular sequence.

I'd settle on a fixed prefix instead and try longer sequences to make it look more impressive.

recursive2y ago

Every time you lengthen the sequence you increase the "luck" requirement.

jrm42y ago

I think they mean "increase your possible search space?"

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