There will be if they decide to invade our era tomorrow
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The source of all human misery? Oh man, as if I didn't feel the pressure enough already...
At the very least spaciesist.
Boss, I can't make it to work today. There's a cat on my car.
Well don't leave us hanging! Did you die?
Woohoo! Bucket list complete!
"Constant average query time" is not that hard to understand. It means that sometimes access time is e.g. linear, and sometimes you get your content before executing the code. With a hash table large enough and full enough, this can be used to fetch content seconds, minutes, days, potentially years before the program even exists. That's one hell of a breakthrough.
[edit] /s, oops
That's how you get Skynet
See Overton Window [Wikipedia]. It's something to keep in mind in the face of extreme discourse (like, say, a Nazi salute on live TV) before dismissing it as irrelevant.
It's still straight if you realize too late
Those damn big-milkers!