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  • Not only is md5sum not proven to have equal dostribution, it is specifically known to not have equal distribution, only nearly equal distribution.

    A hash function is any function that converts an arbitrary input size into a specific output size deterministically. No other requirements are there. A hash for a simple job could be just adding the ascii values together and give the output. Needless to say, that would not have an even distribution.


  • The hashes not being there isn’t particularly relevant within a hash function outputting a specific size. If your hash function is always 64 bits for example, the fact that you have 3/4th of them not exist means you should be operating as if its a 16 bit hash, not a 64 bit hash. If you still do this math based on the 64 bits outputted (2^64 boxes) you’d arrive at very inaccurate numbers.









  • “aliens who have once passed through our gates, even illegally, may be expelled only after proceedings conforming to traditional standards of fairness encompassed in due process of law.”

    From a Supreme Court decision in 1952, even undocumented immigrants are subject to the due process clauzes of the Constitution: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep345/usrep345206/usrep345206.pdf

    Per Evenwel v. Abbott (2016), even those who cannot vote have a say in policy “Nonvoters have an important stake in many policy debates and in receiving constituent services. By ensuring that each representative is subject to requests and suggestions from the same number of constituents, total-population apportionment promotes equitable and effective representation.”

    Undocumented immigrants are also counted im the census, and thus are represented in Congress and the Electoral College. And since they are represented in congress, they are constituents of their congresspeople just the same as citizens or documented immigrants.