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Sometimes, you can tell Bloom filters are the wrong tool for the job, but when they're the right one you can never be sure.
this post was submitted on 18 May 2024
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That's the bloom shader effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_(shader_effect)
But yeah, some people might refer to that as "bloom filter", although it's not what's meant here.
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