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On 8/29/2012 1:28 PM, Daniel Pitts wrote:
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> The point is that hashing "Object" isn't entirely sensible in most
> situations.

Why not?  I do it all the time.  Put an object in, get an object out. 
Works great.

Seriously, I think you're not being intellectually honest about the 
value of having a built-in hashCode() for every object.