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nsaspook replied to the thread Q-Day: When Quantum Computers can Factor ultra-large numbers in a few....https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1237.pdf Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with an 8-bit Home Computer, an Abacus, and a Dog -
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Putting this into perspective. In 2001, quantum computers were able to factor 15 into prime numbers 3 and 5. As of 2025, they haven't... -
nsaspook replied to the thread Who is responsible for the software when AI takes over programming?."I suspect the complexity will improve" That is the question the money is riding on, will it keep scaling or is this "as good as it... -
nsaspook replied to the thread News Weird News Compilation.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stolen-california-gas-station-dinosaur-returned-apology-note-rcna236041 Claire the Sinclair gas... -
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I've also set up systems from scratch where my immediate boss seemed to think that just RAIDing the database server was enough. My... -
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A trucker in a cafe may not be the best source of this kind of information. Even nice blokes can talk BS about EE. There's a principle... -
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Long ago, before backup utilities were so widely available, I worked in a computer lab that did backups to tape every night. The disk... -
nsaspook posted the thread If you think having a backup is too expensive, try not having one in Computing and Technology.https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/858tb-of-government-data-may-be-lost-for-good-after-south-korea-data-center-fire/ 858TB of... -
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