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		golol on Aug 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Breakthrough a step toward revealing hidden struct... I think someone working in cryptography will worry about a sudden number theory breakthrough that allows for breaking of cryptography as much as a someone working in the energy sector will worry about a sudden physics breakthrough that allows for practically free energy cold fusion energy.

igleria on Aug 1, 2024 [–]

free energy still needs to be distributed and solving free energy does not solve the balance of the grid. Dunno about Cryptographers.

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