Quote from: phathash on March 26, 2012, 08:47:47 AM

The "R" in RSA figured a 129-digit number would take 40 quadrillion years to factor, yet it was accomplished in less than 20 years.

Can such predictions really take into account unknown unknowns?

Curious how the US Government completely dropped the case against Phil Zimmermann. Did they realise they were fighting a losing battle against free software? Or could there be something more sinister at play?

Horton Hears a Clue:

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