August 2022 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

[ot][spam][crazy] semibalanced trees?
by Undiscussed Past Horrific Abuse, One Victim Of Many 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

I'm thinking of working a little on the algorithm for random access append only data again, but I'm not sure where it is.

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Scientists say they've debunked Google’s quantum supremacy claims once and for all
by jim bell 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

Scientists say they've debunked Google’s quantum supremacy claims once and for all https://share.newsbreak.com/1joxv01w A team of scientists in China claim to have replicated the performance of Google’s Sycamore quantum computer using traditional hardware, thereby undermining the suggestion the company has achieved quantum supremacy. As reported by Science magazine, the scientists used a system comprised of 512 GPUs to complete the same calculation developed by Google to demonstrate it had passed the quantum supremacy milestone back in 2019. The endeavor was led by statistical physicist Pan Zhang, who said his team’s supercomputer performed the calculation 10 billion times faster than Google had thought possible. Quest for quantum supremacy Quantum supremacy (or quantum advantage) can be defined as the point at which quantum computers can outstrip the maximum potential performance of classical supercomputers in a particular discipline. Three years ago, Google announced it had achieved this feat with Sycamore, which it said took just 200 seconds to complete a statistical mathematics problem that would take a supercomputer 10,000 years to solve. The problem was architected in such a way as to accentuate both the attributes of quantum computers, which exploit a phenomenon known as superposition to speed up calculations, and the limitations of traditional systems.

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Jonestown 2 - This time its Personal
by professor rat 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

Swallowing Jones’ Kool-Aid for 500, please Alex. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-alex-jones-20220804-cjqsggh73vh… Alex Jones is one of the worst humans on the planet, a pathological liar who exploits others’ agony for attention and profit. We dare him to sue us for defamation. <<< Reposts etc

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Müller-Maguhn was a courier between the GRU and Assange!
by professor rat 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

You've got nearly five pages in the Senate report in which everything is redacted. This occurs when Andrew Müller-Maguhn, a German hacker affiliated with the Chaos Computer Club (he visited Assange repeatedly at the Ecuador embassy) enters the story. Look at this: https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1295807843099119617 The wicked flee where none pursue - old proverb

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Jacob Appelbaum's dealings with GRU
by professor rat 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

When did Jake stop dealing with GRU? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Müller-Maguhn And when did he stop beating his common-law wife?

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Conservatives make a weak case against Govt Shitcoins
by professor rat 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

It is not obvious that monetary policy needs additional flexibility, and any benefits from eliminating physical currency must be balanced against the costs of digital surveillance and the loss of privacy.” https://dailyhodl.com/2022/08/05/us-conservative-political-organization-mak… This sort of argument is true as far as it goes but I don't see how these cons respond to govts airdropping their shit and promising to turn a blind eye on smaller transaction surveillance. The fascist Chinese are already making the running on this! Practical money-laundering tactics and a huge regulatory-arbitrage PR campaign look like a better response from this self-described, progressive, leftist anarchist. And the notion cons care about consumers is completely risible. Most of their stink-tanks revolve around screwing consumers wholesale. When in power this type of con is as bad as Marxist-Communists. ( Sear Dolfuss 34 and Pinochet 73 ) Consumers beware the walking brain-dead.

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DOGE could be e-cash to Big Dog's e-gold
by professor rat 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

I hate to agree with Mollusk, but . . . https://dailyhodl.com/2022/08/05/billionaire-elon-musk-reveals-why-he-suppo… And DOGE ( or similar ) beating shitcoins like the Chinamerican crap will underline net-hegemony for all to see and for all time. Chinamerica only continues to run some petty things so long as a lot of people believe they run things - they stop believing - *they* stop running some things.

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If you like Alex Jones-style conspiracy mongering . . .
by professor rat 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

. . . you might like MARXMAIL >>> Michael Pugliese 6:36am #18550 Roger Kulp @ https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/18538 This does not concern China, as such, but is more directed at a graph in the OP. The text of the article does not go into any detail about the information in this graph. The graph seems to state that both The Tricontinental Institute, and The Peopl'es Forum, have been funded by Goldman Sachs. This was the first I had seen anywhere about this. This almost smacks of Alex Jones-like conspiracy mongering. <<< https://groups.io/g/marxmail/topic/can_china_rescue_global/92796054?p=Creat… Reposts as is

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This is your Jack McCoy moment
by professor rat 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

>>> MalwareJake ·Aug 5 There's so much fail here I don't even know where to start. But in the case of Jones specifically, the inadvertently released data is a gold mine. If you're in infosec, things like this illustrate why you need to take eDiscovery so seriously. https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/alex-jones/sandy-hook-parents-attorney-… The Russians are positioning themselves as money launderers to the world. Adam Schiff: Lenin must be spinning in his mausoleum. Jack McCoy: Let’s not be too smug. They’re using our banks, our Federal Reserve. They turned their country into a thieves’ paradise. Now they’re doing it to us. They’re waging a war. By the time we get indictments, it’ll be get over. Anita Van Buren: What are you proposing? Jack McCoy: I’m issuing arrest warrants for Volsky, Maletkov–all of them. https://lawandorder.fandom.com/wiki/Refuge_(2)

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If you're wondering how the Tesla annual shareholder meeting is going
by professor rat 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

"I became a Marine to protect your base on Mars," is an audience question that was just asked, if you're wondering how the Tesla annual shareholder meeting is going Replying to @Ballaban more of a comment than a question, but 5 2 591 Michael Ballaban @Ballaban · Aug 5 The question that was attached was along the lines of "can I do that" https://twitter.com/Ballaban/status/1555331115954708485?cxt=HHwWioC9qZra0pU… BAMBI Springs: " Gunnar - the eighties called. They want their shareholder activism back "

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