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Phys.org: Quantum cryptography: Making hacking futile
by jim bell 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Phys.org: Quantum cryptography: Making hacking futile. https://phys.org/news/2022-07-quantum-cryptography-hacking-futile.html The Internet is teeming with highly sensitive information. Sophisticated encryption techniques generally ensure that such content cannot be intercepted and read. But in the future high-performance quantum computers could crack these keys in a matter of seconds. It is just as well, then, that quantum mechanical techniques not only enable new, much faster algorithms, but also exceedingly effective cryptography. Quantum key distribution (QKD)—as the jargon has it—is secure against attacks on the communication channel, but not against attacks on or manipulations of the devices themselves. The devices could therefore output a key which the manufacturer had previously saved and might conceivably have forwarded to a hacker. With device- independent QKD (abbreviated to DIQKD), it is a different story. Here, the cryptographic protocol is independent of the device used. Theoretically known since the 1990s, this method has now been experimentally realized for the first time, by an international research group led by LMU physicist Harald Weinfurter and Charles Lim from the National University of Singapore (NUS). For exchanging quantum mechanical keys, there are different approaches available. Either light signals are sent by the transmitter to the receiver, or entangled quantum systems are used. In the present experiment, the physicists used two quantum mechanically entangled rubidium atoms, situated in two laboratories located 400 meters from each other on the LMU campus. The two locations are connected via a fiber optic cable 700 meters in length, which runs beneath Geschwister Scholl Square in front of the main building. To create an entanglement, first the scientists excite each of the atoms with a laser pulse. After this, the atoms spontaneously fall back into their ground state, each thereby emitting a photon. Due to the conservation of angular momentum, the spin of the atom is entangled with the polarization of its emitted photon. The two light particles travel along the fiber optic cable to a receiver station, where a joint measurement of the photons indicates an entanglement of the atomic quantum memories.

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Pastor Craig Wright & Journalist Assange both on autistic spectrum
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Doctor Wright just won his latest court case where it emerged he has Asperger's syndrome. Back in 27 Oct 2021 — A lawyer for " PROFF " Julian Assange ( Mendax ) told a British court that the WikiLeaks founder is suffering from an autism disorder. For the record, I asked my then 2002 case-worker if it was possible I had Aspergers and this was ruled out. It is also the case that I am not an academic and use the nym ' Professor ' as a nom de plume / nom de guerre being based on " Doctor Rat " a book by William Kotzwinkle. Its not Machiavellianism when you're upfront with your self-description.

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Fwd: Your Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL") Request FOIL-2022-091718-017920
by Gunnar Larson 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

“…We would like to request access to any and all records pertaining to information concerning if a St. Bernard named "Brody" could potentially be harmed (or, harrassed) by sonic or microwave (or, any other form of technology similar) surveillance while living in Chelsea, Manhattan. Furthermore, we would like to receive all records pertaining to New York State's approach to Gotham software intellectual property.” ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <Stephanie.Mazza(a)dfs.ny.gov> Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2022, 11:05 AM Subject: Your Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL") Request FOIL-2022-091718-017920 To: <G(a)xny.io> Dear Gunnar Larson: Attached please find the Department's determination regarding the aforementioned FOIL request. Because your request has been answered, your request is now closed. Tracking Number:FOIL-2022-091718-017920

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Gramps social - a confederacy of dumbfucks
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

LOL-GOP, Qanon and the moronic inferno ( but do I repeat myself? ) >>> Truth Social, which was launched by his company Trump Media & Technology Group in February, was created to “fight back against Big Tech.” It aimed to become a home for Trump, who was banned from Twitter, and right-wing audiences who falsely believe mainstream social media platforms were censoring them by enforcing rules on misinformation and extremism. <<< https://www.mediamatters.org/truth-social/how-devin-nunes-and-kash-patel-ap… Reposts etc

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Bells Palsy - psychosomatic addict insane
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

To date, all Bell tests have supported the theory of quantum physics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_test#:~:text=A%20Bell%20test%2C%20also%2…. Reality then has a well-known non-local bias. Your mileage may not vary.

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Re: Morning Spam
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Replies to this thread since Feb 2 haven't been reaching the list. Me and my email client have been sending them to myself privately, apparently by repeated accident. >

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Cryptocurrency: BTC ripe for overtaking, is weaker than analysts think
by grarpamp 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

On 8/1/22, professor rat <pro2rat(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote: > Impenetrable stupidity assumes business-as-usual rather than cryptoanarchy > > A couple of days ago, a couple of moronic conservative incels said, ‘Well > Govcorp can regulate this out of existence pretty quickly.’ > > That ship has sailed. > > https://dailyhodl.com/2022/07/31/fidelity-macro-expert-says-bitcoin-btc-and… Bitcoin_BTC is ripe for an overtaking by competition, and wouldn't withstand more than a month of running the next hot viral killer application on it. Recall it already got disfavored once from too high tx fees. Also, surely risk holders like Fidelity can't be trying to prop support and ensure their bags and ventures so soon. Many cryptos say such sheltered analysts should study the space more first... early days.

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Impenetrable stupidity assumes business-as-usual rather than cryptoanarchy
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

A couple of days ago, a couple of moronic conservative incels said, ‘Well Govcorp can regulate this out of existence pretty quickly.’ That ship has sailed. https://dailyhodl.com/2022/07/31/fidelity-macro-expert-says-bitcoin-btc-and… Reposts etc

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Prediction Markets to STOMP Centralized Manhattan Projects [re: Funding, OpenHW/SW/Nets/...]
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Cypherpunks to stomp on Buttface Buterin's crude attempts to colonize the revolutionary cypherpunk narrative - pro-active, direct-action, forward-leaning, epoch-shattering, world-historical, globalized revolutionary, etc etc - and relace it with a lame wimpy weasels story of Albanian-style, concrete code emplacements, Fuherbunker type trysts with Thiel and co, mutable blockchains and statist collaboration. Meh. FUCK YOU VERY MUCH BUTTFACE.

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Classic use of ' Ockhams Razor " in the 18th century
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

>>> Aws yes, the good Marquis, a comrade of yours no doubt, and quite the bore, would you not agree? <<< Happy to stipulate you know more about being a bore than most, G

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