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Re: US Postal Service Bailout Imminent?

By: killthecat in ROUND | Recommend this post (0)
Thu, 19 Apr 12 7:48 PM | 49 view(s)
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Hi De:

In a reversal, many applications are going to retreat off the internet and off of online access. For a few years now, we couldn't sell any software that wasn't internet-ready as it's primary access. It was automatic when employing many software development languages and tools. Sure was convenient, spiffy and simple-minded.

Penalties associated with computer espionage will have to be greatly increased. Of course, government is probably the prime villain. Gotta fight them El Quackos.

The internet itself will have to be redefined and split into many pieces, a major downgrade of abilities and free access.

It reminds me of the 1960s, when programmers from Eastern Europe who we invited here were utterly amazed at our ability to utilize computers and other advanced electronic equipment such as copiers. Behind the Iron Curtain, 90% of the efforts were security related and 10% towards doing work. And nothing got copied without politburo authorization.

However, I think the scumbags will get us in the end. It's gonna be a brave new world. I pledge allegiance to Goldman Sachs.

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Re: US Postal Service Bailout Imminent?
By: Decomposed in ROUND
Thu, 19 Apr 12 7:00 PM 		Msg. 40619 of 45510

For better or worse, a sea change is coming our way in about 20 years.

Currently, encryption is based on ever-more complex algorithms and lengthy, complex keys. The better algorithms are now using 512-bit and larger keys, and I'm sure it will be in the multiple-k range before we know it.

Some of ciphertext is now supposed to take a quadrillion TO THE QUADRILLION operations to crack, rendering decryption without the key almost an impossibility.

EXCEPT that quantum computing is on the horizon. While conventional computing deals with bits set to one or zero, a quantum computer can view the bits simultanously as one, zero, and every state in between. Take a minute and let that sink in.

This will revolutionize everyone's ability to decipher text. I think I heard that the quadrillion ^ quadrillion operations mentioned above will be reduced to SIXTY. I said that right. SIXTY. With quantum computers, ciphertext can be cracked in fewer steps than it took to encrypt it in the first place.

And what are we going to do then? I don't know. But it sure is going to be hard to keep a secret.

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