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If this can really map prime numbers to a least a general region, would we be able to break Diffie-hellman key exchange more quickly?

If so this could be a huge blow to security.

But I must say this is amazing that they were able to visualize prime numbers in this way. These guys are geniuses.


No, this won't help with finding primes. As they noted, the pattern for ranges of size k only holds for k lines. So to find a prime of length N (on the order of 2^N), we need to have k=O(2^(N/2)). However, this yields a guarantee that a prime lies in a range of size O(2^(N/2)), which is not particularly useful. We get exponentially better probabilistic results from the prime number theorem.


I was initially thinking the same, but I don't think that's the case. This will help you find a small range of six potential primes (pick any element on the left edge of the triangle). But you're still required to calculate the factorizations on those six numbers to determine which of them are indeed prime.


Luck is important, but luck doesn't come to those that sit on their ass.


Not true at all.

The main reason that people get off their ass is to improve their life. People that have everything are constantly offered amazing opportunities just for existing. You may not have ever seen this because you don't fall in the category but it happens all the time.


Who "has everything"? Today's poor would "have everything" by 100-year-ago standards.


This is an important point that I still struggle to find the right words for.

To benefit from luck, one must roll the dice in the first place. The more times you "roll the dice", the more shots you have at getting lucky, if nothing else.


We can leverage the element of luck and improve our odds against others by playing a smart numbers game. It's a fundamental of sales.


It sounds like you are in the dip. See Seth Godin's book on this subject.

https://www.amazon.ca/dip-Seth-Godin/dp/1591841666

I was in a very similar situation for one of my startups, a Shopify clone. We grew it to 50+ paying customers but stalled.

I ended up giving up all my shares to the other founders and taking a 2 year trip to Asia. The company managed to survive and was sold.

I don't regret it. Move on, if the team is good, you will reconnect and build something even better eventually.


Darn, I was hoping to buy some of these and create a fake account to see how many followers I could accumulate, kind of like "Ultra superficial".


Will they put it back?

I mean I can't imagine them holding 7 million gallons of water per day for very long before they run out of storage space.

My guess is that they will process stuff with the water, then filter and send the water back into the lake.


I can sense the skepticism in the comments, but this is amazing news!

All those people suffering from lack will have a chance to take part in our modern abundance.

I can only imagine what will happen when NK opens it's doors to SK fully. There will be a massive demand for good and services. Exciting times!


Until we can change the perception that trade jobs are 'lower class' or unclean, we will continue to have vacancies.

I once remarked to a nephew who was thinking about what to do after high school that he should consider a trade. His parents overheard, and though they agreed it was good pay they didn't want their son doing that kind of work.

Upon reflection, I wouldn't want my son to do that kind of work as well, as it's usually hard work and not looked upon favorably.


Fix the pay, and you fix the image. Surely there exists some number at which point parents do want their children to do that kind of work.


I'm starting to notice this trend as well.

I felt it was much easier to land a job in tech 2.5 years ago when I was last looking.

Maybe we are reaching a point of too many engineers and not enough jobs?


I'm surprised they were able to reattach the nerves as well. Isn't that something that can't be reattached after being severed.

If nerve reattachment now is possible, can't we cure quadriplegics?


I'm surprised no one mentioned bitcoin mining... this would be great to capture the excess low grade heat and change it back into electricity.


Exactly. Or CPU/GPU/any chip cooling in general.


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