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Shor, I’ll do it: explaining Shor’s algorithm without using a single ket sign https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=208
Shtetl-Optimized
Shor, I’ll do it
I’ve been talking a lot recently about how quantum algorithms don’t work. But last week JR Minkel, an editor at Scientific American, asked me to write a brief essay about how quantum al…
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Show HN: Reduce SQLite database size by up to 80% with transparent compression https://github.com/phiresky/sqlite-zstd
GitHub
GitHub - phiresky/sqlite-zstd: Transparent dictionary-based row-level compression for SQLite
Transparent dictionary-based row-level compression for SQLite - phiresky/sqlite-zstd
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C23 is Finished: Here is What is on the Menu https://thephd.dev/c23-is-coming-here-is-what-is-on-the-menu
The Pasture
C23 is Finished: Here is What is on the Menu
It’s That Blog Post. The release one, where we round up all the last of the features approved since the last time I blogged. If you’re new here, you’ll want ...
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Israeli researchers discovered the first consensus-level attack on Ethereum https://twitter.com/yaish_aviv/status/1555445499041300481
Twitter
Do miners execute consensus-level attack against Ethereum (or other major tokens)❓🤔
The answer is *yes*❗🤯
Read on for full deets 👇
Joint work with Gilad Stern and @Avivz78.
Full paper: https://t.co/PffJRQ3X3W
Medium post: https://t.co/qMOsRrN5DJ
... (1/12)
The answer is *yes*❗🤯
Read on for full deets 👇
Joint work with Gilad Stern and @Avivz78.
Full paper: https://t.co/PffJRQ3X3W
Medium post: https://t.co/qMOsRrN5DJ
... (1/12)
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Reverse-engineering a 1960s hybrid flip flop module with X-ray CT scans http://www.righto.com/2022/08/lumafield-flip-flop.html
Righto
Reverse-engineering a 1960s cordwood flip flop module with X-ray CT scans
How can you find out what's inside a sealed electronics module from the 1960s? In this blog post, I reverse-engineer an encapsulated flip ...
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Computing Adler32 Checksums at 41 GB/s https://wooo.sh/articles/adler32.html