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thesuperbigfrog on July 30, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Vibe code is legacy code

>> It's farther along than quantum computing at solving real problems, for instance, it can factor "15".

Dogs can also factor 15:

https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1237.pdf

genewitch on July 31, 2025 [–]

> We argue that the amount of sleight-of-hand used in this method is no more than typical quantum factorisation sleight-of-hand.

great!

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