[Cryptography] Why Quantum Cryptanalysis is Bollocks

[Jon Callas]

> On Sep 24, 2024, at 03:46, Stephan Neuhaus <neut at zhaw.ch> wrote:
> A propos of nothing, Today I found this on Mastodon:
> 
> "Our stopped clock technology is still in its infancy, but it's already reached an accuracy rate of two or more times per day, and there's no reason for us to believe that won't improve dramatically in the future."
> 
> Link to post: https://f.duriansoftware.com/@joe/113188727301593689

I'm fond of the saying that a stopped clock is right twice a day, and often observe that a clock running backwards is right four times a day, it's just useless as a clock. 

Moreover a clock that gains a second per year, is essentially never right -- I mean, a century or so from now, it's going to be a minute or so fast.

	Jon