alt.hn

12/30/2025 at 8:45:28 PM

Using lava lamps to break RSA

https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/using-lava-lamps-to-break-RSA

by zdw

1/1/2026 at 11:06:24 AM

Cute! I actually like the one, referenced at the end of the paper that's linked in the post, where they use a physics experiment without the usual error correction to factor values: Just re-run the experiment as many time as needed, with the errors producing a new result each time, until you hit no the result you need. So you're using your "quantum computer" as a random number generator that eventually hits the correct result by chance.

by pseudohadamard

12/31/2025 at 3:53:37 PM

I can factor 83% of integers by dividing by 2 or 3

by raver1975

12/30/2025 at 8:59:48 PM

Lmao. Good job, I was waiting for someone to attempt this.

by ycombinatrix