Particularly interesting is that quantum computers can not only transmit perfectly secure messages but also factor products of large primes much more efficiently (in polynomial time, for the CSers out there) than traditional computers.
BTW, quantum cryptography is unbreakable in part because it takes advantage of certain quantum properties of "entangled" particles (called "qubits") that render observation of the value of the qubits detectable.
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A method of using transparent, thin, highly-malleable plastic, such as Saran Wrap(R), to obstruct the penetration of foreign substances, such as a hot liquid drink flavored with coffee bean extract, into sensitive objects, such as a standard computer keyboard, by wrapping the plastic around the sensitive object until no part of the object is exposed. This patent proposal does not apply to sensitive objects which require ventilation, such as an electric fan.
Whaddya think? Patentable?
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> JSON (JSON.org) just happens to be legal Python syntax...
... is equivalent to the following in Python:
Not quite right.
There's one key incompatibility between the two: "key" values in Python dictionaries must be quoted. So, the Javascript/JSON expression:
{key1: "value1", key2: "value2"}
{"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}
Particularly interesting is that quantum computers can not only transmit perfectly secure messages but also factor products of large primes much more efficiently (in polynomial time, for the CSers out there) than traditional computers.
BTW, quantum cryptography is unbreakable in part because it takes advantage of certain quantum properties of "entangled" particles (called "qubits") that render observation of the value of the qubits detectable.
Plastic foreign substance repellant for electronic devices A method of using transparent, thin, highly-malleable plastic, such as Saran Wrap(R), to obstruct the penetration of foreign substances, such as a hot liquid drink flavored with coffee bean extract, into sensitive objects, such as a standard computer keyboard, by wrapping the plastic around the sensitive object until no part of the object is exposed. This patent proposal does not apply to sensitive objects which require ventilation, such as an electric fan. Whaddya think? Patentable?