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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGuffin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGuffin The difference in this case is that a practical P (complexity class) algorithm fo
by harshreality 14y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGuffin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGuffin
The difference in this case is that a practical P (complexity class) algorithm for factoring is something that theoretical cryptographers worry about. It's not some fantastic or unexplained or misunderstood item, like most macguffins are.
- maxerickson 14y agoIn a somewhat overly literal sense, it is fantastic, simply because it isn't real. The Hollywood cliche is more where the singular genius that only built the one device ended up dead, along with any notes and research hinting at how it might work.