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"The Shor of Damocles" - what a metaphor. I thought it was a typo at first but wikipedia explained: The Sword of Damocles is an ancient Greek moral anecdote,
by notarobot123 6mo ago
"The Shor of Damocles" - what a metaphor.
I thought it was a typo at first but wikipedia explained:
The Sword of Damocles is an ancient Greek moral anecdote, an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power.
Shor's algorithm is a quantum algorithm for finding the prime factors of an integer
- Obscurity4340 6mo agoIt applies to those subject to a capricious arbitrary power as well. Like living under a shitty parent, the same threat(s) they settle on to control them becomes the dangling Sword till its forecefully removed and they are neutered