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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I see the pot is calling the kettle black.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But I never claimed to be an expert. Is this the same guy I just blocked?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Nah, just a guy that read the entire comment tree.

While I agree with you that there's a very very high likelihood of the conversation being recorded in some form or another and likely through a side channel, I feel that your "my sweet child... do you not think the NSA can break encryption" comment to be both condescending to the person you replied to, and hypocritical to the comment I replied to.

Neither you nor I are cryptographers. We can't attest to the security or lack thereof of published cryptographic algorithms.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Your last sentence is true. It is also true that members of the NSA are cryptographers, and plenty good at it too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You can't just be a good cryptographer to break a sound encryption. It doesn't work that way. You're basically saying you know p=np which is... I'll just say bold

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Another expert heard from. Thans for the Input

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Why talk down to someone with a valid point calling them a sweet child and then complain you're not an expert, I don't get what your stance is here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

My sweet child. Bold of you to assume the commenter knows what p=np means. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My stance for this conversation is amused

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago

I agree, you should be