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		qntmthrw on Nov 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Future is quantum: universities look to train engi... Yes we have almost managed to factor 21 without precomputing the result. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-95973-w At this rate of growth we will be able to factor 27 by the end of the century.

shortrounddev2 on Nov 13, 2023 [–]

But why would someone care about that

__loam on Nov 13, 2023 | | [–]

That's the joke

xhkkffbf on Nov 13, 2023 | | [–]

He's being sarcastic about the slow progress. They can barely factor small numbers like this and that's only after assuming that the answer will be 3*7.

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