Re: Surrogate factoring, update
From: David C. Ullrich (ullrich_at_math.okstate.edu)
Date: 07/12/04
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 05:42:05 -0500
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:41:01 +0200, jesse@phiwumbda.org (Jesse F.
Hughes) wrote:
>David C. Ullrich <ullrich@math.okstate.edu> writes:
>
>> On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:52:48 +0200, jesse@phiwumbda.org (Jesse F.
>> Hughes) wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>(1) His method leads to a defeat of RSA encryption;
>>>(2) But the good guys ignore it because Tom made a Usenet post saying
>>>the method sucks;
>>>(3) So the bad guys break the scheme, empty every bank and enslave
>>>children;
>>>(4) In this case, a plaintiff sues Tom for billions of dollars
>>>damages. Poor Tom.
>>>
>>>Whole different story than the old one in which James sues
>>>mathematicians for failing to give him his due.
>>
>> Hmm, you may be right. I guess we'd better tread carefully here...
>>
>> I know, no matter what stupid thing anyone says we all rise
>> and say with one voice that he's right. That should keep us
>> pretty safe.
>
>You'll probably be alright. Once the truth comes out, you'll lose
>your PhD (or so I hear).
This is the second time this morning I've heard second-hand about
that threat to my degree (someone warned me in email). Haven't
seen the original - maybe it's below, in the messages I haven't
seen yet.
>Without a viable income, probably they won't
>sue you for the billions of dollars of damages you have recklessly
>caused. They'll have to aim much lower, or you can simply file for
>bankruptcy and be done with it.
>
>As long as you have the largesse of an Oklahoma State salary,
Tee-hee. A vice president just resigned in connection
with the latest scandal here. His severance package was
a little larger than my yearly salary.
>you're a
>much juicier target.
>
>It really looks win-win for you.
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David C. Ullrich
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