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Extremely Weak Cryptography: Rot13 for Numbers

By dreeves

The idea of rot13 is to obscure text, for example, to prevent spoilers. It's not meant to be cryptographically secure but simply to make sure that only people who are sure they want to read something will read it. "It's handy when coordinating by text message when one or both parties are about to get... »

The Real-Life Tragedy of Myerson and Satterthwaite’s Impossibility Theorem: A Tale of High Drama, Intrigue, and Duplicity

By dreeves

When rent prices plummeted throughout New York City, we were a little galled to see a small increase in rent on... »