Re: Sociological/Psychological Phenomenon
From: ake (i.am_at_not.invalid)
Date: 06/01/05
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Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:45:24 +0300
"Pubkeybreaker"
> I am curious about something.
>
> What is it about math and crypto that makes an amateur
> believe that he/she can actually come up with a new theorem
> or algorithm that has somehow been miracuously missed by
> large numbers of previous (or current) mathematicians???
How well are those cases documented when mathematicians have examined an
idea and made the conclusion that it wasn't such a good idea? Not at all, I
believe.
Maybe somebody should list all ideas which are promising at first look, but
turn out to be bad ideas at closer examination?
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