OT. Before it gets to Christmas time... My melancholic look back at the last year

In many ways I still see myself as an outsider so I see things perhaps in a slightly different way.

I would like to thank sci.crypt for an educational year over a goodly range of topics. It is an amazing gift to the public that professors, doctors and genuine experts give their time to deal with the "small matters" raised by non-experts.

I also thank Rodger Schlafly who puts out his crypto mini-faq every monthly but rarely gets thanked for his efforts. And JS, DG, BU and JP (who seems to be no more) - even if I disagreed with you in an OT thread, I respected your intellect.

Merry Christmas Sci.crypt and best wishes for the new year


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