Things I think about, read, and write.
Bell’s experiment was the final nail in the coffin for the prevalent intuition of the world – local realism. The test gave a ‘simple’ way to test quantum physics and either disprove/prove Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen’s argument (EPR) that quantum mechanics was an incomplete picture of the world.
This is part 2 of the encryption series. Part 1 can be found here.
As part of my work, I have been reading about cryptography and how randomness plays a role in make our data secure. As part of this exploration, I started reading about public-key encryption, and it’s quite fascinating. So I want to write about it. This helps me clarify my thoughts, and scratches this “teaching” itch that I often have.
I used to spend a majority of my time on the online game DotA. Things have since changed, with my interest pivoting to more story-based games. Clair Obscur - Expedition 33 is the the latest on my roster. I hadn’t heard of it at all before release, and was swept up in the hype.
I’ve been trying to get back into reading more consistently, and this book really caught my eye. I came across it by watching an interview between Matthew and Jon Stewart - Matthew Desmond on The Daily Show.