https://thequantuminsider.com/2023/06/19/lego-poised-to-enter-the-quantum-computer-market/
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Sky and Water – MC Escher
Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked
https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/26/windows_xp_activation_cracked/
A blog post on tinyapps has revealed the hot news that nobody sane has been waiting for: the algorithm that Microsoft uses to validate Windows XP product keys has been cracked and reimplemented. As a result it’s now possible to generate valid activation codes for Windows XP, without an internet connection, even though Microsoft has turned off all the activation servers.
This is not a recommendation
But first, a word of caution and restraint. Please don’t take this article as a recommendation to run Windows XP. It wasn’t the most secure of operating systems back in 2001, and you really should not be running it in 2023 — especially not on anything that is connected to the internet.
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Kaprekar’s Constant | Brilliant Math & Science Wiki
Kaprekar constant, or 6174, is a constant that arises when we take a 4-digit integer, form the largest and smallest numbers from its digits, and then subtract these two numbers.
Continuing with this process of forming and subtracting, we will always arrive at the number 6174.
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