I'd say cryptography is still secure if the time complexity is something like n^80.
You are underestimating exponential complexity. If you are using 1024 bit encryption, then 1024^80 is way, way, way, way smaller than 2^1024. The difference is more than that between the a single planck time and the age of the Universe.
An Intel i7 Quadcore has 1.7 Billions transistors on board.
Transistor count is a poor indicator of complexity. Most of those transistors are used to implement cache memory, which is just the same simple cell repeated millions of times.
If the main consideration were money, you would think an open-source OS would win.
People dumb enough to buy a safe with a USB port are probably more comfortable with Windows.
(which, incidentally, _assumes_ P != NP).
That is actually a pretty good assumption, which millions of people implicitly make every day, by say, using cryptography that is only secure if P!=NP.
Oh, and the answer(s) may not even be right and has to be checked using classical methods anyway.
One of the primary characteristics of NP problems is that solutions are hard to find but easy to verify. It will take longer than the lifetime of the universe to find the best solution to a thousand city travelling salesman problem. But it takes less than a millisecond to verify that it is better than the previous best known path.
1. There are already more STEM graduates than jobs.
No. STEM fields have an unemployment rate of about 3%, compared to about 5% overall.
3/4 of STEM workers leave the field due to poor pay and working conditions compared to other jobs.
Nonsense. About 75% of ALL college grads work outside their major. STEM majors are more likely to work in their major, and those that don't frequently work in other STEM fields, such as physics majors working as programmers.
They are not mutually exclusive.
Yes they are. If a finite percentage of your evaluation is based on how you dress, then it is a logical necessity for other things to count for less. I have worked for a business that required ties. I have also worked for companies that required slacks and collared shirts. I currently work for a company that is fine with shorts, sandals and tank tops. The tie company was a defense contractor, that sucked up lots of tax dollars, but never delivered a working product. The collared shirt and slacks company had lots of time wasting meetings, and was always six months to a year behind schedule. The shorts and sandals company ships code daily and has lots of happy customers, who also tend to wear shorts and sandals.
WTF is "business casual" anyway?
Collared shirt. Long pants that are not jeans or cargo. Shoes that are not sandals or athletic (running, tennis, hiking, etc.) shoes. Socks.
as long as shorts are banned
At my company, we require shorts and tank tops during the summer months. If you violate the dress code by wearing long pants or sleeves, then you are not allowed to complain about the AC temperature setting. It is currently set to 78F (26C).
Who cares?
I care. A dress code sends a message about a company's culture. The stricter the code, the more that company cares about having a professional appearance, and less about professional performance.
eventually only construction, films, search and rescue and like industries will be using them.
This is exactly the opposite of what is happening in America. The rules for hobbyists are lax, and the rules for using a drone for anything economically useful are far more severe. The FAA is focused, not on safety, but on minimizing competition with manned aircraft.
LEARNT is a valid scrabble word string.
Is CROMULENT a valid Scrabble word string? If not, they need to embiggen the dictionary.
the bed nets are what aid money or humanitarian groups should be focusing on.
Vaccines work on uneducated people, and they work 24/7. Bed nets do not. People can use bed nets improperly, divert them for other uses (such as fishing nets), or just not use them at all. The bed nets need to be replaced every two years, as they fray, and the pesticide wears off. They offer no protection during most of the day, when people are working, and going about their lives.
Why do you assume the vaccine will cost more than the bed nets? TFA says nothing about cost. Vaccines that do not require refrigeration can often be delivered very cheaply. Oral polio vaccines cost a few cents per dose.
When I went to France I noticed a lot of people use resistive heating because the electricity is cheap.
Electricity prices in France are about twice what they are in America.
The argument isn't against testing, it's against standardized testing
If the tests are not standardized, then there is no way to compare results, which makes them meaningless for improving the schools through accountability.
If the standardized tests for history are based on a specific curriculum
They are not. So that is a phoney objection. However, the standardized test for reading and math ARE based on specific knowledge, like being about to add, subtract, multiply, and recognize and know the meaning of specific words. Do you also object to that as "indoctrination"?
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