2025.07.17 18:10:32 (Mastodon 114869916938813198, Twitter 1945909008189038921) from Daniel J. Bernstein:
Quantum computers haven't factored anything interesting yet. Peter Gutmann concludes that quantum computing is "not getting anywhere" (https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/quantum_cryptanalysis_criticism/). The same logic 70 years ago would have said we'll never land on the Moon. More on this analogy: https://blog.cr.yp.to/20250118-flight.html#moon