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Re:Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp25... by magicalhippo on Saturday October 09, 2021 @09:17PM (#28814913)
> Saying that something 'glows in the dark' implies interference

Given that "glows in the dark" typically refers to fluorescence[1], where does the interference comes in?

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescence

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Re:Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp25... by rocqua on Sunday October 10, 2021 @04:32AM (#28816782)
I know that some cryptography protocols have intermediate results that need to be deleted. This is sometimes referred to as 'radioactive waste'
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