Chris Pearson wrote:
> Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
>
> I expect a lot of you have read this, but for any mathematicians or
> Linux/IT aficionados who haven't, (or nerdy wannabees like myself),
> this book is a refreshing and often hilarious 'waste' of several
> evenings. I never knew maths or IT could be such a lot of fun...
> without giving away any of the plot (some chance, as it is tortuous
> in the extreme), I was especially taken by the " dividing up
> grandmothers possessions" Graph plot. ..(And the playing card
> encryption method took care of another whole evening)
>
> Anyone read it? ( It was published some time ago.. So rather old hat I
> know)
Half way through at the moment
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Brian
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