Oops.. Sorry Brian.. Hope I haven't given anything away.
In message <13797807C30CD61180B8009027DE789C0A3820@connxnt>, dr brian
crowley <[log in to unmask]> writes
>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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Chris Pearson
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