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Of course the deep concern is that there's a way to elegantly prove the existence of an ugliest possible proof.
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Oh huh, that's still kinda neat imo.
Bremermann's limit is actually really cool, it's a theoretical maximum computation rate per kilogram. Basically the upper limit for a computer you could build that weighs 1 kg.
If the entire galaxy where a computer running at that speed, it would take beyond the heat death of the universe to crack 512 bit encryption by brute forcing the key.