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S01.E07: Prime Finder


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Why would merely "having" a functional prime finder deter others from seeking to make one? That makes no sense, and that is further non-sensical if no one else knows you have it. That's essentially a central plot point of Dr. Strangelove, i.e., it's worthless to a have "doomsday bomb" if you tell no one about it.

  • Strangelove: "The hole point point of the doomsday machine is lost if you keep it a secret. Why didn't you tell the world about it!"
  • Soviet Ambassador: "It was to be announced at the Party Congress on Monday. You know how the Premier loves suprises."

You know, I can tolerate a significant level to technobabble gibberish about high level mathematics, but basic deterance policy is actually easier to understand and that makes tolerance for this kind of BS far lower.

Another aspect of this episode that's hard to shallow is why are all of these ostensibly very smart people are so gullible and trusting with respect to just about anyone. I know "Ed" may be, like many genius types, somewhat socially inept and oblivious (so give him a pass on that one), but aren't almost all of the rest of these folks supposed to be highly trained spies, well attuned to betrayal risks and assessing other's motives?

38 minutes ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

Hmmm, saw the boyfriend twist from miles away.

Yeah, it was pretty obvious. Can we give him the benefit of the doubt though? When they pulled up to the building, Ed said something to the effect of “they’re gonna kill me “and his boyfriend replied, wistfully, “ no, unlike us common people, you’re too valuable to them “. Do you think he was threatened by the evil corporation?

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