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In article <5462.Aug2519.18.4392@virtualnews.nyu.edu>, brnstnd@nyu.edu (D. J. Bernstein) writes:
> Hey, Ed, I'm not asserting my knowledge here.
> 
> *Nobody* knows how to accurately estimate the time GNFS will take on a
> given number. I don't. Bob Silverman doesn't. Len Adleman doesn't. This
> isn't an insult: this is fact.

Dan, there are ways to say such things politely.  In fact, you've more
or less managed it here.  Your previous postings on the subject were
insulting in the extreme.  If you don't understand why, think about it
some more.

Btw, given Bob's reputation in the field, I'm inclined to trust his
guesses more than yours.  Perhaps, in a few years, you'll have achieved
equal stature.  If and when that happens, your educated guesses will e
entitled to equal respect.