There are many examples of would be crypto algorithms that died on the vine because an attack was found. It is often recommended for beginners to study breaking cryptographic algorithms long before they attempt to create them.

Also, I’ve never seen “ass.” Used to shorten “aside” — I typically use N.B. but perhaps only for important ones.

It should be noted that even still almost all US debt is held locally.

Now, that state is legally required to have a balanced budget itself, so perhaps this is a small side note rather than a major change in perspective. I just think it’s not spoken about enough when discussing how that budget process went.