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Thu 22 Jun 2023

The Body Farm

Little Emily Steiner left a church meeting late one afternoon and strolled toward home along a lakeside path; a week later, her nude body was discovered, bound in blaze-orange duct tape. Called by the North Carolina authorities, forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta recognizes similarities to the gruesome work of a serial killer who has long eluded the FBI But as she tries to make sense of the evidence, she is left with questions that lead her to the Body Farm, a little known research facility in Tennessee where, with the help of some grisly experiments, she might discover the answer.

It is Scarpetta alone who can interpret the forensic hieroglyphics that eventually reveal a solution to the case as staggering as it is horrifying. But she must also endeavor to help her niece, Lucy, who is embroiled in controversy at Quantico. And Scarpetta, too, is vulnerable, as she opens herself to the first physical and emotional bond she has felt in far too long a time.

In the afternoon I started in The Body Farm, Kay Scarpetta book 5 by Patricia Cornwell.

Understanding Quantum Secrecy

We begin with describing the core problem of quantum communication: the encoding (and decoding) of information. We distinguish between the classical elementary unit of information (bit) and the quantum elementary unit of information (qubit).

We end with a description of the core problem of quantum secrecy: quantum key generation and distribution.

Source: Understanding Quantum Secrecy, an article by Declain Thomas.

Extraction II (2023)

After barely surviving his grievous wounds from his mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tyler Rake is back, and his team is ready to take on their next mission.

In the evening Esme and I watched Extraction II. I liked the movie more than the first one and give it an 8 out of 10.