Yes, this was my intent. It's not that security researchers don't publish this kind of thing... it's just that there are a million rabbit holes to explore, and probably only like 0.1% of those dead ends get written about.

My english may be failing me here, but doesn't

> I feel it sets a precedent for research broadly

imply it's some sort of first time?

Generally, precedent means first "well-known" time, or first time by a respected person/institution/company. I don't know enough about this field to know if this is the first time Google has published a negative result.

This is a fair point to consider. Perhaps my claim was a bit overbroad.