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Quantum Cryptography Systems Commercially Launched
prostoalex writes "NY-based MagiQ has now started commercial shipments of its quantum cryptography systems, which it claims is the first commercially available device of its type. Apparently, 'Quantum cryptography goes a step further than electronic cryptography through its employment of a stream of photons, the quantum properties of which determine the key. The fun part is that if an intruder observes or intercepts the transmission, those properties get changed'." We've previously run stories on advances in quantum cryptography.
I tried to read the article, but I couldn't find the bloody thing! I'm used to that though, but the part that boggles me is, "Was this the standard Slashdot Effect or was it Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle?"
More worrying: Are they somehow related?
I'll leave that one to deeper minds.
----- "Oh, Stewardess! I speak l33t!"
Simply overwhelm the server with false keys very much like an alphabet attack ... No need, simply turn on a flash light ...
If you don't get a joke like that, you deserve to have your Slashdot account revoked. Let's not dilute the meritocracy, m'kay?
A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
And the unbelievably fuzzy sense of humour of slashdot moderators strikes again. It's weird how all you need to post to get modded +5 funny is something that *looks* like a joke. It doesn't actually have to be a joke or be funny in any way, so long as it has the right general shape or form and the appropriate keywords, it will be modded +5 funny.
I actually tested this at one point. Here's the post I made. Thoroughly unfunny, no matter how twisted your sense of humour, but kind of looks like a joke. And of course it got modded +5 funny. Do slashdot mods mod it up out of fear for their own intelligence? Thinking maybe they're just not getting the joke but it's actually really funny because it looks like a joke?
Who knows. I'd be interested in finding out. Any thoughts anyone?
Daniel
Carpe Diem
Bah, who's the evil mod with a twisted sense of humour who modded my post +1 funny? Come out and fight fair!! :-P
Daniel
Carpe Diem
Is this a joke?
It may be funny in some contexts, but NOT in the context of a thread about some new solar power cells. It simply made no sense in that context. Not only that, but it's a very well-worn joke. Certainly most people will have heard the expression before. Why would a solar-powered flashlight become achievable because of cheap power cells? If I had said "affordable" possibly someone with a bad sense of humour could have found it funny, but with "achievable", wtf?
Next in my experimentation I will post something which actually does not make any sense at all, not even grammatical, but looks like a joke. I bet it'll be modded up funny, too.
Daniel
Carpe Diem
Something like this?
Q: How many SCO chickens does it take to cross the road?
A: 100. One to cross the road, and 99 to sue IBM.
Is this not funny enough to be funny? Probably not. Please ignore me.