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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.

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  1. SCO acquires a new business partner - GNAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Darl here, with another fine Fr1st P0st. After all -- SCO did
    everything first, and the rest of the responses to this story will owe
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    You may be wondering why SCO salesmen are not answering your numerous
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    LINDON, Utah, Sept. 8/PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- The SCO Group,
    Inc.
    (Nasdaq: SCOX - News), the owner and licensor of the core UNIX
    operating system source code, today announced its second Fortune 500 clent for
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    fine Slashdot trolls on irc.efnet.net #GNAA, also well-known for
    revolutionizing small business development with its "Step 2: ??????" profit
    model. The availability of the SCO Intellectual Property License for Linux
    affords Linux deployments to come into compliance with international law for
    the use of all 2.4 and future kernels. The run-time license permits the use of
    SCO's intellectual property, in binary form only, as contained in Linux
    distributions.

    By purchasing a SCO Intellectual Property License, customers avoid
    infringement of SCO's intellectual property rights in Linux 2.4 and Linux 2.5
    kernels and assure Darl financial security for the purchase of his second home.
    Because the SCO license authorizes run-time use only, customers also comply
    with the General Public License, under which Linux is distributed. Source may
    still be distributed under the terms of the GPL, however source distributors
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    for customers of runtime clients only. Read that twice, dirty hippy. You're not
    in the clear yet.

    GNAA spokesperson penisbird said of the licensure, "coming into compliance
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    Commander Taco was unavailable for comment, however Cowboy Kneel was said to
    ask for a print of [figure 2] for his basement apartment. Simoniker remained
    British and unable to spell "color," while Timothy responded by posting the
    same story six times, and Hemos reposted a seventh time, the submission
    differing only from his application of that damned Einstein icon.

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  2. tsarkon reports the greased yoda doll of YORE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    GREASED YODA !

    8 steps to greasing your anus for yoda doll insertion

    1) defecate. preferably after eating senna, ex lax, prunes, cabbage and hot sauces.
    2) wipe ass with witch hazel, soothes horrific burns
    3) prime anus with anal ease.
    4) slather richly a considerable amount of vaseline or other anal lubricants into your rectum at least until the bend and also take your yoda doll or yoda soap on a rope and liberally apply it.
    5) pucker your ballon knot several times actuating the sphincter muscle in order to work it in
    6) slowly rest yourself onto your yoda figurine
    7) make sure to have a mechanism by which to fish yoda out of your rectum, the soap on the rope is especially useful because that is built in.
    8) gyrate gleefully in your computer chair while your fat sexless geek nerd loser fat shit self enjoys the prostate massage you'll be getting. Read slashdot. Masturbate to anime. Email one of the editors hoping they will honor you with a reply. Join several more dating services - this time, you dont check the (desired - speaks english) and (desired - literate). You figure you might get a chance then. Order some fucking crap from Think Geek. Get Linux to boot on a Black And Decker Appliance. Wish you could afford a new computer. Argue that IDE is better than SCSI because you cant afford SCSI. Make claims about how Linux rules. Compile a kernel on your 486SX. Claim to hate windows but use it for Everquest. Admire Ghyslain's courage in making that wonderful star wars movie. Officially convert to the Jedi religion. Talk about how cool Mega Tokyo is. Try and make sure you do your regular 50 story submissions to Slashdot, all of which get rejected because people who arent fatter than CowboyNeal can't submit. Fondle shrimpy penis while making a yoda voice and saying, feel the force, padawan, feeel the foooorce, hurgm. Yes. Yes. When 900 years you reach, a dick half as big you will not have.

    All in a days work with a yoda figurine rammed up your ass.

    Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    Take your ass grease pills and put your helmet on
    Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    Commencing countdown, engines on
    Check ignition and may God's love shove up you
    Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Shove Up
    This is Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    You've really made the grade
    And the papers want to know whose butts you tear
    Now it's time to leave the suppository if you dare
    "This is Yoda Doll to Ground Control
    I'm stepping through the door
    And I'm stinking in a most peculiar way
    And the ass look very different today
    For here am I sitting in an ass can
    Far inside the butt
    My face is turning blue
    And there's nothing I can do
    Though I'm past one hundred thousand bowels
    I'm feeling very still
    And I think my buttship knows which way to go
    Tell my wife I ream her very much, she knows"
    Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
    Can you hear me, Yoda Doll?
    Can you hear me, Yoda Doll?
    Can you hear me, Yoda Doll?
    Can you....
    "Here am I floating in my ass can
    Far inside his Moon
    My face is turning blue
    And there's nothing I can do."

    1. Re:tsarkon reports the greased yoda doll of YORE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      That was beautiful. I especially like step 8, and the Bowiesque lyrics. A fantastic effort.

  3. Quantum Cryptography by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Agent Smith shows turns the Oracle into a copy of himself. Neo and Trinity take one ship and head off to the machine city, Morpheus and the others head back to Zion. The Agent Smith who took over the guy's body in the real world blinds Neo, then Neo kills him.

    The ship crashes into the machine city and Trinity dies. The other ship makes it back to Zion and fires an EMP, killing a crapload of Sentinels but crippling Zion's defenses. Neo talks to the head machine, gets him to call a truce, and goes back into the matrix.

    Everyone in the Matrix is now an Agent Smith. He fights the one that used to be the Oracle. Smith beats Neo, then turns Neo into a copy of himself, then the Neo copy explodes, then all the Smiths explode. The remaining Sentinals in Zion go home without killing everyone, and the Matrix is reborn. Neo dies.

  4. NEO and TRINITY both DIE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Agent Smith shows turns the Oracle into a copy of himself. Neo and Trinity take one ship and head off to the machine city, Morpheus and the others head back to Zion. The Agent Smith who took over the guy's body in the real world blinds Neo, BUT then Neo kills him. The ship crashes into the machine city and Trinity dies. The other ship makes it back to Zion and fires an EMP, killing a crapload of Sentinels but crippling Zion's defenses. Neo talks to the head machine, gets him to call a truce, and goes back into the matrix. Everyone in the Matrix is now an Agent Smith. He fights the one that used to be the Oracle. Smith beats Neo, then turns Neo into a copy of himself, then the Neo copy explodes, then all the Smiths explode. The remaining Sentinals in Zion go home without killing everyone, and the Matrix is reborn. Neo dies.

    Oh, and Monica Belucci and her BIG FUCKING TITS make a brief appearance at the beginning, which is by far the best thing about the movie.

  5. i'm a coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Quantum mechanics is for 'ol men who need the girl
    to stick the finger up his a$$ for him to have a
    stiffy because just looking at her destroys the data ... (don't quote me on this).

    oh yah did you read that they have this virus that
    can help destroy prostate cancer?

  6. Old news by Gothmolly · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Seen on Yahoo! 2 days ago.

    -1, Boring.

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  7. Re:photon encryption? by cyt0plas · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So what does an encrypted photon look like? Is it any different looking than a non-encrypted photon?

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