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  1. Re:I've had enough on Darl & SCO Overview · · Score: 2, Informative

    Dummy. Hemp ain't marijuana.

    hemp n. any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs [syn: {cannabis}]

    My dictionary disagrees.

  2. Re:i thought on SETI Goes to Arecibo To Stat *Candidates* · · Score: 1

    Why does it have to be one or the other? Let one group of people send astronauts, and let another group listen for radio signals.

  3. Re:seperate groups on Foreign E3 Journalists Body Searched, Deported · · Score: 2, Informative

    The French are being singled out? What part of "It doesn't seem to have been just the French, either - messageboard reports indicate at least 5 British journalists from a variety of publications had a similar treatment" don't you understand?

  4. Re:Or mix salts. on Salt From Plants · · Score: 1

    yep. but it wouldn't remove the salt from the soil, which is a much more useful reason for having these plants.

  5. Re:figure & ground on Prime Numbers Not So Random? · · Score: 1

    Uh, it *is* divisible by two. 2/2=1

  6. I had one of these once.... on Pre-Interview Organization Analysis Design Tests? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I once applied for a job that gave me one of these personality profiling tests. I completed the test, and the interview, and obviously passed whatever crietia they were looking for, as they offered me the job. I then declined to take the position, and told them the sole reason why I was turning them down was the fact they used a personality profile as part of the selection criteria.

  7. Re:But what about? on Highlift Systems' Space Elevator In The News Again · · Score: 1

    You've obviously never been on the London Underground. Broken escalators have caused some stations to close for months at a time.

  8. Re:They are not citizens, anyhow. on Card Makers Say UK Citizens Want Biometric ID Cards · · Score: 1

    Funny.. the UK passports I've seen recently all say "British Citizen"

  9. Re:Super man. on Debian Developer Wins Gold in Paralympics · · Score: 1

    Errr... is there some particular reason why Australia isn't allowed to have ski slopes in your world?

  10. Re:That's Great on Debian Developer Wins Gold in Paralympics · · Score: 1

    He represents Australia.

    Here is a link to his Biography

  11. Re:Uh on What Makes a Good Web Design? · · Score: 1

    Neither did

  12. Re:Uh on What Makes a Good Web Design? · · Score: 1

    The BLINK tag has an equivalent in CSS:

    <SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: blink;"> blah blah </SPAN>

  13. Re:Washington Post Okay?? on USA Busted Trying to Bug China's Presidential 767 · · Score: 2, Informative

    The BBC also has an article about it. Seems fairly legit to me.

  14. Re:is anybody really surpised... on Attack of the Clones · · Score: 1

    >Oh GOD I hated that show. Here in Australia we had to watch two seasons of it.

    You *had* to? Is there something wrong with your tv so that you can't turn it off or change the channel?

  15. Re:AP article incorrect? on U.S. To Drop Charges Against Sklyarov · · Score: 1

    I guess thats where he's been living while the trial has been in progress - his bail conditions required him to remain in Northern California.

  16. Re:Exhaust? on Hydrogen Micro Turbine Only 4mm In Diameter · · Score: 1

    Err.. the exhaust from burning hydrogen is plain ol' water-vapour. So you wont be dealing with smog... but if its cold enough in your garage, you could have a fog problem.

  17. Re:How'd you figure that out? on Hydrogen Micro Turbine Only 4mm In Diameter · · Score: 2, Informative

    Its quite simple...
    2.4million revolutions per minute
    Divide by 60 to get revolutions per second
    revolutions per second is analogous to frequency(Hz)

  18. Re:Here's the flight tracking info... on Another Plane Down in New York · · Score: 1

    Airline American Flight Number 587
    Departure City (Airport) New York, NY (JFK)
    Departure Time 11/12/2001 09:15 AM
    Arrival City (Airport) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (MDSD)
    Arrival Time 11/12/2001 05:31 PM
    Remaining Flight Time 05:01
    Aircraft Type Airbus A300B4-600
    Current Altitude 29,000 feet
    Current Groundspeed 250 mph
    Flight Status In Flight

    I think the Current Altitude, Groundspeed and Status are a bit out of date.

  19. Re:cool on The 1st Generation of Stars · · Score: 1

    actually, as far as stars go, red ones tend to be some of the cooler ones. When you start getting into the blue and white, now *those* are hot.

  20. Re:Oops ... on Techno Jacket · · Score: 2
    I think I just crashed my pants!

    Did you dump core into them?
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  21. Re:News? on "Spooky" Quantum Data Encryption · · Score: 1
    I'm sorry, but thats just wrong. There isn't any way to "guess" a OTP key, assuming the standard precautions are in place when you're using them. ie, the key is at least as long as the plaintext, and you dont re-use it at all (hence the term "one-time" in the name)

    Its impossible with an OTP using an XOR method to be able to tell if you've got the correct key to decrypt a message - for example, take the following cyphertext:

    Cyphertext:
    l k l j s f i w j n v k i u k j d k f j a o o i 3 j
    Hex values:
    6c6b6c6a736669776a6e766b69756b6a646b666a616f6f6933 6a
    Using one key, I can decrypt to get this:
    Key 1
    1803094a070f04124a1a194b08011f0b07004603124f010644 44
    plaintext:
    the time to attack is now.

    And using another key, I can decrypt to get this:
    Key 2
    0d054c0b07120814014e01041c190f4a060e460c141b060556 44
    plaintext:
    an attack would be futile.

    If I were committing troops lives based on this, I wouldn't like to guess which one of those was the correct guess on the key.

    Claiming that the strength of OTPs are weakened due to repeating the use of the key when the plaintext is longer simply doesn't work. If you have to repeat use an OTP, it is no longer an OTP.

    R
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  22. Re:All I wanna know. on From The Australian LinuxExpo · · Score: 1
    Isn't he dead?

    I think the Northern Territory police shot him a couple of months ago when he pulled a gun on them. I could be mistaken, but it was definately one of the blokes who do the outback shows - I didn't pay too much attention at the time because I was busy packing up and moving to the UK.
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  23. Re:A similar case for DVD on MP3.com Countersues RIAA · · Score: 1
    www.mcspotlight.org is the place to find out more about the McLibel trial.

    Someone commented that it didn't cost the defendents much, because they defended themselves. This may be true in a monetary sense, but spending two years of your life arguing legalities against the best lawyers a multinational like McD's can afford while having no legal training yourself can certainly take its toll.
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  24. Re:Severe security risk!? on House Passes Digital Signature Bill · · Score: 1
    What keeps somebody from publicizing their public key as my public key, and thus being able to sign documents with their private key to pretend to be me?

    Most public key implementations has some form of key-signing method, whereby a third party can sign your key public key, thereby certifying that you are who you say you are

    The big problem with this, is how can you trust the person who's signing? Thats where the concept of having well-known Certifying Authorities (such as Verisign) who validate your identity, then sign your public key.

    This is a pretty common occurrence in the RSA world (such as web server ssl certificates etc)and these days Thawte also has something in place like this for PGP keys.


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  25. don't forget australia on China and the MPA · · Score: 5
    Australia too has started actively attempting to censor the internet this month. The Online Services Amendment to the Broadcast Services Act came into efect on Jan 1.

    So far, the Australian Broadcasting Authority has issue a couple of "Takedown Notices" to certain websites hosting prohibited content. Each of those sites was back up again running from an offshore host server within hours.

    Electronic Frontiers Australia has more details..
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