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  1. Re:Practical value on Parallel Algorithm Leads To Crypto Breakthrough · · Score: 1

    Explanation, and if you want to do a deep dive here's a good book on the subject by Adi Shamir of RSA fame.

  2. Re:Practical value on Parallel Algorithm Leads To Crypto Breakthrough · · Score: 1

    No, 3DES does not triple the keyspace, it doubles it to 112 bits assuming all three keys are independent. If you use the two key method where k3=k1 then you only get ~80bit strength. 3DES is also obsoleted by the fact that a single round of 128bit AES can be completed faster then three rounds of DES, in fact 256bit AES is generally at least as fast as 3DES.

  3. Re:Compared to netbooks on Apple's "iPad" Out In the Open · · Score: 1

    Netbook sales were 33.3M with $11.4B in revenue in 2009, this thing isn't going to put any kind of dent in that.

  4. Re:Well, that's one way to get the space race movi on Uranus and Neptune May Have "Oceans of Diamonds" · · Score: 1

    I did simulants with a diamond deposition coating for some large earrings I bought her a few years later. For the engagement ring I had no problem following tradition as I was buying an inexpensive enough ring that the percentage difference between a nicely cut simulant and the mined stone was negligible (two years later we put 20% down on our house, the financial stability was worth more to her than any rock natural or not).

  5. Re:Well, that's one way to get the space race movi on Uranus and Neptune May Have "Oceans of Diamonds" · · Score: 1

    Actually I found that to be helpful when I was shopping for a diamond for my wife, I wanted a certified conflict-free diamond and at the time DeBeers was a long way from offering any such certification (ie they were still knowingly buying rough diamonds from the warlords).

  6. Re:Pretty much the best way on Getting Company Owners To Follow Their Own Rules? · · Score: 1

    Or he could live in one of the 11 states (including the most populace, California) that have implied-in-law provisions covering employment. In fact over 20% of the US workforce is covered by such laws which require just cause for termination.

  7. Re:Explain what can happen on Getting Company Owners To Follow Their Own Rules? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Meh, only 5% of unemployment cases get denied due to misconduct discharges. Misconduct is
    Generally "misconduct" involves an act of willful disregard of the employer's interests or a deliberate violation of the employer's rules or an intentional and substantial disregard of the employee's duty to the employer.

    If you subpoena the employers timekeeping records and they only show you being late 3 times in 10 years then their appeal of your benefits will get denied.

  8. Re:Well, that's one way to get the space race movi on Uranus and Neptune May Have "Oceans of Diamonds" · · Score: 1

    Damn, that's twice in one week I was bad in my math on slashdot. It's still less than 6,600 m^3, though closer to the 8,000 m^3 cube =)

  9. Re:Well, that's one way to get the space race movi on Uranus and Neptune May Have "Oceans of Diamonds" · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nope, only 3 of the 6 Canadian mines are members of DeBeers. Neither of the Russian mines are. The independent Canadian mines are owned primarily by BHP Billiton the largest mining company in the world and Rio Tinto Group which is the 4th largest mining company in the world, both are significantly larger than DeBeers.

  10. Re:motivation on Uranus and Neptune May Have "Oceans of Diamonds" · · Score: 1

    Nah, even lab created perfect diamonds larger than 1c are expensive. Gemesis 1.5c diamonds are yellow and only sell at about a 30% discount to mined diamonds. Apollo VS1 colorless diamonds seem to trade on par to their mined counterparts and they come in a max size of .3c.

  11. Re:Well, that's one way to get the space race movi on Uranus and Neptune May Have "Oceans of Diamonds" · · Score: 1

    That and Canadian and Russian production that basically broke the cartel. Though according to their reports they actually have better profits at 40% of the gem market then when they controlled 80+%.

  12. Re:Well, that's one way to get the space race movi on Uranus and Neptune May Have "Oceans of Diamonds" · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually it would be much smaller! There have been roughly 3.4B troy oz of gold mined, or about 116,000 short tons. 1 ft^3 = ~.5 short tons so ~58,000 ft^3 or ~1,642 m^3 or less than 1/4 your 8,000 m^3 cube =)

  13. Re:The problem isn't browsers. on Insecure Plugins Ding IE, Safari, Chrome, Opera · · Score: 3, Informative

    Doesn't matter, most people don't care about the security of their computer they rightfully care about the security of their data which no OS blocks effectively, ie if I can modify my data so can any program running in my context.

  14. Re:No thanks, Bach on Bach Launches Updated MP3 Format · · Score: 1

    2007-2017 in the US, so in 7 more years give or take the patent protection runs out, though it may be as soon as 2012 since some of the patents were classic submarine patents which have dubious legality under current patent law.

  15. Re:Again with the stupidity on Researchers Claim "Effectively Perfect" Spam Blocking Discovery · · Score: 1

    They'll do that?!? Hmm, that's funny since bulk rate mail is the only thing keeping the cost of first class mail down. I guess it will work if you have a nice local carrier, doubt it would work at a larger level though.

  16. Re:"Perfect"??? on Researchers Claim "Effectively Perfect" Spam Blocking Discovery · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That doesn't work since it's been ages since spammers used their own machines to send spam, these days they just use whatever botnet they control. Increasing computational complexity only means they make their victims PC's work harder thus harming the environment.

  17. Re:Telemarketer solution on The DIY $10 Prepaid Cellphone Remote Car Starter · · Score: 1

    Actually most racecars and high end p*n*s replacements (including the Veyron) use a sequential manual transmission, not automatics, though often as in the case of the Veyron the shifting can be completely computer controlled.

  18. Re:Starting is bad for the engine on The DIY $10 Prepaid Cellphone Remote Car Starter · · Score: 1

    Actually you can buy nice premade starters with relays designed to do this for less than they spent on this project (about $45 last time I bought one). Installation is easy if you don't have a car with all sorts of built-in antitheft stuff, and then this trick won't work and are commercial models for under $100.

  19. Re:In other news... on IBM Sets Areal Density Record for Magnetic Tape · · Score: 1

    My feeling is if your requirements are below that of tape then online backup is probably your best bet, not trying to duplicate a tape scheme using cheap USB HDD's.

  20. Re:What about write speed? on IBM Sets Areal Density Record for Magnetic Tape · · Score: 1

    Yeah but there's no 300 slot auto-loader or functional equivalent for HDD's and they wouldn't survive being transported offsite as well. Also $100 seems to be the going rate for 1.5TB drives not $50. They also have about 50% less sustained bandwidth (80MB/s vs 120MB/s).

  21. Re:Who needs a station wagon? on IBM Sets Areal Density Record for Magnetic Tape · · Score: 1

    Hmm, you are correct. Must have missed a decimal place somewhere =(

  22. Re:Some relation? on Judge Lowers Jammie Thomas' Damages to $54,000 · · Score: 1

    Her share ratio was 3,000?

  23. Re:In other news... on IBM Sets Areal Density Record for Magnetic Tape · · Score: 2, Informative

    Uh, I can get LTO4 tapes for $50 and they hold 800GB raw/1.2-1.6TB compressed. They also take zero energy to store data. I've had two tape failures out of the last 4,440 I've put through my library (one was dropped). Compare that to the dozens of drive failures I've had in the same period of time with about 80% fewer drives.

  24. Re:so what... on IBM Sets Areal Density Record for Magnetic Tape · · Score: 1

    Uh, we've had two tape failures in the last 4,440 and one of those was dropped, I've lost WAY more HDD's in the same amount of time and I have about 80% fewer drives and they aren't being shipped all over the place.

  25. Re:What about write speed? on IBM Sets Areal Density Record for Magnetic Tape · · Score: 1

    Don't know about other shops but we do ours over the weekend, daily's are differential (not incremental to avoid the loss of restore from a single failed tape, though we've only had 2 in the last 3.5 years and one of those was dropped).