Umm... exactly which "64-bit key" do you mean? Do you mean the 128-bit unique identifier, which isn't a security feature anyway? And are you aware that the Java iButton does, in fact, implement the Java SmartCard API?
By "WAY more secure," I'm referring to hardware security; the security of the software is dependent on, well, the software.
But: the iButtons are WAY more secure than smart cards, particularly with their tamper-proof hardware. And much more durable, as well - try driving a truck over your smart card, or submersing it in water for a few days.
Well, I don't doubt that the blueprints worked. But there aren't many engineers who draw up blueprints and are confident that the implementations of those blueprints will work. Especially when those blueprints are on the back of your social studies homework.
Aha! I hacked it, and MAN was it easy - your security sucks. Well, let's see... you've got all kinds of kiddie porn and Britney Spears MP3s on your hard drive - and hey! That's my term paper! How did you get that?
You want to colonize Mars? Okay, but first colonize Antarctica. Even if Mars got a room-temperature atmosphere of CO2, Antarctica would be a lush paradise by comparison, and MUCH less expensive to colonize, too (you can't exactly get to Mars by boat).
Perhaps the most difficult aspect of colonizing Mars would be the dust. It's about 100 times finer than Earth dust, it's adhesive, magnetic, highly abrasive, and if inhaled can easily cause silicosis of the lungs. Its potential to destroy equipment is staggering.
I'd rather deal with snow and penguin poop, if you ask me.
I'll bet it's like the "antenna" on the Palm VII. It would have been simple for them to put a nice, thin, flat fractal antenna inside the case, but instead they put it in that wobbly little strip of plastic. You HAVE to extend the antenna for the thing to work. Why did they do it that way? To make you a walking advertisement for wireless Palms.
Marketing triumphs over engineering - again.
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Umm... exactly which "64-bit key" do you mean? Do you mean the 128-bit unique identifier, which isn't a security feature anyway? And are you aware that the Java iButton does, in fact, implement the Java SmartCard API? By "WAY more secure," I'm referring to hardware security; the security of the software is dependent on, well, the software.
But: the iButtons are WAY more secure than smart cards, particularly with their tamper-proof hardware. And much more durable, as well - try driving a truck over your smart card, or submersing it in water for a few days.
Sorry, I couldn't resist. It's actually a great film, and not just for dorks.
Well, I don't doubt that the blueprints worked. But there aren't many engineers who draw up blueprints and are confident that the implementations of those blueprints will work. Especially when those blueprints are on the back of your social studies homework.
Yep - but a basket lined with nails and thumbtacks, with a price tag of $100 billion. I'm not sure it's worth putting any eggs in it.
Aha! I hacked it, and MAN was it easy - your security sucks. Well, let's see... you've got all kinds of kiddie porn and Britney Spears MP3s on your hard drive - and hey! That's my term paper! How did you get that?
What's the IP address? Let me know when you'll be driving so I can hack your ignition.
You want to colonize Mars? Okay, but first colonize Antarctica. Even if Mars got a room-temperature atmosphere of CO2, Antarctica would be a lush paradise by comparison, and MUCH less expensive to colonize, too (you can't exactly get to Mars by boat). Perhaps the most difficult aspect of colonizing Mars would be the dust. It's about 100 times finer than Earth dust, it's adhesive, magnetic, highly abrasive, and if inhaled can easily cause silicosis of the lungs. Its potential to destroy equipment is staggering. I'd rather deal with snow and penguin poop, if you ask me.
I'll bet it's like the "antenna" on the Palm VII. It would have been simple for them to put a nice, thin, flat fractal antenna inside the case, but instead they put it in that wobbly little strip of plastic. You HAVE to extend the antenna for the thing to work. Why did they do it that way? To make you a walking advertisement for wireless Palms. Marketing triumphs over engineering - again.