Actually, it's both. It depends on the word which one is used. To transliterate "hop" you use the g, but the word for good is pronounced "harasho" (xopowo) and is spelled with the X. I think the origin of the word (russian vs. non-russian) is part of it.
When used properly, One Time Pad is impossible to break. Of course, carrying around enough truely random characters/bytes for all of your encrypting needs without getting caught is another story. And humans are notoriously good at not following directions properly....
True about the directions part. But one problem with one-time pads is the random part. A computer pseudo-random number generator would become a weak point to attack. Plus, it's usually the implementation of the cryptography that's the problem and not the algorithm itself.
The real problem with getting computers to come up with random numbers is that they are deterministic. Given the bits (or even numbers) generated by an Alternating Stop and Go Generator (See Applied Cryptography by Schneier) in a vacuum, you will find that the numbers are statistically random. But if you happen to know the set up of the generator, you can calculate everything because there is no additional randomness (once the IVs are choosen) within the system. On the other hand, you could use this kind of generator because of the psuedo-ness. Instead of passing back and forth GBs of random bits/numbers out of band, you could just transfer the IVs out of band and generate your OTP from there. Both Parties (or even many parties) can have all the same numbers. The 3 LFSRs that make up the generator must be of order 31 (IIRC) or higher, so you end up with (31^2)^3 possible starting points, too many to brute force.
BLogic
ps- Fun fact of the Day: the C function rand() when seeded with ms from the epoch produces bits that are statistically random enough to pass the FIPS 140-2 standard for cryptographic devices. Not that you'd ever use it for one...
When used properly, One Time Pad is impossible to break. Of course, carrying around enough truely random characters/bytes for all of your encrypting needs without getting caught is another story. And humans are notoriously good at not following directions properly....
To help you get prepared for entering the work force perhaps you should check out the Dilbert books on business. There 5 of them by Scott Adams that will give you valuable insight for your new job. And they cover items 5-8 above.
Sometimes, people just decide they don't like you and work to make the six years of junior/senior high hellish.
Just before junior high I moved to a new school. I knew I was smart, but I also knew that I wasn't alone. There were a lot of smart people at my school. It was the other smart kids (girls) who picked on me. I don't think I was any more socially inept than your average 12 year old girl, but I did march to the beat of a different drummer. And that, more than anything else, is what gets you singled out at that age. Oh, and the girls can be so much worse than the boys. Sure, I never got put in a locker, but the psychological tourture is worse.
Fast-forward a decade or so... I'm well-adjusted, well-employed, and most of all, happy. Some how I managed to get through high school without changing to their beat. In fact, I pride my self in my (increasing) geekiness. And they have gone on to live their cookie cutter lives, attending the same colleges as everyone else, finding the same jobs and dating the same kind of men. Not the life I would have wanted.
I guess the moral here, for those of you still trying to get through it, is find a few like mind people to be friends with and stick together. Some day you'll end up in an interesting job, knowing interesting people and that will make the struggle worth it.
I was introduced to Snood a couple summers ago while living with a non-geek friend and got very addicted. Many unemployed hours were spent watching the pretty colors gather and then fall. When I was over at my boyfriend's apt I would take every chance I got to try to beat his high score. If he walked out of the room and was gone for a minute I'd start playing. The competition aspect made it much more gripping.
Luckily I found a job and have been able to turn those wasted hours into time spent on/.
Although a little Snood wouldn't be a bad way to kill time as I wait for code to build....
Flirt with the bartender to get free drinks? Or extra liquor in your drinks? You'd be forced to talk to the other patrons and that can just be scary sometimes.
But going to Boston will save them money (assuming they don't all live in NYC). Hotels are cheaper, restaurants are cheaper, heck, even the public transportation is cheaper!
NYC is cool and all, but Boston is just an awesome city. They don't know what they will be missing.
I am in the process of using HTTPUnit to retrofit a testing framework onto our JSP and Servelet powered site and boy is it fun. I'm not using it inside JUnit and it's great in a stand-alone app. The modeling of web pages and their components is very complete and easy to use. I am very easily able to follow from one page to the next.
I do have two big problems with it. The first is that it only accepts perfect HTML. If you are using tables to format a form, then HTTPUnit doesn't pick up all of the form elements if they are in different tables or even a nested table. It does allow you to add elements by hand, but then you aren't really doing what the user would. Also, as other people have mentioned, there is no JavaScript support, which sometimes makes for interesting work arounds, say if developers like to use JavaScript to submit forms. But once again, you have to know what you are looking for and are doing some thing that the user would not.
Sounds like the WPI Plan to me. The idea behind Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA has been the balance of book knowledge and hands on learning since it opened in 1865.
In the 1960's they decided to radically change how WPI students learn and prepare for careers. The current implementaion of the plan involves three significant projects that you must complete before you graduate. The first is in humanities called a Sufficency; you take 5 related classes and then create a project, such as write a research paper, perform a recital, or design a stage set. The second is to relate Technology to society called the Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP). Many students complete this project overseas, helping governments and non-profits develop soemthing important. And the last project is your senior thesis called the Major Qualifying Project (MQP). This is, obviously, in your major and should correlate to your primary focus over the years. Increasingly, students are working with companies to complete this. And, there are no required classes. There areas of study that you have to do, but there is always a choice on which exact class you take.
There must be something to this as companies such as Mitre and GE continue to recruit WPI undergrads. Hopefully Olin College will be able to get a foothold and produce the same caliber, if not better, students. Now if only they weren't in WPI's back yard...
After a discussion with a couple of my friends we came up with another explaination on why women are receive jewels (of all kinds) as presents. It's a kind of property that women could own back in the day when women weren't allowed to own land and didn't work that much. They are relativly valueable for their size, easy to store, and if she ever needed some financial independence, she could sell them.
Part of the reason that almost every theater shows movies in 35mm film is that they don't make movies in 70mm any more. Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet was one of the last. Traditional 70mm isn't used anymore because there is some problem in production and handling, I don't remember what it is, but I think it has to do with the sound format. 70mm uses a magnetic system while 35mm uses and optical system. I wish I could remember more (or find something about it), but this is pieces I remember from my projection training a few years ago. The (very old) projectors I learned on could do both 35mm and 70mm, but we hadn't used 70mm in a couple of years at that point.
Are you sure you aren't thinking about Adrian Lamo who broke into the New York Times internal site and found the home phone numbers for the op-ed contributors in February 2002. A reputable source said he also had access to social security numbers for people like Rush Limbaugh, Michael Bloomberg, and Bill Gates. This detail is not in any of the news reports I found, though. As of early July the NY Times has not pressed charges.
He listed two certifications, FIPS 140-1 and 140-2, that NIST has given. Both are Cryptographic Testing Modules that help certify that they crypto stuff that you are using is "reasonably" secure. The module coveres many areas such as key management and the generation of random numbers. More information about 140-2 (the later version) can be found: FIPS 140-2. And NIST doesn't actually test the equipment themselves, any vendor wishing to put that certification on their product must test it.
The Computer Security Division of NIST spends a lot of time researching what works and what doesn't. They (NIST) are a centralized body given the power (responsibility?) to design good standards and publish them for the US to use. And that is how you know that something is secure.
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When I cancelled my Earthlink DSL, they turned it off promptly, and still continued to allow me to use the dial up service without ever charging me. Now that's good customer service.
Um, this is a chemistry experiment, not a physics one. I know that chemistry is really just the application of a lot of physics properties, but vinegar was not used in any of the physics classes I took.
What if, in the future, there is a serious decrease in population and we needed to rebuild? If there was a devastating war, perhaps against aliens, and all the women of childbearing age are killed, what would we do then? Wait until the young girls grow up?
Or if there was a large asteroid? I bet the dinosaurs would have done it if they could.
A glass that tells me if its empty would be a great addition to any beer glass collection. But I'm sure the glasses could be outfitted with an alarm that lets the bar know when a glass is attemping to leave the property.
If you lived in Cambridge, MA, you could. They have an extensive recycling program where you can get one computer, monitor, or TV picked up per household, per week. They also accept disks, CD's, and VHS tapes at the Drop-off center. They don't say what happens to the parts after they're picked up, so they could still be going to China. Other cities must do the same thing.
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Actually, it's both. It depends on the word which one is used. To transliterate "hop" you use the g, but the word for good is pronounced "harasho" (xopowo) and is spelled with the X. I think the origin of the word (russian vs. non-russian) is part of it.
When used properly, One Time Pad is impossible to break. Of course, carrying around enough truely random characters/bytes for all of your encrypting needs without getting caught is another story. And humans are notoriously good at not following directions properly....
True about the directions part. But one problem with one-time pads is the random part. A computer pseudo-random number generator would become a weak point to attack. Plus, it's usually the implementation of the cryptography that's the problem and not the algorithm itself.
The real problem with getting computers to come up with random numbers is that they are deterministic. Given the bits (or even numbers) generated by an Alternating Stop and Go Generator (See Applied Cryptography by Schneier) in a vacuum, you will find that the numbers are statistically random. But if you happen to know the set up of the generator, you can calculate everything because there is no additional randomness (once the IVs are choosen) within the system. On the other hand, you could use this kind of generator because of the psuedo-ness. Instead of passing back and forth GBs of random bits/numbers out of band, you could just transfer the IVs out of band and generate your OTP from there. Both Parties (or even many parties) can have all the same numbers. The 3 LFSRs that make up the generator must be of order 31 (IIRC) or higher, so you end up with (31^2)^3 possible starting points, too many to brute force.
BLogic
ps- Fun fact of the Day: the C function rand() when seeded with ms from the epoch produces bits that are statistically random enough to pass the FIPS 140-2 standard for cryptographic devices. Not that you'd ever use it for one...
When used properly, One Time Pad is impossible to break. Of course, carrying around enough truely random characters/bytes for all of your encrypting needs without getting caught is another story. And humans are notoriously good at not following directions properly....
To help you get prepared for entering the work force perhaps you should check out the Dilbert books on business. There 5 of them by Scott Adams that will give you valuable insight for your new job. And they cover items 5-8 above.
We had the same problem, except that it wasn't an intern, but instead a VP.... We can blame him just the same, though.
Sometimes, people just decide they don't like you and work to make the six years of junior/senior high hellish.
Just before junior high I moved to a new school. I knew I was smart, but I also knew that I wasn't alone. There were a lot of smart people at my school. It was the other smart kids (girls) who picked on me. I don't think I was any more socially inept than your average 12 year old girl, but I did march to the beat of a different drummer. And that, more than anything else, is what gets you singled out at that age. Oh, and the girls can be so much worse than the boys. Sure, I never got put in a locker, but the psychological tourture is worse.
Fast-forward a decade or so... I'm well-adjusted, well-employed, and most of all, happy. Some how I managed to get through high school without changing to their beat. In fact, I pride my self in my (increasing) geekiness. And they have gone on to live their cookie cutter lives, attending the same colleges as everyone else, finding the same jobs and dating the same kind of men. Not the life I would have wanted.
I guess the moral here, for those of you still trying to get through it, is find a few like mind people to be friends with and stick together. Some day you'll end up in an interesting job, knowing interesting people and that will make the struggle worth it.
I was introduced to Snood a couple summers ago while living with a non-geek friend and got very addicted. Many unemployed hours were spent watching the pretty colors gather and then fall. When I was over at my boyfriend's apt I would take every chance I got to try to beat his high score. If he walked out of the room and was gone for a minute I'd start playing. The competition aspect made it much more gripping.
Luckily I found a job and have been able to turn those wasted hours into time spent on /.
Although a little Snood wouldn't be a bad way to kill time as I wait for code to build....
Flirt with the bartender to get free drinks? Or extra liquor in your drinks? You'd be forced to talk to the other patrons and that can just be scary sometimes.
But going to Boston will save them money (assuming they don't all live in NYC). Hotels are cheaper, restaurants are cheaper, heck, even the public transportation is cheaper!
NYC is cool and all, but Boston is just an awesome city. They don't know what they will be missing.
I am in the process of using HTTPUnit to retrofit a testing framework onto our JSP and Servelet powered site and boy is it fun. I'm not using it inside JUnit and it's great in a stand-alone app. The modeling of web pages and their components is very complete and easy to use. I am very easily able to follow from one page to the next.
I do have two big problems with it. The first is that it only accepts perfect HTML. If you are using tables to format a form, then HTTPUnit doesn't pick up all of the form elements if they are in different tables or even a nested table. It does allow you to add elements by hand, but then you aren't really doing what the user would. Also, as other people have mentioned, there is no JavaScript support, which sometimes makes for interesting work arounds, say if developers like to use JavaScript to submit forms. But once again, you have to know what you are looking for and are doing some thing that the user would not.
Good Luck.
Sounds like the WPI Plan to me. The idea behind Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA has been the balance of book knowledge and hands on learning since it opened in 1865.
In the 1960's they decided to radically change how WPI students learn and prepare for careers. The current implementaion of the plan involves three significant projects that you must complete before you graduate. The first is in humanities called a Sufficency; you take 5 related classes and then create a project, such as write a research paper, perform a recital, or design a stage set. The second is to relate Technology to society called the Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP). Many students complete this project overseas, helping governments and non-profits develop soemthing important. And the last project is your senior thesis called the Major Qualifying Project (MQP). This is, obviously, in your major and should correlate to your primary focus over the years. Increasingly, students are working with companies to complete this. And, there are no required classes. There areas of study that you have to do, but there is always a choice on which exact class you take.
There must be something to this as companies such as Mitre and GE continue to recruit WPI undergrads. Hopefully Olin College will be able to get a foothold and produce the same caliber, if not better, students. Now if only they weren't in WPI's back yard...
After a discussion with a couple of my friends we came up with another explaination on why women are receive jewels (of all kinds) as presents. It's a kind of property that women could own back in the day when women weren't allowed to own land and didn't work that much. They are relativly valueable for their size, easy to store, and if she ever needed some financial independence, she could sell them.
Part of the reason that almost every theater shows movies in 35mm film is that they don't make movies in 70mm any more. Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet was one of the last. Traditional 70mm isn't used anymore because there is some problem in production and handling, I don't remember what it is, but I think it has to do with the sound format. 70mm uses a magnetic system while 35mm uses and optical system. I wish I could remember more (or find something about it), but this is pieces I remember from my projection training a few years ago. The (very old) projectors I learned on could do both 35mm and 70mm, but we hadn't used 70mm in a couple of years at that point.
Yes, but how do you fit it in your car's cup holder?
Are you sure you aren't thinking about Adrian Lamo who broke into the New York Times internal site and found the home phone numbers for the op-ed contributors in February 2002. A reputable source said he also had access to social security numbers for people like Rush Limbaugh, Michael Bloomberg, and Bill Gates. This detail is not in any of the news reports I found, though. As of early July the NY Times has not pressed charges.
He listed two certifications, FIPS 140-1 and 140-2, that NIST has given. Both are Cryptographic Testing Modules that help certify that they crypto stuff that you are using is "reasonably" secure. The module coveres many areas such as key management and the generation of random numbers. More information about 140-2 (the later version) can be found: FIPS 140-2. And NIST doesn't actually test the equipment themselves, any vendor wishing to put that certification on their product must test it.
The Computer Security Division of NIST spends a lot of time researching what works and what doesn't. They (NIST) are a centralized body given the power (responsibility?) to design good standards and publish them for the US to use. And that is how you know that something is secure.
When I cancelled my Earthlink DSL, they turned it off promptly, and still continued to allow me to use the dial up service without ever charging me. Now that's good customer service.
Um, this is a chemistry experiment, not a physics one. I know that chemistry is really just the application of a lot of physics properties, but vinegar was not used in any of the physics classes I took.
What if, in the future, there is a serious decrease in population and we needed to rebuild? If there was a devastating war, perhaps against aliens, and all the women of childbearing age are killed, what would we do then? Wait until the young girls grow up?
Or if there was a large asteroid? I bet the dinosaurs would have done it if they could.
A glass that tells me if its empty would be a great addition to any beer glass collection. But I'm sure the glasses could be outfitted with an alarm that lets the bar know when a glass is attemping to leave the property.
Not that it would stop drunk college kids....
If you lived in Cambridge, MA, you could. They have an extensive recycling program where you can get one computer, monitor, or TV picked up per household, per week. They also accept disks, CD's, and VHS tapes at the Drop-off center. They don't say what happens to the parts after they're picked up, so they could still be going to China. Other cities must do the same thing.