FWIW, here are some more interesting parts of the discussion:
[17:10:47] (Famous quote: http://bash.org/?6699)
[17:12:14] Lazy asks: How comes it took so much time between the key is found and the message of end (more than 2 months) [17:12:50] there are two parts to this answer. [17:13:09] The first portion of the delay was entirely our fault, and we're quite embarassed by it. [17:13:52] It simply took us a month to notice that the key had arrived. On the keymaster there is a success.log which, in past projects, sits at 0 bytes until the day the winning key arrives. [17:14:44] however, with the rc5-64 project there exists a buggy version of the client which generates false-positives. Consequently, the success.log became huge and was constantly growing. [17:15:16] As luck would have it, the subspace we started with was one higher than the subspace where the solution was actually found. Luck of the draw, but we'll blame it on dbaker anyway.
[17:34:16] 256 times more work does not mean 256 times as long working, after all.
[17:35:15] As the saying goes, "if brute force won't solve your problem, you aren't using enough"
[17:43:58] we came quite close to being deployed to a few thousand pay telephones but the person behind the scheme couldn't get management approval.
[18:09:55] stealth`` asks: Why does PowerPC's have higher keyrates than the x86, even if a faster x86 is compared to a slower PowerPC? [18:11:04] G4 CPUs have some architectural features very suited for RC5. [18:11:20] koremore asks: To add to that, why do AMD processors give better keyrates than Intel ones? [18:11:36] First, in the fastest cores, all processing is done in the vector unit of the chip (Altivec). [18:12:07] Intel and AMD CPUs do have integer vector units (SSE2 and MMX), but they're less suited to RC5 than Altivec for two main reasons: [18:13:09] More registers available (32 in the PowerPC versus 8 in MMX and SSE2), plus 128-bit wide registers (MMX is only 64-bit wide), and the existence of a hardware vector rotate instruction in Altivec, which isn't available in MMX and SSE2.
His idea was to grab images from real life - emotional, raw, honest images - and present them in a non-verbal, non-linear fashion, forging a kind of concert cinema.
From just this sentence, it sounds a lot like Baraka (1992), another 'movie'/feature/whatever, that was basically just a bunch of beautiful and mesmerising pieces of footage placed together. No real story, just footage of beautiful places around the world. I would recommend renting the Baraka DVD if you're ever bored one night.
Baraka also had a wonderful score/sound production. I'd be sure that the Qatsi Trilogy will too.
I'd laugh my ass off if the discmans that Epic were giving out had a digital output on the side that hadn't been plugged or covered up. Making digitally perfect copies would be even easier and would sound just as good as a CD rip.
However, as a second thought, those sorts of features only appear on the more pricey units, I have no idea if Epic would use them. Its a funny thought though.
Probably the fact that the reviewers would have to return the discman and CD to Sony once they were done reviewing it. It would probably have tamperproof seals on the screws etc.
There would certainly be a clause in the big legal document they had to sign saying that if they broke or dissassembled the unit, they realise they would be sued into the ground.
Hey, its not my site, i just found the link a while ago. I have no idea about what the guy did, or what kind of drive it was. But think about it, a cup of coffee isnt really that heavy is it?
Ive never had problems with my movie operating system. Say... you want to hack someone? Simple!
Step 1: Open 'Elite Hacking Utility' in the 'Extras' submenu of the startbar.
Step 2: Enter the IP Address of your target, or click 'Hack Previous Download Stream' to hack the last server you sent data to. Then click OK
Step 3: 'Elite Hacking Utility' will automatically determine which OS the hackee is running, and then will prompt you if you wish to proceed. Click OK to continue, or Quit to exit the program.
Step 4: The hackee computer is running "Debian Linux." If you press okay, Elite Hacking Utility will hack through any firewalls and give you full access to that computer, using simple translators to convert anything to the file types supported by the OS. You will then gain complete access to their computer and all their files. You have not owned them! Although Elite Hacking Utility is a very safe program, there is a rare chance that the hackee could make a counter-attack, that Elite Hacking Utility may be unable to stop. To proceed, click OK, to choose a different IP address, click Back, to exit the program, click Quit, if you need assistance, press the Help key on your keyboard or choose Elite Hacking Help from the Help menu.
Cell phones make us stupid? I'd agree with that, but they certainly have some other nasty effects on us:
Lab rats were found to have their short term memory impaired after being exposed to electromagnetic radiation (EM) at frequencies and amplitudes common in portable phones, markedly affecting their performance in a maze after 1 hour/day periods of EM exposure. In a second experiment designed to measure the time needed to complete a maze task, it was estimated that exposed animals required approximately one third more time than the control rats. {1}
Using an apparatus which tested for object recognition, researchers found that exposed rats suffered observable memory loss after EM radiation exposure. This test was done in 1994 specifically testing the effects of portable phones. {2}
The blood-brain barrier in test animals is made permeable to foriegn substances in the blood which would not normally be allowed to pass through brain cell walls. This, according to one group of researchers, was discovered when dye was injected into the blood stream of test rats and found to be absorbed by brain cells in exposed rats after twenty minutes, but not by those in the unexposed control group.{3}
The general effect of EM on the endochrine system, (the system of glands throughout the body, including the adrenal, thyroid and pancreatic among others,) is also noteworthy. The results from a variety of studies were lengthy and, frankly, difficult to briefly document as it seems different glands react to different frequencies and power levels in a wide variety of ways, sometimes having opposite effects simply by changing the pulse rate of a given wave form. Research only scratches the surface, and it seems that the potential for further study is enormous. Essentially, EM radiation as emitted from Cell Phones, pagers, wireless computer hardware and computer monitors does a wide range of strange things to the human body. One researcher simply summed up the overall effect of EM on the glandular system as resulting in, 'general stress disorder'. {4}
Delta Wave sleep patterns of test subjects were found to be inhibited after regular exposure, (one hour per day), to frequencies and power levels commonly emitted from computer monitors and in other tests, higher frequency portable phones. {5}
--With a drive for faster, cheaper and higher power wireless digital equipment, the general public might be well advised to remain cautious of the possible health hazards associated with the increased use of microwave active devices.
In the few instances where the large telecommunications companies have been challenged regarding the safety of their products, it is interesting to note that their public relations stances have been remarkably similar to those once commonly employed by the cigarette industry concerning tobacco use. It will be interesting to observe the direction and ultimate outcome of these trends.
References:
1. Henry Lai, 1998. Neurological effects of radio frequency electromagnetic radiation Presented to the Workshop on possible biological and health effects of RF electromagnetic fields. Project team: Mobile Phones and Health, Symposium, October 25-28, 1998, University of Vienna, Austria. http:// pages.britishlibrary.net/orange/henrylai.htm
2. James C. Lin, 2000. Effects of microwave and mobile telephone exposure on memory and memory processes. University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA http://www.eecs.uic.edu/eecspeople/lin_ieee42_3.ht m
3. Frey A.H., Feld S, Frey B. Neural function and behavior: defining the relationship. Ann NY Acad Sci 247:433-438
4. Dr. Robert Becker & Dr. Andrew Marino paper, "Electromagnetism & Life" http://www.ortho.lsumc.edu/Faculty/Marino/EL/ELTOC.html
5. Drumanskiy, Yu.D., Sandala, M.G. 1974. The biologic action and hygenic significance of electromagnetic fields of superhigh and ultrahigh frequencies in densely populated areas. In Biologic effects and health hazards of microwave radiation, p. 289. Warsaw: Polish Medical Publishers.
But the most annoying one: ".ahh yeah im on the train now..
More and more these days we see advertising for 'antibacterial' this-and-that. The problem with all of these products is not so much that it kills the bacteria, but that pretty soon, the bacteria develops defences aganist the things that will kill it - rendering them useless. When this happens, you then need to start using products which are stronger and stronger, each time as the bacteria becomes resistant.
We have major problems in the medical world, because anti-biotics have been regularly prescribed for common colds since antibiotics have existed. As a result, strains of the flu, and other similar sicknesses are becoming highly resistant to antibiotics. I just hope that if we see the introduction of something like this, that it doesn't lead to the same thing. Perfectly clean drinking water is one thing, but perfectly clean water that kills bacteria? Thats another thing...
Although its not a documentary style history, have a look at Textfiles.com. Its an enormous archive of all sorts of text files which were on BBSs, back in the day.
It makes for some really interesting sessions. Have a beer while you drop down memory lane one night. I've done that. Every now and again you see some of your own files on there!:) cool.
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nonono, If you can't make the geek go to the toilet, bring the toilet to the geek.
Penises have higher bandwidth than cable modems
..its to locate your servers in a country that doesn't give two shits about the american lawmakers.
[17:10:47] (Famous quote: http://bash.org/?6699)
[17:12:14] Lazy asks: How comes it took so much time between the key is found and the message of end (more than 2 months)
[17:12:50] there are two parts to this answer.
[17:13:09] The first portion of the delay was entirely our fault, and we're quite embarassed by it.
[17:13:52] It simply took us a month to notice that the key had arrived. On the keymaster there is a success.log which, in past projects, sits at 0 bytes until the day the winning key arrives.
[17:14:44] however, with the rc5-64 project there exists a buggy version of the client which generates false-positives. Consequently, the success.log became huge and was constantly growing.
[17:15:16] As luck would have it, the subspace we started with was one higher than the subspace where the solution was actually found. Luck of the draw, but we'll blame it on dbaker anyway.
[17:34:16] 256 times more work does not mean 256 times as long working, after all.
[17:35:15] As the saying goes, "if brute force won't solve your problem, you aren't using enough"
[17:43:58] we came quite close to being deployed to a few thousand pay telephones but the person behind the scheme couldn't get management approval.
[18:09:55] stealth`` asks: Why does PowerPC's have higher keyrates than the x86, even if a faster x86 is compared to a slower PowerPC?
[18:11:04] G4 CPUs have some architectural features very suited for RC5.
[18:11:20] koremore asks: To add to that, why do AMD processors give better keyrates than Intel ones?
[18:11:36] First, in the fastest cores, all processing is done in the vector unit of the chip (Altivec).
[18:12:07] Intel and AMD CPUs do have integer vector units (SSE2 and MMX), but they're less suited to RC5 than Altivec for two main reasons:
[18:13:09] More registers available (32 in the PowerPC versus 8 in MMX and SSE2), plus 128-bit wide registers (MMX is only 64-bit wide), and the existence of a hardware vector rotate instruction in Altivec, which isn't available in MMX and SSE2.
The whole thing is still worth a read though
From just this sentence, it sounds a lot like Baraka (1992), another 'movie'/feature/whatever, that was basically just a bunch of beautiful and mesmerising pieces of footage placed together. No real story, just footage of beautiful places around the world. I would recommend renting the Baraka DVD if you're ever bored one night.
Baraka also had a wonderful score/sound production. I'd be sure that the Qatsi Trilogy will too.
If you try this, Murphy's Law will take over, and the strap will break.
I wonder if echelon will be monitoring these transmissions... because we all know this is what the terrorists of the future will be using..
However, as a second thought, those sorts of features only appear on the more pricey units, I have no idea if Epic would use them. Its a funny thought though.
Probably the fact that the reviewers would have to return the discman and CD to Sony once they were done reviewing it. It would probably have tamperproof seals on the screws etc.
There would certainly be a clause in the big legal document they had to sign saying that if they broke or dissassembled the unit, they realise they would be sued into the ground.
Hey, its not my site, i just found the link a while ago. I have no idea about what the guy did, or what kind of drive it was. But think about it, a cup of coffee isnt really that heavy is it?
ITS A LIE!! :) I've had this link for a while, look here, the broken coffee mug holder" urban geek myth debunked
Remember to keep an eye out for any rogue Dreamcasts you happen to find lying around the workplace...
..movie operating systems have bad useability?!..
Ive never had problems with my movie operating system. Say... you want to hack someone? Simple!
Step 1: Open 'Elite Hacking Utility' in the 'Extras' submenu of the startbar.
Step 2: Enter the IP Address of your target, or click 'Hack Previous Download Stream' to hack the last server you sent data to. Then click OK
Step 3: 'Elite Hacking Utility' will automatically determine which OS the hackee is running, and then will prompt you if you wish to proceed. Click OK to continue, or Quit to exit the program.
Step 4: The hackee computer is running "Debian Linux." If you press okay, Elite Hacking Utility will hack through any firewalls and give you full access to that computer, using simple translators to convert anything to the file types supported by the OS. You will then gain complete access to their computer and all their files. You have not owned them! Although Elite Hacking Utility is a very safe program, there is a rare chance that the hackee could make a counter-attack, that Elite Hacking Utility may be unable to stop. To proceed, click OK, to choose a different IP address, click Back, to exit the program, click Quit, if you need assistance, press the Help key on your keyboard or choose Elite Hacking Help from the Help menu.
Simple!
Cell phones make us stupid? I'd agree with that, but they certainly have some other nasty effects on us:
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Lab rats were found to have their short term memory impaired after being exposed to electromagnetic radiation (EM) at frequencies and amplitudes common in portable phones, markedly affecting their performance in a maze after 1 hour/day periods of EM exposure. In a second experiment designed to measure the time needed to complete a maze task, it was estimated that exposed animals required approximately one third more time than the control rats. {1}
Using an apparatus which tested for object recognition, researchers found that exposed rats suffered observable memory loss after EM radiation exposure. This test was done in 1994 specifically testing the effects of portable phones. {2}
The blood-brain barrier in test animals is made permeable to foriegn substances in the blood which would not normally be allowed to pass through brain cell walls. This, according to one group of researchers, was discovered when dye was injected into the blood stream of test rats and found to be absorbed by brain cells in exposed rats after twenty minutes, but not by those in the unexposed control group.{3}
The general effect of EM on the endochrine system, (the system of glands throughout the body, including the adrenal, thyroid and pancreatic among others,) is also noteworthy. The results from a variety of studies were lengthy and, frankly, difficult to briefly document as it seems different glands react to different frequencies and power levels in a wide variety of ways, sometimes having opposite effects simply by changing the pulse rate of a given wave form. Research only scratches the surface, and it seems that the potential for further study is enormous. Essentially, EM radiation as emitted from Cell Phones, pagers, wireless computer hardware and computer monitors does a wide range of strange things to the human body. One researcher simply summed up the overall effect of EM on the glandular system as resulting in, 'general stress disorder'. {4}
Delta Wave sleep patterns of test subjects were found to be inhibited after regular exposure, (one hour per day), to frequencies and power levels commonly emitted from computer monitors and in other tests, higher frequency portable phones. {5}
--With a drive for faster, cheaper and higher power wireless digital equipment, the general public might be well advised to remain cautious of the possible health hazards associated with the increased use of microwave active devices.
In the few instances where the large telecommunications companies have been challenged regarding the safety of their products, it is interesting to note that their public relations stances have been remarkably similar to those once commonly employed by the cigarette industry concerning tobacco use. It will be interesting to observe the direction and ultimate outcome of these trends.
References:
1. Henry Lai, 1998. Neurological effects of radio frequency electromagnetic radiation Presented to the Workshop on possible biological and health effects of RF electromagnetic fields. Project team: Mobile Phones and Health, Symposium, October 25-28, 1998, University of Vienna, Austria. http:// pages.britishlibrary.net/orange/henrylai.htm
2. James C. Lin, 2000. Effects of microwave and mobile telephone exposure on memory and memory processes. University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA http://www.eecs.uic.edu/eecspeople/lin_ieee42_3.h
3. Frey A.H., Feld S, Frey B. Neural function and behavior: defining the relationship. Ann NY Acad Sci 247:433-438
4. Dr. Robert Becker & Dr. Andrew Marino paper, "Electromagnetism & Life" http://www.ortho.lsumc.edu/Faculty/Marino/EL/ELTO
5. Drumanskiy, Yu.D., Sandala, M.G. 1974. The biologic action and hygenic significance of electromagnetic fields of superhigh and ultrahigh frequencies in densely populated areas. In Biologic effects and health hazards of microwave radiation, p. 289. Warsaw: Polish Medical Publishers.
But the most annoying one:
".ahh yeah im on the train now..
We have major problems in the medical world, because anti-biotics have been regularly prescribed for common colds since antibiotics have existed. As a result, strains of the flu, and other similar sicknesses are becoming highly resistant to antibiotics. I just hope that if we see the introduction of something like this, that it doesn't lead to the same thing. Perfectly clean drinking water is one thing, but perfectly clean water that kills bacteria? Thats another thing...
It makes for some really interesting sessions. Have a beer while you drop down memory lane one night. I've done that. Every now and again you see some of your own files on there! :) cool.