5 letter password from 2^16 alphabet = 2^80 possibilities. ~10^24 for the binary challenged.
In reqular text password terms this is ~ equivalent to a 13 letter password from a 70 character alphabet (uppercase + lowercase + numbers + special characters) (70^x = 2^80 => x ~ 13).
Last time I checked a random 13 character password was pretty darn hard to brute force.
Surely anything can be cracked if enough brute force is chucked at it. Admitally it might take years bt it should break in time or have I missed something fundemental.
Apart from the one-time pad issue that another poster mentioned you have missed the fact that it doesn't matter if something can be broken "in time" as long as that time (and cost) is vastly greater than the value of breaking it. Assuming a non-brute-force method for solving ECC is not found then it may take a million computers 100 million years to crack the 224 bit version. This in all practicality is unbreakable even if you factor in advances in computer technology.
Crop at least some part of the image off before publishing (even a narrow border) as that will almost prove that yours is the original (easy to crop, hard to un-crop or add material withouth it being noticeable on the pixel level)
Also there are digital watermarkings that are not visible but that is not a bullet-proof technique since they can be processed out of the image.
Of course he would. The same goes for Ansel Adams. You use the technology that is available. Would he have gone digital last year, this year or next year - who knows. Digital is still in its relative infancy so some pros may still be debating the merits and shortcomings but that will soon end as new photographers who have grown up on digital enter the arena.
And apart from basic camera abilities in controlling DOF, shutter speed, dynamic range etc it really isn't about the technology for photographers like Ansel Adams. The can "spot a picture" and determine the light needed to catch it at the right moment, the best framing etc. That is what separates the brilliant photographers from the mediocre.
Also I don't understand the adversity to "digital manipulation". If it is an artwork anyway who cares. Monet's or Van Gogh's paintings were not exactly true to nature either were they. Unless you are talking about documentary photos and photojournalistic photos digital enhancements is just a new exciting way to express what you wanted to express.
I'll keep what I have - I can't imagine what the benefit of the "upgrade" would be. I can imagine the significant limitations. Ergo, I stand pat.
Keep what you have??? Fine, but what about new releases? Are you still buying vinyl records? There is no such thing as "I won't upgrade". If you want the new content you will have to accept (whether willingly or grudgingly) the format it is being delivered in.
Rochman said, "We invested NIS 5 million in the project in the past three years, and today the police came to the factory to investigate and lift fingerprints."
NIS 5 million ~ USD 1.15 million.
How can anyone fund a development project like this for so relatively little money?
More major flares are possible this week, forecasters said.
In other words: We had no idea these 9 would happen, and we have no idea what will happen tomorrow but if there's been 9 in a row we think there just maybe a few more coming, perhaps, maybe.
For all those./ comments that say the internet is mostly used for prOn. I played a game where the word I thought of was "pussy" and the guesses? 1) Software, 2) Internet
Both DirecTV and Earthlink as well as many others offer it. Not quite as fast as DSL for downloads and maybe a bit pricier but isn't rural areas precisely what this type of service is aimed at?
Their math is wrong all over the place.
1) 20,000 times faster that standard broadband
2) "compact disc within one second -- an operation that takes around eight minutes on standard broadband". 8 minutes = 480 seconds, i.e. 480 times faster. This is a difference of about a factor of 40 from the 20,000 number.
Also:
90-minute DVD download in 15 minutes. Assuming 3GB (shooting lower than a full DVD here). That would be 25Mbit/second. That cannot refer to "standard broadband" but neither to the previous speed record equipment so what is this "current technology"?
Journalists need to start using their brains just a bit..../Claus
is in the per-minute charges you quote.
I bet the ISP you mention is a telco? They give away the connection for next-to-nothing but get you on the per-minute charges. Since most US phone customers have unlimited local calls as part of the phone service and most (?) ISP's are not telco's that means that there is no such thing as a per-minute-charge to neither the telco or the ISP.
That said I agree that a lot of services are much more expensive in the US (I am a Dane who's been in the US for 7 years). For example cable/satellite TV: ~$45/month, DSL: ~$45-$50/month, Phone service: ~$30/month (unlimited local calls)./Claus
Oh - the irony - someone calling others braindead morons for not seing that the two titles are different, when in fact the story is IS a dupe, but this latest one has a wrong title. It IS the victims families that are suing. Before shouting RTFT maybe you should RTFA???
I just finished placing my online order for various Linksys Wireless equipment, then surf over to/. and the top story is "Wireless LAN Equipment Shipments Up...top vendor is Linksys".
Man, those internet tracking and market analysis systems are getting too advanced now...:-)
Exactly how I felt. First the whole varg scene and Aragorn falling over the cliff was bad but forgivable. Then the elves coming to Helms deep was worse but you know - artistic freedom and all. But Faramir bringing Frodo to Osgiliath and letting a Ring wraith spot him and the ring, letting Frodo almost give the wraith the ring and then send him on his way again. WHAT WAS HE THINKING!
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The math:
5 letter password from 2^16 alphabet = 2^80 possibilities. ~10^24 for the binary challenged.
In reqular text password terms this is ~ equivalent to a 13 letter password from a 70 character alphabet (uppercase + lowercase + numbers + special characters) (70^x = 2^80 => x ~ 13).
Last time I checked a random 13 character password was pretty darn hard to brute force.
Oh well, good thing I didn't quit my day job then...
That was one area where I was sure ROtK (or in fact the whole trilogy) was going to win.
Apart from the one-time pad issue that another poster mentioned you have missed the fact that it doesn't matter if something can be broken "in time" as long as that time (and cost) is vastly greater than the value of breaking it. Assuming a non-brute-force method for solving ECC is not found then it may take a million computers 100 million years to crack the 224 bit version. This in all practicality is unbreakable even if you factor in advances in computer technology.
Duh - it goes to Halliburton of course. And a bit of it to his family and supporters. Same as with the money from the Iraq reconstruction contracts.
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Crop at least some part of the image off before publishing (even a narrow border) as that will almost prove that yours is the original (easy to crop, hard to un-crop or add material withouth it being noticeable on the pixel level)
Also there are digital watermarkings that are not visible but that is not a bullet-proof technique since they can be processed out of the image.
And apart from basic camera abilities in controlling DOF, shutter speed, dynamic range etc it really isn't about the technology for photographers like Ansel Adams. The can "spot a picture" and determine the light needed to catch it at the right moment, the best framing etc. That is what separates the brilliant photographers from the mediocre.
Also I don't understand the adversity to "digital manipulation". If it is an artwork anyway who cares. Monet's or Van Gogh's paintings were not exactly true to nature either were they. Unless you are talking about documentary photos and photojournalistic photos digital enhancements is just a new exciting way to express what you wanted to express.
---- I really gotta come up with a cool sig...
Assume we remove 1/100th of 1% of this which should not matter for system stability.
This would still require us to remove 7,300,000 billion tons of material (that's 7 million billion tons).
So in short: No.
http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/fs.htm
Keep what you have??? Fine, but what about new releases? Are you still buying vinyl records? There is no such thing as "I won't upgrade". If you want the new content you will have to accept (whether willingly or grudgingly) the format it is being delivered in.
NIS 5 million ~ USD 1.15 million.
How can anyone fund a development project like this for so relatively little money?
LOL, but how can that be modded insightful?
Earthperson to alien from newly discovered close galaxy as it is being torn apart:
My galaxy is stronger than your galaxy - na-na-na-na-boo-boo
In other words: We had no idea these 9 would happen, and we have no idea what will happen tomorrow but if there's been 9 in a row we think there just maybe a few more coming, perhaps, maybe.
For all those ./ comments that say the internet is mostly used for prOn.
I played a game where the word I thought of was "pussy" and the guesses? 1) Software, 2) Internet
Scary...
Both DirecTV and Earthlink as well as many others offer it.
Not quite as fast as DSL for downloads and maybe a bit pricier but isn't rural areas precisely what this type of service is aimed at?
Their math is wrong all over the place. 1) 20,000 times faster that standard broadband 2) "compact disc within one second -- an operation that takes around eight minutes on standard broadband". 8 minutes = 480 seconds, i.e. 480 times faster. This is a difference of about a factor of 40 from the 20,000 number. Also: 90-minute DVD download in 15 minutes. Assuming 3GB (shooting lower than a full DVD here). That would be 25Mbit/second. That cannot refer to "standard broadband" but neither to the previous speed record equipment so what is this "current technology"? Journalists need to start using their brains just a bit.... /Claus
is in the per-minute charges you quote. I bet the ISP you mention is a telco? They give away the connection for next-to-nothing but get you on the per-minute charges. Since most US phone customers have unlimited local calls as part of the phone service and most (?) ISP's are not telco's that means that there is no such thing as a per-minute-charge to neither the telco or the ISP. That said I agree that a lot of services are much more expensive in the US (I am a Dane who's been in the US for 7 years). For example cable/satellite TV: ~$45/month, DSL: ~$45-$50/month, Phone service: ~$30/month (unlimited local calls). /Claus
Oh - the irony - someone calling others braindead morons for not seing that the two titles are different, when in fact the story is IS a dupe, but this latest one has a wrong title. It IS the victims families that are suing. Before shouting RTFT maybe you should RTFA???
What's a poor /.'er to do when you can't just choose side and bash the usual suspects...
this would be a savior for the Detroit Tigers...
I just finished placing my online order for various Linksys Wireless equipment, then surf over to /. and the top story is "Wireless LAN Equipment Shipments Up...top vendor is Linksys".
Man, those internet tracking and market analysis systems are getting too advanced now... :-)
The offending applet would have to set the evil bit in its packets anyway... ;-)
In my experience 24-bit PNG files are much bigger than JPEG at the quality typically used for web images.
Exactly how I felt. First the whole varg scene and Aragorn falling over the cliff was bad but forgivable. Then the elves coming to Helms deep was worse but you know - artistic freedom and all. But Faramir bringing Frodo to Osgiliath and letting a Ring wraith spot him and the ring, letting Frodo almost give the wraith the ring and then send him on his way again. WHAT WAS HE THINKING!