I don't think you understand why a one-time pad is called a *one-time* pad -- once you start re-using digits, you forgo the unbreakability guarantee. The fact that you re-use them in a funny order surely improves the scheme's security, but you don't have any way of determing how much. You can only guess at how secure your scheme is. I would suggest using a block cipher whose cryptographic properties are well-understood, such as 3DES or Rijndael/AES. It would be faster, easier, and probably more secure.
If you read the article, the research was on procedural memory (such as learning a new juggling pattern, or getting better at Tetris), and had nothing to do with declarative memory (such as remembering what the capital of Algeria is), or episodic memory (such as remembering that you already posted a particular Slashdot story 2 weeks ago). I see from most of the comments that people are implicitly assuming that we're talking about declarative memory. So you can go on sleep-depriving yourselves without worrying about forgetting important facts (as far as this particular research is concerned).
... then learn proper English. I know people frown on spelling/grammar corrections, but as a practical matter, I think it is in your best interest to be aware that "to beg a question" does not mean "to suggest that the question be addressed". To many people (such as myself), this usage sounds dumb will cause you to be taken less seriously. I mention this because I have seen the phrase used this way on Slashdot several times, and I don't even read Slashdot much.
To beg a question (or issue, etc.) is to avoid addressing it when it should be addressed, or to incorrectly assume the issue to have been properly addressed. For a more authoritative account, you can look up "beg" at Merriam-Webster's online dictionary.
go to junkbusters.com -- they tell you what to say to get them to stop calling you. Coincidentally, I had to do this just today with AT&T. Unfortunately, they woudlnt' do it without my name and address, and they said it takes 60 days for them to process it, so i may get mroe calls from them in the mean time. does anyone know what the legal status of those annoying criteria are?
"at least as fast as Netscape 4.7 in linux" is not a complement as far as I'm concerned. We seem to have different standards here. The Linux version of Netscape is abysmally slow and outrageously bloated. On my machine, it uses 20 or more megs after a while and blows the X server up by about the same amount, which harms the performance of the whole system.
The Mozilla team should set their sights a lot higher than Netscape -- otherwise, what's the point?
taxpayer money should be used to benefit taxpayers -- there's no doubt about that. It is a leap, however, to say that this gives taxpayers the right to use and understand everything the government does. keeping stealth bomber technology a secret (supposedly) benefits taxpayers more than giving it out and thereby giving unstable governments and terrorists access to it -- so that's what the government should do.
giving us taxpayers the most bang for our buck is not equivalent to giving us access to all the information the governement has.
(of course, at $1e9 a pop, i think abandoning the technology would give taxpayers the greatest benefit in this specific example.)
It's me again. I just realized that I should have mentioned what kind of system I have.
Hardware: generic ET6000 / 2.25 MB; SB AWE64 PnP.
Software: linux 2.2.2; glibc 2.0.7; svgalib 1.3.1; Quake 2 v. 3.19 (glibc).
Quake 2 works fine with Linux 2.0.33, but freezes in 2.2.[12], leaving the system unusable so I have to reboot.
Based on the comments so far, it sounds like this has to do with sound or glibc or both.
If anyone else wants to share his experience, I'd appreciate it.
What's up with Quake II? (It still crashes 2.2)
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I just booted up my new 2.2.2 kernel and tried Quake II and it froze up the whole system, just like 2.2.1. what's up with this? I remember reading/. comments about this when 2.2.0 was released, but I guess either the issue hasn't been addressed, or it's just considered a serious bug in quake....
Microsoft has been saying that netshow for Linux will be available `in a few weeks' for ages (at least 8 months, to the best of my knowledge). If you think it will ever be released, you are naive or worse. Clearly, Microsoft does this to lull consciencous content providers into believing that their streaming media technology is multi-platform. A perfect example is npr.org, which provides audio for NetShow, and states that UNIX & Linux versions of the client are `coming soon'! The phrase `hook, line, and sinker' comes to mind....
Microsoft seems to have pioneered once again by adding a new twist to the its old vaporware tactic. Who says monopolists don't innovate?
I used a Cyrix 6x86 at 120MHz (called the P150 I think) and it played mp3's fine, but couldn't do much else at the same time. So unless you're worried about anacron doing an updatedb or something while the mp3 is playing, you'd have to go lower than that to lose mp3-playing capability.
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Just because a block of the key is permuted doesn't mean it's not being re-used.
I don't think you understand why a one-time pad is called a *one-time* pad -- once you start re-using digits, you forgo the unbreakability guarantee. The fact that you re-use them in a funny order surely improves the scheme's security, but you don't have any way of determing how much. You can only guess at how secure your scheme is. I would suggest using a block cipher whose cryptographic properties are well-understood, such as 3DES or Rijndael/AES. It would be faster, easier, and probably more secure.
"if shows continue to be poor people will not watch them."
HAHA!! Yeah, like American families are going to suddenly realize that they've been staring at crap 4 hours a day.
If you read the article, the research was on procedural memory (such as learning a new juggling pattern, or getting better at Tetris), and had nothing to do with declarative memory (such as remembering what the capital of Algeria is), or episodic memory (such as remembering that you already posted a particular Slashdot story 2 weeks ago). I see from most of the comments that people are implicitly assuming that we're talking about declarative memory. So you can go on sleep-depriving yourselves without worrying about forgetting important facts (as far as this particular research is concerned).
To beg a question (or issue, etc.) is to avoid addressing it when it should be addressed, or to incorrectly assume the issue to have been properly addressed. For a more authoritative account, you can look up "beg" at Merriam-Webster's online dictionary.
go to junkbusters.com -- they tell you what to say to get them to stop calling you. Coincidentally, I had to do this just today with AT&T. Unfortunately, they woudlnt' do it without my name and address, and they said it takes 60 days for them to process it, so i may get mroe calls from them in the mean time. does anyone know what the legal status of those annoying criteria are?
The Mozilla team should set their sights a lot higher than Netscape -- otherwise, what's the point?
i was just reading the transcript and saw that that's exactly what was being suggested (except witht he extra xfree bit). sorry about the noise guys.
Lignux! That's it! From now on, I'm calling it Lignux. Who's with me here?
taxpayer money should be used to benefit taxpayers -- there's no doubt about that. It is a leap, however, to say that this gives taxpayers the right to use and understand everything the government does. keeping stealth bomber technology a secret (supposedly) benefits taxpayers more than giving it out and thereby giving unstable governments and terrorists access to it -- so that's what the government should do.
giving us taxpayers the most bang for our buck is not equivalent to giving us access to all the information the governement has.
(of course, at $1e9 a pop, i think abandoning the technology would give taxpayers the greatest benefit in this specific example.)
It's me again. I just realized that I should have mentioned what kind of system I have.
Hardware: generic ET6000 / 2.25 MB; SB AWE64 PnP.
Software: linux 2.2.2; glibc 2.0.7; svgalib 1.3.1; Quake 2 v. 3.19 (glibc).
Quake 2 works fine with Linux 2.0.33, but freezes in 2.2.[12], leaving the system unusable so I have to reboot.
Based on the comments so far, it sounds like this has to do with sound or glibc or both.
If anyone else wants to share his experience, I'd appreciate it.
I just booted up my new 2.2.2 kernel and tried Quake II and it froze up the whole system, just like 2.2.1. what's up with this? I remember reading /. comments about this when 2.2.0 was released, but I guess either the issue hasn't been addressed, or it's just considered a serious bug in quake....
Microsoft has been saying that netshow for Linux will be available `in a few weeks' for ages (at least 8 months, to the best of my knowledge). If you think it will ever be released, you are naive or worse. Clearly, Microsoft does this to lull consciencous content providers into believing that their streaming media technology is multi-platform. A perfect example is npr.org, which provides audio for NetShow, and states that UNIX & Linux versions of the client are `coming soon'! The phrase `hook, line, and sinker' comes to mind....
Microsoft seems to have pioneered once again by adding a new twist to the its old vaporware tactic. Who says monopolists don't innovate?
I used a Cyrix 6x86 at 120MHz (called the P150 I think) and it played mp3's fine, but couldn't do much else at the same time. So unless you're worried about anacron doing an updatedb or something while the mp3 is playing, you'd have to go lower than that to lose mp3-playing capability.