Re: Bad guys vs. Good guys

2002-04-30 Thread georgemw
On 29 Apr 2002 at 12:29, Tim May wrote: The deep error which has been with us for a long time is the assumption that we can create legal systems or surveillance systems which go after bad guys but not good guys. That is, that we can separate bad guys like Mohammed Atta from good guys, all

Re: Two ideas for random number generation

2002-04-24 Thread georgemw
On 24 Apr 2002 at 17:41, David Howe wrote: Maybe for you, I sure as hell wouldn't use it either as a key or as a seed into a known hashing/whiting algorithm. its probably a better (if much slower) stream cypher than most currently in use; I can't think of any that have larger than a 256

Re: Quantum mechanics, England, and Topos Theory

2002-04-24 Thread georgemw
On 23 Apr 2002 at 18:56, Tim May wrote: On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 11:18 AM, Ken Brown wrote: Back nearer to on-topic, Tim's explanation why the world could not be predicted even if it were locally (microscopically) predictable sounds spot-on. It's not my idea, obviously. But the

Google API

2002-04-12 Thread georgemw
Google released a beta of the API to access its database today. Unfortunately the ResultElement object doesn't include anything like a message digest of the cached URL. George

Re: overcoming ecash deployment problems (Re: all about transferable off-line ecash)

2002-04-11 Thread georgemw
On 11 Apr 2002 at 12:48, A. Melon wrote: Tim May [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 06:59 AM, Mike Rosing wrote: But the reason we have AC today is because Tesla requested no royalties on his motor/generator. Something for Brands to think about. No, we

Game money

2002-04-11 Thread georgemw
On 12 Apr 2002 at 0:38, Adam Back wrote: I was suggesting that the ecash mint operator exchange ecash directly for Everquest currency (virtual platinum pieces). The Everquest VR is a place in cyberspace, and there are people who make their living by trading and selling virtual artifacts

Coins vs. bills

2002-04-10 Thread georgemw
On 10 Apr 2002 at 13:43, Sunder wrote: I've had several dozen of these (stamp and other vending machines provided them as change here in NYC), and kept only one. You're not supposed to keep currency, you're supposed to spend it. I generally prefer the bills to coins, because the coins make

Re: all about transferable off-line ecash (Re: Brands off-linete ch)

2002-04-09 Thread georgemw
On 9 Apr 2002 at 14:40, Steve Furlong wrote: Trei, Peter wrote: US don't want dollar coins Just about a year ago, they tried again, with the 'Sacagawea' or 'Golden Dollar'. This is a very handsome coin, gold in color, but it was the same size as a SBA dollar (to fit the machines).

Re: all about transferable off-line ecash (Re: Brands off-line tech)

2002-04-09 Thread georgemw
On 9 Apr 2002 at 16:54, Ken Brown wrote: But paper money is such a 20th-century thing! These days we're slowly drifting back to higher value metal coins (2 pounds out for a few years now, 5 pounds coming soon I think). Much more fun. Feels like real treasure! Less of the floppy stuff, we

Re: New breed spam filter slashes junk email

2002-04-09 Thread georgemw
On 9 Apr 2002 at 10:07, Steve Schear wrote: New breed spam filter slashes junk email 10:31 09 April 02 NewScientist.com news service A new breed of spam-filtering technology that combines peer-to-peer communications with machine learning could intercept nearly all unwanted email,

re: Reputable E-Gold Funded Debit Cards?

2002-04-02 Thread georgemw
On 2 Apr 2002 at 10:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been monitoring the e-gold discussion list for some time and this guy appears to be legit (i.e., a lack of negative comments). I have not purchased from him, but am considering obtaining one of these. Would be most interested in your

Re: gnutella's problems (Re: network topology)

2002-03-28 Thread georgemw
On 28 Mar 2002 at 2:18, Adam Back wrote: And gnutella is not able to resume a transfer that dies part way through which is very bad for download reliability. FastTrack/Kazza (but no longer Morpheus since the Kazza / Morpheus fall-out) on the other hand can resume, and in fact do multiple