At 12:16 PM 6/20/01 +0200, Barry Wels wrote: >Hi, > >In James Bamford's new book 'Body of Secrets' he claims the NSA is working on some FAST computers. >http://www.randomhouse.com/features/bamford/book.html Fantastic book. I read the stuff about using Areceibo for moon-bounce surveillance of Soviet radars just after getting back from visiting the dish [1]. Re: fast computers. All crypto thinkers will assume that the Adversary has got each fundamental particle in the universe cranking away at insane speeds on your key until the Restaurant at the End of the Universe closes. You're obviously a newbie, but that's cool, you're here to learn, like the rest of us. [1] 800 stairs at noon near the solstice in the tropics. Fun fun fun [2]. Microwave ductwork you could stand in. As a bonus, the US decided to stop bombing a Puerto Rican tourist isle while we were visiting. [2] With a 30+++ pound infant that insists on being carried, no less.
