katzenjam

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by katzenjam 6y ago
Including a counter in each UDP packet does not make ECB mode equivalent to CTR mode. Let's assume the counter is at the start of the packet. An AES block is 16 bytes, so the counter ensures the first 16 bytes of ciphertext are unique
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by katzenjam 7y ago
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/freedom-of-speech "the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion
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by katzenjam 7y ago
You've created a false dichotomy between an absolute right to free speech and absolute disregard for free speech. There's a third possibility, which is to believe that freedom of speech is an important right, but not an absolute r
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by katzenjam 7y ago
Extraordinary that the author of this prophetic piece of social commentary was also one of the inventors of packet switching! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Baran The diagrams of centralised, decentralised and di
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by katzenjam 8y ago
A salad with some pan-fried halloumi cheese and pine nuts is quick and satisfying, though probably too salty to eat every day. Halloumi works as a meat substitute in a lot of recipes. Lentils and onions over rice will fill you up, but it&#x
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by katzenjam 8y ago
It's a reference to the film 'Soylent Green'.
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by katzenjam 8y ago
I think the GP intended "the rest of Spain" to mean "Spain excluding Barcelona", rather than "Spain excluding Portugal". But I read it as "Spain excluding Portugal" the first time too.
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by katzenjam 8y ago
I'd be interested to know what fraction of laptops are fully powered on (i.e. not suspended) at any given time. Here's a graph of average hours of computer usage per US household in 2009: https://www.statista.com/s
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by katzenjam 8y ago
If I understand right, GP's saying we need proof that the nodes storing the data are collectively storing multiple copies (as opposed to being sybil identities for a single node that's getting paid multiple times for storing a s