Looks like all that GSM code-cracking is progressing faster than we thought. Soon after the discovery of the 64-bit A5/1 GSM encryption flaw last month, the geniuses at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science went ahead and cracked the KASUMI system — a 128-bit A5/3 algorithm implemented across 3G networks — in less than two hours. If you must know, the method applied is dubbed ‘related-key sandwich attack’ where multiple values of known differentials are processed through the first seven rounds of KASUMI, then using resulting quartets that are identified sharing key differences, subkey materials can be obtained in round eight to build up the 128-bit key. Sure, it’s hardly snooping-on-the-go at this speed, but worryingly this was only an ‘unoptimized implementation… on a single PC.’ At the same time, the paper condemns the presumably red-faced GSM Association for moving from MISTY — a more computationally-expensive but much stronger predecessor algorithm — to KASUMI. Guess we’ll just have to stick with Skype.
The internals have Brown winning 17 percent of Democrats, and 51 percent of voters saying they oppose the “national near-universal health-care package.”
Said pollster DAvid Paleologos: “It’s a Brown-out. It’s a massive change in the political landscape.”
Haiti's many years of underdevelopment and U.S.-sponsored political turmoil made the Haitian government ill-prepared to respond to such a disaster.
Sewage as a Measure of Society’s Drug Use Testing municipal wastewater for drugs may be the next big thing in public health research. The methodology will likely confirm the universality of drug use.
Testing municipal wastewater for drugs may be the next big thing in public health research. The methodology will likely confirm the universality of drug use.
Tim Geithner has a long history of caving to moral pressures and smoothing over colossal failures. But his personality is much like Obama. Maybe that's how he keeps his job.
What Good are Fancy Derivatives? The Nobel-winning economist Robert Solow, in a respectful review of John Cassidy’s fine book How Markets Fail, asks: How much do all those exotic securities [credit-default swaps and the like], and the institutions that create them, buy them, and sell…
Republicans: Party Before Country It becomes more clear every day that the Republican opposition – in Congress and the media – is not interested in solving any of America’s problems. Their only goal is to bring down the Democrats. Some might respond that this…
Israelis Punish Turks for Gaza Criticism by Making Ambassador Sit In Kiddie Chair Entry Revised Tuesday AM The original post dealt with a column by Gideon Levy about Israel’s seeming lapse into sheer nuttiness. (It’s still below). This latest shows that Levy’s theory is no exaggeration. The Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, Danny…
The new Netfront browser that was recently released in a beta, is far from what it promised. The new browser that was supposedly “faster, smoother, better finger friendliness” just plan sucks. The software is a beta and I should be a little more lenient with it, but so far after I have used it, I have come to a hast conclusion that its slow, crashes, not even finger friendly. If you were thinking about getting this new browser, this is just a warning, the browser at this point is not worth the program memory or my phones memory, maybe when it leaves beta it will be better, but my hopes are not too high for it at this point.
Atomic scientists push back Doomsday Clock because of Obama’s ?pragmatic? foreign policy. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced today that it would push their Doomsday Clock back one minute — to six minutes to midnight — in recognition of President Obama’s efforts to combat nuclear proliferation and climate change. Scientists concerned the world was spiraling toward nuclear disaster first introduced the clock in 1947 […]
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced today that it would push their Doomsday Clock back one minute — to six minutes to midnight — in recognition of President Obama’s efforts to combat nuclear proliferation and climate change. Scientists concerned the world was spiraling toward nuclear disaster first introduced the clock in 1947 and it has only been adjusted 18 times since. The group of scientists — which includes 19 Nobel laureates — hailed Obama’s “pragmatic” foreign policy:
A key to the new era of cooperation is a change in the U.S. government’s orientation toward international affairs brought about in part by the election of Obama. With a more pragmatic, problem-solving approach, not only has Obama initiated new arms reduction talks with Russia, he has started negotiations with Iran to close its nuclear enrichment program, and directed the U.S. government to lead a global effort to secure loose fissile material in four years.
In awarding Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, the committee cited Obama’s “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy” and combat nuclear proliferation. As the Wonk Room’s Max Bergmann notes, in the next six months, Obama will “encounter test after test of his commitment to the nuclear agenda — starting with the effort to focus the the Nuclear Posture Review on terrorism.”
Palin says her favorite founding father is ?all of them.? Yesterday Fox News’ Glenn Beck interviewed newly minted Fox “analyst” Sarah Palin for his entire show. During the interview, Beck asked Palin who her favorite Founding Father is. “You know, well, all of them because they came collectively together with…so much diversity in terms of belief but collectively they came together to form this union.” […]
Yesterday Fox News’ Glenn Beck interviewed newly minted Fox “analyst” Sarah Palin for his entire show. During the interview, Beck asked Palin who her favorite Founding Father is. “You know, well, all of them because they came collectively together with…so much diversity in terms of belief but collectively they came together to form this union.” “Bullcrap,” Beck retorted. “Who’s your favorite?” Palin then finally settled on George Washington because he “returned power to the people” and then “went back to Mount Vernon” to farm.” Beck agreed:
PALIN: They were led by, of course, George Washington. So he’s got to rise to the top. Washington was the consummate statesman. He served, he turned power to the people. He didn’t want to be a king. He returned power to the people. Then he went back to Mount Vernon. He went back to his farm. He was almost reluctant to serve as president too and that’s who you need to find to serve in government, in a bureaucracy — those who you know will serve for the right reasons because they’re reluctant to get out there and seek a limelight and seek power. They’re doing it for the people, that was George Washington.
BECK: He is my favorite for that reason as well.
Watch it:
Palin’s response to Beck recalls one of her most infamous moments of the 2008 campaign. She became the subject of scorn and ridicule when she responded to Katie Couric’s question about which newspapers she reads by answering, “Um, all of them.”
The North American division of smart today announced the launch of its first national lease program through Daimler Financial Services. The new lease program is available for all new smart models and will be offered in increments of 24, 36 and 48 months.
"Our new lease program allows customers added flexibility with financing options and allows smart customers to enjoy leasing benefits such as low monthly payments, driving a new vehicle every two-to-three years and ease of vehicle turn… (read more)
Democrats say Virginia Cabinet appointee must resign from boards RICHMOND — Democrats in the Virginia Senate have the votes to block the appointment of Gov.-elect Robert F. McDonnell’s choice for secretary of commerce and trade if the appointee does not remove himself from several corporate boards, the chairwoman of a key committee said Thursday.
Polls show race for ‘Kennedy seat’ about even BOSTON — The seeds of the drama that could see the Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy slip to Republican control began to sprout during what is traditionally the quietest week on the political calendar.
In reversal, federal regulators now propose to limit oil and gas commodities With the price of gas at the pump at its highest point in well over a year, federal regulators moved Thursday to prevent excessive speculation by financial traders from driving the cost of oil even higher. The effort to adopt new limits on the trading of oil and other energy commodities is a sharp…
Anger over Wall Street’s big bonuses resurfaces, despite Obama policies After a yearlong effort by the Obama administration to reform how Wall Street pays its executives, some of the nation’s biggest banks beginning Friday will pay out bonuses nearly as large as those in the best years before the crisis.
Housing goes green and energy saving with the design used to build homes in Cold Spring Green, Newton, Massachusetts. These houses are based on common New England houses with an eco friendly twist. The soaring ceilings, electrically operated skylights, stainless steel accents and glass prominence gets you wonder struck on the first look itself. These houses save out on lighting costs due to large portions of it being exposed to sunlight. Also, they use energy efficient technologies like a photovoltaic roof and a geothermal heating and cooling system that helps save out on power wastage. While building, care was taken to use locally sourced raw material and engineered lumber. The roof of these homes reflects and retains water. The total reduction of CO2 emissions and carbon footprint is 17% overall energy requirements for the buildings, or financial savings equivalent to supplying a full year of free gas to four large size cars for every unit in that area. So live with style and leave no trace of carbon in the air with these awesome new homes in Cold Spring Green.
Jessica Simpson was left horrified after she was accidentially flashed by an elderly gentlemen at the gym.
Don’t you just hate when that happens?
“Dear elderly man at the gym: it’s hard 4 me 2 keep composure whilst punching at chipmunk speed when ur ball sack spills out of ur wind shorts (sic),” the singer/actress wrote in an empassioned plea on Twitter Thursday.
However, the incident didn’t completely discouraged Jessica from working out. The 29-year-old star has taken up boxing to get fit after being criticized for seemingly gaining weight last year
Sanyo together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. joins in the research of Hybrid Car Carrier using Natural Energy. The company in order to reduce its carbon footprint has started expanding its energy solution business. They have also begun the race to cut down on running costs of facilities like factories and stores by using Smart Energy Systems. Sanyo has also introduced a system that helps marine vessels reduce CO2 emissions by using photovoltaic systems and lithium-ion battery systems or by combining solar panels with lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. This system is a hybrid one using diesel and providing marine vessels with electrical power. Power generated when the vessel is docked can be stored in the batteries and used in the harbor instead of diesel. The Hybrid Car Carrier will use this system and will be completed in 2012.
Don’t Buy Scott Brown’s Glossy Veneer Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS have a serious choice to make.They can fall for the frisky, truck-driving guy in a TV commercial – and end up electing a US senator who blocks much of President Obama’s domestic agenda.Appalled at arrogant Democrats, Wall Street bankers, and terrorists who sport attack underwear, voters can turn their anger into an excuse for replacing Ted Kennedy with a state senator who is running a clever, but ultimately dishonest campaign.It is “the people’s seat’’ as Republican Scott Brown said during his debate with Democrat Martha…
Obama Seizes Reins in Health Care Talks Young and Allen, The Hill President Barack Obama sought to muscle House and Senate Democrats to reach an accord on healthcare reform during a daylong White House meeting Wednesday.With an eye toward sealing a deal on his signature domestic policy initiative before he delivers his first State of the Union address in a few short weeks, Obama sat down with the top Democratic leaders from Capitol Hill at the White House for a marathon negotiating session. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), along with their top lieutenants and the…
Steve Jobs hates styluses (styli?). At the January, 2007 Macworld Expo keynote where Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world, he went so far as to ask “Who wants a stylus?” and expressed his distaste for stylus input with a “Yeccch!”
However, that hasn’t kept Apple from applying for a patent on using a stylus on devices like the iPhone that are designed for finger input. The iPhone and other touchscreen devices use capacitive screens that require styluses with conductive tips. Older resistive screens, such as the one on the Apple Newton MessagePad (at right), could use virtually any plastic-tipped stylus for navigation and handwriting input.
The patent application, filed on January 14th, is titled “Stylus adapted for low resolution touch sensor panels”, and lists John G. Elias as the applicant. Elias is one of the co-founders of FingerWorks, a company acquired by Apple in 2005 for its pioneering work on multi-touch interfaces. What this all means for tablet devices is unknown, but it’s fascinating to see that the word “stylus” is still echoing around at least some of the conference rooms in Cupertino.
Hoping to get rid of some bad opinions from its rocky past, Chrysler is considering changing the name of its mid-size passenger vehicle – the Chrysler Sebring. The Sebring is scheduled to be amongst the nine vehicles that Chrysler Group LLC will significantly upgrade this year.
As WardsAuto points out, a competitive mid-size vehicle is very critical to the success of a mass-line automaker. That is why Chrysler designers and engineers have completely torn apart the Sebring and are starting from the ground up. So much so, that they are considering a new name for the car.
When the revised model is launched in the fourth quarter, “you’ll see a completely different animal.” CEO Sergio Marchionne said. “Actually, we were having a discussion about what name this animal should have.”
Do you have any suggestions? Drop them in the comments section below.
Ground breaking ceremony today.
Developer: SHK Properties.
They didn’t release a completion schedule it seems, and I can’t find the name of the architect either. So who knows if even the design is final.
Amazon.com this morning announced that it is expanding its self-service Kindle Digital Text Platform worldwide, giving more authors and publishers the chance to upload and sell books in English, German and French to customers around the world in the Kindle Store.
Until today, DTP was only available to authors and publishers based in the United States. Amazon says additional language options with DTP will be added in the coming months.
This is of course a logical expansion for Amazon to make, one that is bound to reinforce the notion that Kindle isn’t simply a ereader device + ebook store but a true global ecosystem of writers and publishers.
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Op de eerste dag van het Nieuwe Jaar heb ik een verfrissende verhelderende wandeling gemaakt door Groningen. Ik kwam vooral op plekken, die ik eigenlijk helemaal niet goed kende, omdat ik altijd op de grotere wegen rondom fiets. De meeste foto’s zijn genomen in het gebied tussen het UMCG, het Damsterdiep en het Centrum. Helaas zijn niet alle foto’s geworden wat ik wilde, (Te donker op sommige plekken of net niet scherp genoeg gesteld), maar hopelijk maakt het wel genoeg indruk, wat ik zag.
1. Poort. Beetje donker.
2. Ietwat vreemd huis.
3. Pleintje.
4. Foto richting het hotel bij het UMCG.
5. Plein, met eenzaam boompje.
6. Sloppenwijkje.
7. Leuk huisje.
8. Doorkijkje.
9. Dakterras, waar ik het vuurwerk van oud en nieuw heb gezien.
10. Buizen boven ijs.
11. Kever in een straat.
12. Loppersummergang. Ik heb in Loppersum gewoond.
13. Diepe Damsterdiep. En weer vol met water.
14. Gebouw wat van golfplaten lijkt te zijn gemaakt.
15. Het is restaurant De Biechtstoel. Tot de nok toe gevuld met heiligenbeelden.
16. Nogmaals De Biechtstoel.
17. Kerk in De Peperstraat.
18. Peperstraat.
19. De Grote Markt vanaf de Poelestraat.
20. De Martinitoren.
21. Uitkijk vanuit een nieuw gebouw naar een oudere straat.
22. Parkeergarage met winterwonderlandversiering. (iets te vaag).
For those who were ignorant of what the Chevrolet Camaro is, the Transformer, Bumblebee, said it all. This time, our favorite Chevy goes green. The Special Edition Camaro is Synergy Green in color and was unveiled at the SEMA show in Las Vegas last year. The car is available in a six speed manual and an automatic transmission. This vroom machine packs 304 horsepower with a 3.6 liter V^ engine. The car also has a remote start option incase you chose an automatic. The black rally stripes make the car look faster and the 19 inch silver alloy wheels gets its share of heads turning round for a closer look. The car uses the green theme inside too with the panels, seats, gear knob, console and steering wheel all going green. The car begins production next month and GM will confirm the price that is expected to fall below $27,000. The last car of this kind will be produced in May at. So go get yourself this green Chevy and make a greener statement every time to zip by!
Hi everybody the good news is I am going to Hawaii for two weeks. The bad news is the length of flight. I have requested special meals from the airline (delta) but anybody have any suggestions on what types of snacks I can take thru security or food they have purchased once they get past security? Thanks and Aloha!!!!
Out goes the LCD technology, and here comes the latest in town, the LPD technology. LPD’s or laser phosphor displays are greener and more environment and eco friendly, given the fact that they use 25 percent lesser energy than LCD’s and LED’s used today. These screens are available in all shapes and sizes and not just plain long rectangular screens. LPD’s do away with transistor layers and use blinking lasers that create patterns of phosphor stripes. The first generation of this technology may prove to be expensive; however, long term financial gains are expected from the use of LPD screens. The company Prysm, that is currently working on the development on the screens are keeping the information of this technology confidential and are aiming to hit it big screen for the start, to check out on costs and financial benefits. So down go the LCD’s in our malls and city squares, and make way for an energy efficient alternative.
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Steve Jobs hates styluses (styli?). At the January, 2007 Macworld Expo keynote where Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world, he went so far as to ask “
