Monthly Archives: May 2008

NIST – A New Hash Competition Update

I had already written the post about NIST Competition for New Cryptographic Hash Function on my blog. Here are updates based on article by William E. Burr, “A New Hash Competition”, IEEE Security and Privacy, vol. 6,  no. 3,  pp. 60-62,  … Continue reading

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We Are Sorry to Inform You

We Are Sorry to Inform You - about rejected papers of famous researchers. Also interesting: “Once upon a time there was a little-known patent clerk in Bern who received a disappointing annual performance review in ’05 – Annual Performance Review: Albert Einstein“. … Continue reading

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Automatic Upgrade of WordPress by Mobile Phone

I was on holidays when new release of WordPress 2.5.1 came out. And I wanted to upgrade immediately from 2.5.0. to new version. But I haven’t got computer with me and had just mobile phone (Nokia N95) with its browser. Anyhow, I decided … Continue reading

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Cell Phone Spying and How to Protect Yourself

Do you owe cell phone? Yes, of course. Then read this: Cell Phone Spying: Is Your Life Being Monitored? It says: It connects you to the world, but your cell phone could also be giving anyone from your boss to … Continue reading

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