Not a bitcoin hater/lover, but I remember lots of loud voices here on Slashdot against fiat currencies.

Isn't bitcoin the most extreme of fiat currencies? A number with no physical value at all, not even worth the paper it's written on since it's not written at all.

At least, it's not centralized and barely regulated. For now. But let me know if I missed something.

This explanation to me makes sense, but more importantly it confirms the idea of hyperdimensionality, akin to how a point relates to a line, a line to a surface, a surface to a volume, and here a volume to a wave cloud.

dumb question: why bridge mode is better than routed mode?

the issue in using one hash is still present though. One day if SHA256 is broken, you will be back to the same problem.

Suppose a (near?) future where SHA256 is widely deployed and just got broken: full collision on demand. That future also means that SHA1 is even more trivially broken and MD5 even more so.

My point is that it would harder to conjure S' so that S != S' AND MD5(S) = MD5(S') AND SHA1(S) = SHA1(S') than it would be to have S != S' AND SHA256(S) = SHA256(S')

For that matter, string 3 of those hashes to be even more safe! Here's an algo in pseudo-language:

function validate_input(input,correct_value)
{
      if(md5(input) == md5(correct_value) && sha1(input) == sha1(correct_value) && sha256(input) == sha256(correct_value)) return 'valid'; else return 'invalid';
}

That code is more resistant than:
function validate_input(input,correct_value)
{
      if(superDuperNewHash(input) == superDuperNewHash(correct_value)) return 'valid'; else return 'invalid';
}

One thing that always bothered me with announcements like 'MD5 is dead because we can forge collisions' is that what are the chances that the forgery would pass *both* MD5 and SHA1 ?

Say you have a string S and a forged S' so that S != S' and MD5(S) = MD5(S') and let's say you can create S' easily regardless of S. That's the definition of a hash collision and a proof that the algorithm can't be trusted anymore. Surely, the odds that it also satisfies SHA1(S) = SHA1(S') are close enough to impossible, no?

If that's the case, then sign your certs, code, etc with concat(MD5(S),SHA1(S)) instead of just one broken hash. Yes, two broken hashes are indeed protecting you.

I found this free/open source new protocol that aims at filling the gaps that HTTP has in terms of permanence and security of data. Loosely based on DHT and Coin mining, it allows for website to become P2P instead of centrally served.

The protocol is called IPFS and the site where you can get more information is http://ipfs.io/

I appreciate your comment and I'm sorry about your stress. In my case, it's my nails that take a beating when stressed out.

As for fluid intake, reading all the other comments, it seems drinking soda pop is almost a hard addiction for many. So much damage for so little reward. I feel sorry for that guy who drinks a can of pop in the bus ride to work every morning. Not 8am yet, and already victim to an artificial craving.

I'm nobody to tell you that, but all the power to you for trying to mind your intake of water. And even more power to you if you try to mind your intake of soda pop.

I'd remove them all, even actors.

Then, if I was a movie industry professional (director, producer, reward giver, etc), then I would look up who was that make-up artist that did such a fabulous job, or that lighting engineer that really achieved the goal, etc using a movie referral tool like IMDB Pro or something like that to locate that person.
And to make everyone happy, instead of the long winded credit list at the end, just one long (say 30 second) frame with a link or QR code to that IMDB page (or whatever other URL of your choice). Best of both worlds!

This need for crediting every breathing thing that remotely touched the article makes me think of the credits for movies when the kid fetching the sandwich also has a place due to union rules.

You should try plain water. It's delicious, refreshing, hydrating, and vital. Make sure you don't add any other nonsense like fake-fruit powder or anything. Just a tall glass of fresh water. Some argue about the temperature it should served at, but really, any temperature between freezing and boiling is better than soda pop.

Drink as many glasses as you need. Again, people argue how many is too many, but your body can tell. Plus it will make your kidneys work (less chance of kidney stones), give you better skin, and generally better digestion.

Finally, if your local source is appropriate and if there is no current restriction due to uncontrolled events, use tap water instead of bottled water. It's got higher regulation for safety and is cheaper overall.

I don't live in the States, and this idea that there is nothing out there but sugary drinks baffles me. I wish I understood why it is so ingrained in your culture. Even here in Canada, soda pop is quite common but people know of the alternatives.

Have you tried drinking water instead?

plus, I get annoyed whenever people forget to calculate the amount of unused calories that are evacuated each time you use the toilet. If it can burn, it has energy or calories.

So really, the formula should be Nc = F - (Bmr + E + P) with P being the energy amount found in poop.

damn it, I modded but I need to say that this number 8777 is the number of beekeeper not bee population. The highest was in 1986, but 2014 is close to that all-time max.

What I find interesting is the value of honey is rising exponentially (with a slight dip between 1983 and 1999)

Of interest too is that the total production per colony went from a ratio of 0.06 in 1924 to an all-time high of 0.18 in 1998. So the bees were working 3x as much as in 1924. Maybe they got tired? ;-)

I'm wondering if Greece will help itself to the lavish and rich Greek Orthodox Church possessions to help repay the debt, since "the Greek Orthodox Church owns property worth some €700 billion - more than double the country’s national debt." (source, dated 2011-06-27)

you want to watch this very interesting video about the latest UK election.