13647640
submission
dtmos writes:
IEEEXtreme is a global challenge in which teams of student members, supported by an IEEE Student Branch, advised and proctored by an IEEE Member, compete in a 24-hour time span against each other to solve a set of programming problems. IEEEXtreme 4.0 will take place on Saturday 23 October, 2010. Not a student? The IEEE is looking for proctors.
8423470
submission
dtmos writes:
The 768-bit, 232-digit number RSA-768 has been factored. From the introduction:The number RSA-768 was taken from the now obsolete RSA Challenge list as a representative 768-bit RSA modulus. This result is a record for factoring general integers. Factoring a 1024-bit RSA modulus would be about a thousand times harder, and a 768-bit RSA modulus is several thousands times harder to factor than a 512-bit one. Because the first factorization of a 512-bit RSA modulus was reported only a decade ago it is not unreasonable to expect that 1024-bit RSA moduli can be factored well within the next decade by an academic effort such as ours . . . . Thus, it would be prudent to phase out usage of 1024-bit RSA within the next three to four years.
8304310
submission
dtmos writes:
The Burj Dubai ("Dubai Tower" in Arabic) is scheduled to open to the public on Monday. Its height, claimed to be 824.55m (2 705.2 feet), but believed to be 818m (2 684 feet) — either way, more than half a mile — makes it far taller than Taiwan's Taipei 101, which had been the world's tallest skyscraper at 509m (1,670 feet).
7687444
submission
dtmos writes:
Tired of seeing poor-quality patents issue? Have a great way to solve the problem? Well, here's your chance to be part of the solution. The USPTO has issued a Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents [pdf], seeking public comment on ways to improve "the process for obtaining the best prior art, preparation of the initial application, and examination and prosecution of the application." Comments should be sent to patent_quality_comments@uspto.gov by February 8, 2010.
