That's hard core. I thought I was tough pulling over on the side of the freeway, pissing in a gatorade bottle (the big ones :D), and pouring it out later.

yeah but it will take 2X longer to get to your destination and you'll get fat frequenting the integrated fast food place at the gas station.

all religions have, at their core, a death wish.

very cool project.

http://www.bladox.com/doc/sec_ed_ug_en-2.pdf

I've wondered if surreptitious software installation could be defeated on a GSM device by using some something like this: http://www.bladox.com/doc/sec_ed_ug_en-2.pdf which sits between the hardware and the SIM, and is running a custom made application. With the GSM standard the SIM queries the hardware to find out if it is capable of taking over-the-air updates. This device could spoof what the hardware sends to the SIM so the network operator sees a non-OTA updateable device. Also if the network operator wanted to install a SIM based app this device could capture it. If anything outside of your defined parameters were taking place the device shuts things down. Possible? Please test and report back :D

This works well on win: http://www.exactfile.com/

I'd much rather sit in my car to drink the coffee and use the wifi. But some coffee places have the wifi set a low power level to prevent that I think. I'm allergic to people who hang out in coffee shops.

I think you'd have a tough time with health code regulations in most cities as mfg pc boards is likely considered toxic stuff.

I believe that Haystack's encryption was proprietary. That usually = bad. Redphone's encryption uses SRTP which uses AES by default http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Real-time_Transport_Protocol. They claim they will have the source code up on their site soon. I wonder if the int'l will be the same as the usa only version. Exporting non-military encryption from the USA: http://www.bis.doc.gov/encryption/enc_faqs.htm

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.15&idno=14#14:2.0.1.3.15.4

Anyone ever read Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness In the Sky"? Sounds like "focus" :D

so much for "stuff that matters".

While I haven't used the product I think the idea behind this "turbosim" app. is good for securing sms messages : http://www.bladox.com/doc/sec_ed_ug_en-2.pdf It is based on Sim ToolKit (STK) which runs on all modern GSM phones. Basically, your SIM can have apps. on it but only big biz gets to put them there (banks etc). This thing gets sandwiched between the legit SIM and the phone. The security editions' encryption uses Shneier's Twofish algorithm (128 bit). I didn't see the product on their product list but the guy who sells them says to include a note and he'd load the security apps on the sim before shipping. Never got around to it though.

Mathematics is Queen of the Sciences and Arithmetic the Queen of Mathematics. She often condescends to render service to astronomy and other natural sciences, but under all circumstances the first place is her due. - C.F. Gauss Just playing devils advocate here. Your post reminded me of this quote. My math knowledge stinks. What would it take make math a science? Prove its consistency? If math is not science then surely no other "art" has been as influential. I'm curious.