Missile Defense

Another, related point, involves encoding depth.

Q: Suppose I wish to encode instructions, and have that encoding, among internet files, with an encoding depth of 3 --

1st messages says _ "go look at A" --- message at A says _"now go look at B" message at B says ---"go look for message at C"

Now, how many ways are there to break such multiple depth codes, when depths can be greater than 3, and other encodings can be included as well?

How many ways are there to break such codes reliably, in a hurry?

You can defend against anything simple enough that you can specify correctly -- but there's no assurance that the attack will be "simple enough," and you can't even begin to dream of specifying everything.

We live in a new world where, for complicated sociotechnical systems, "assured results" of static (or slowly changing) defenses are much less reliable than they used to be.

rshowalter - 12:37pm Mar 9, 2001 EST (#888 of 891)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Here's my more complete, but still partial, list of subscribed Guardian sites.

Advice/

What's the best advice you've ever been given?

Environment/

How long do you give this planet of ours?

1500-mile walk to China

Europe/

hypothesis: a woman who earns a reasonable good wage in a demanding career...

We need an international missle system now - Why 'son of Star Wars' is a good idea.

You are in a 'career' with a reasonable salary and good status, but a little voice inside says

In our own little way maybe the TALK has provided the answer..

the strange surreality of present day America

women and men really want the same things

Are Russians future europeans?

History/

If jesus were alive today....

International

Emotional Peace in the Middle East

Psychwarfare, Casablanca -- and terror

US election rigging, how they did it.

I just hope people will not be so gullible to be taken in by their lies

End of the "Special Relationship" uk/usa?

rshowalter - 12:38pm Mar 9, 2001 EST (#889 of 891)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Issues/

Mankind's Inhumanity to Man and Woman - As natural as human goodness?

God is the Projection of Mans Unrealised Potential - Discuss

Is there such a thing as truth, and if so, how can we find a new Spiritual Path for our era?

Is Marriage Doomed?

Taking responsibility

IT and computers/

how to make a website

Lists/

Contrary To Popular Belief ...

Politics/

Moral philosophy and politics.

Politics/The abortion debate

Science/

Paradigm Shift .... whose getting there?

Excessive dietary calcium causes osteoporosis

Does anyone believe that life with all its wonders originated from the accidental collision of atoms?

'Junk' DNA

The Genome Project and Theology

The arts/

There's Always Poetry

What is "poetry"......? And how does it "work".....?

The Haven/

Dead Poets Society

Quote of the day

Inner Pants

why men can't get up in the morning

If I was part of a team, I could, of course, deal with more complexity, and do so one multiple sites, and involve other modalities.

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