Aug
19
2008
2

Cryptography, not just a cool name.

One of my favorite books as a kid was Alvin’s Secret Code, a short mystery story I found in my grandma’s bookcase. The story was cool, but even better it had an awesome appendix full of different secret codes and stuff that proved invaluable for my childhood top secret Black Manta club. But what red blooded adolescent male *doesn’t* love secret codes? Of course my fascination with secret codes didn’t end with my innocence, I’ve always thought codes were pretty cool.

So when I first read about how prime numbers can be used in cryptography a few years ago, I was really intrigued with exactly how it all worked beyond the general concept. So recently I sat down with the internet and tried to work through it. And now, thanks to Wikipedia, google, Mathematics: A New Golden Age (not a bad book), and Ian going over my conclusions I think I finally have a solid enough understanding of public key cryptography to write a blog post about it. What is public key cryptography? Read on!
Also, I will be going over some of the background math in italics throughout this post. The Italic sections are not necessary for understanding this post, just additional information for anyone who wants some more detailed examples of what exactly what is going on behind the scenes math-wise in some of these codes. But really, feel free to skip the rest of the italicized sections if you aren’t feeling it.

(and yes, super special prize to the first person to figure out the secret code above!) (more…)

Written by Isley Unruh in: Math |
Aug
09
2008
1

Bad Boys 2 – The Lost Scripts – Bergman, Rohmer and Herzog.

The world film community was rocked this year when pieces of three alternate movie scripts for Bad Boys 2 surfaced. It seems the producers, in an attempt to cash in on the “indie movie” craze, had sought out 3 of the most respected European art house directors to rewrite Michael Bay’s original script. Small sections of the finished screenplays have resurfaced now, years after the decision to just stick with the original script, and here, for the first time they are published on the internet!

Each section here covers the “Marcus’ Erection Problem” scene from the original movie, and it is amazing to see how each one of these auteurs has left their indelible stamp upon the scene while staying true to the original’s brilliant juxtaposition of heartfelt character development with a mistaken meaning comedy of errors

And now, here are the interpretations of this wonderful scene from Ingmar Bergman, Eric Rohmer and Werner Herzog! (more…)

Written by Isley Unruh in: Cinema,Directors,Humor |
Aug
06
2008
0

Disaster Movie – Guaranteed Box Office Afterbirth

I’m really not too snobby about my humor (comparatively speaking). Sure I think Woody Allen is great, but I love his earlier more broad comedies just as much as his later films full of razor sharp dialog. Chaplin kicking someone in the ass in his early Keystone pictures is about as funny as his most clever gags from any of his films. And anyone who has been privy (pun intended) to the delights of Jock Blog knows that I’m a bit of a fan of bathroom humor.

The point is, I try to keep an open mind with comedy, but every time I see something like the trailer that follows I wax apoplectic with a rage that has finally reached the point where it must be channeled into an internet rant. If anything was going to get me posting in this blog again, this was sure to do the trick: (more…)

Written by Isley Unruh in: Cinema |

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