the place shortly, but if you haven’t heard, Deepleap is shutting down as of Sept 1. I know nothing of the story, but it seems to be related to finance problems – alas. I thought Deepleap was potentially a killer app. Just not yet, maybe.
Archives for August 2000
Screenshots
Screenshots: “A series of drawings from an isometric perspective, in the style of a computer game.” Definitely one of the most interesting projects I’ve seen in a while. Funnily enough, I made my way here by following a link from a news blurb written by Justin Hall on Mindjack. But as I was looking through them I was also loading up harrumph in another window… and of course Heather’s linked to the site as well.
I came across
an interesting article about encryption, specifically about PKI (public key infrastructure, such as PGP). It’s entitled Cheaper techniques take on PKI, and this quote is telling: “As the world has moved toward lighter-weight computing, PKI is becoming a tougher sell.”
PKI has always been a tough sell – it’s hard to imagine it being tougher. Regardless it’s an interesting update to the discussion, especially considering that one of the basic tenets of encryption states that security through obscurity is no security at all – and that’s just what it seems some of the newer systems mentioned seem to rely upon.
One thing is clear – if people want the privacy and security they say they do, then some encryption scheme will have to become commonplace. Equally clear – PGP isn’t currently seen as a viable option by general internet users, nor is a system like Freedom (from ZKS) catching on – they’ve reportedly had trouble selling it directly to end users.
Some more links to
stories about the deCSS ruling: DeCSS judge: Code isn’t free speech [Salon], Reactions to the DeCSS decision [IDG.net], Passionate reactions to the DeCSS decision online [Network World Fusion], Analysis: DeCSS Ruling Puts Free Speech At Stake [ZDNet], Judge in DVD-Hacker Trial Rules in Favor of Movie Studios [Inside].
I’m just catching up
to the story about the ruling in the 2600 case. If you haven’t been following it, well, industry won. I can’t figure out how the guy who was moved, some might even say shaken, by Touretzky’s testimony turned around and dismissed it out of hand when it came time to rule. Sometimes I’m convinced that there are pod people who step in when real humans look like they’re going to do something against the wishes of big industry.
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