Comments on: The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech

The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech

thebabelfish — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:04:53 -0800

There comes a time when people at a technical conference like this need something more relaxing. A change of pace. A shift of style. To put aside all that work stuff and think of something refreshingly different. So let's talk about coding theory.

By: jkaczor

jkaczor — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 21:56:00 -0800

I like - if you chop the URL and head to the eTexts area - there are more interesting texts. Thanks.

By: moz

moz — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:19:47 -0800

that is one of the greatest and most accessible talks on coding theory and cryptography i have ever read.

By: teferi

teferi — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:28:50 -0800

[this is good]

By: Keyser Soze

Keyser Soze — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:34:54 -0800

[this is very good]

By: kaibutsu

kaibutsu — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:42:52 -0800

Sweet. "Right now it's working on the Halting Problem."

By: Dan Brilliant

Dan Brilliant — Sun, 26 Oct 2003 00:25:48 -0800

that is one of the greatest and most accessible talks on coding theory and cryptography i have ever read. Really? Isn't it, rather, a pile of coding theory gags strung together? Good ones though: "Perhaps it would be a better idea if we looked for strong keys. In fact, why not look for THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE KEY. Then we could all standardize on it." Heh.

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:26:44 -0800

funny stuff.