RSA Cracked!!! Yipeee

1024-bit RSA encryption cracked by carefully starving CPU of electricity !!!

Since 1977, RSA public-key encryption has protected privacy and verified authenticity when using computers, gadgets and web browsers around the globe, with only the most brutish of brute force efforts (and 1,500 years of processing time) felling its 768-bit variety earlier this year. Now, three eggheads (or Wolverines, as it were) at the University of Michigan claim they can break it simply by tweaking a device's power supply. By fluctuating the voltage to the CPU such that it generated a single hardware error per clock cycle, they found that they could cause the server to flip single bits of the private key at a time, allowing them to slowly piece together the password. With a small cluster of 81 Pentium 4 chips and 104 hours of processing time, they were able to successfully hack 1024-bit encryption in OpenSSL on a SPARC-based system, without damaging the computer, leaving a single trace or ending human life as we know it. That's why they're presenting a paper at the Design, Automation and Test conference this week in Europe, and that's why -- until RSA hopefully fixes the flaw -- you should keep a close eye on your server room's power supply.

The Register, TechWorld University of Michigan

Programmer's Naming their Childern

You can always tell what language a programmer works with by the way they names their kids.

• COBOL programmers give their kids long hyphenated names … like ANNA-MARIA, MARIE-CLAIRE, or HORATIO-ALOYSIUS.
• RPG programmers give their kids short names … like BOB, SUE, JOE, or AL.
• C programmers don’t name their kids … they just point to them.

If you’re not a programmer, you probably won’t get it.!! :)

Why did the Chicken cross the Road!!!

GEORGE W BUSH

We don’t really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

COLIN POWELL

Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

To die in the rain. Alone.

MAHATMA GANDHI

The Chicken crossing the Road was an Act of Non Violence to demonstrate Peace. We Shall also Cross!!

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.

GRANDPA

In my day, we didn’t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS

Isn’t that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heartwarming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.

JOHN LENNON

Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together – in peace.

ARISTOTLE

It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

KARL MARX

It was an historic inevitability.

BARRACK OBAMA

To boldly go where no chicken has ever gone before.

SIGMUND FREUD

The fact that you are at all concerned that the chicken crossed the road reveals your underlying sexual insecurity.

BILL GATES

I have just witnessed eChicken2003, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet explorer is an integral part of eChicken.

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the
chicken?

BILL CLINTON

I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What is your definition of chicken?

AL GORE

I invented the chicken!

COLONEL SANDERS

Did I miss one?

DONALD RUMSFELD

We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

JOHN KERRY

Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it!

HILLARY CLINTON

No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer’s Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

DR SEUSS

Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I’ve not been told.

Trustworthiness is in the Beard!!!!

Dark Future of Dating ...:)

Malamanteau

visit : www.xkcd.com for more..

Your Eye's "megapixel" Resolution

Ever wondered How many Mega Pixel is our God gifted Eye made up of ..? Well here's some thought for that.. 

The average human retina has five million cone receptors on it. Since the cones are responsible for colour vision, you might suppose that this equates to a five megapixel equivilant for the human eye.

But there are also a hundred million rods that detect monochrome contrast, which plays an important role in the sharpness of the image you see. And even this 105MP is an underestimate because the eye is not a still camera.

You have two eyes (no kidding!) :)  and they continually flick around to cover a much larger area than your field of view and the composite image is assembled in the brain - not unlike stitching together a panoramic photo. In good light, you can distinguish two fine lines if they are seperate by at least 0.6 arc-minutes (0.01.Degrees).

This gives an equivilant pixel size of 0.3 arc-minutes. If you take a conservative 120 degrees as your horizontal field of view and 60 degrees in the vertical plane, this translates to ...

576 megapixels of available image data.

Curiously - as a counterpoint to this - most people cannot distinguish the difference in quality between a 300dpi and a 150dpi photo when printed at 6x4", when viewed at normal viewing distances.

So: although the human eye and brain when combined can resolve massive amounts of data, for imaging purposes, 150dpi output is more than enough to provide adequate data for us to accept the result as photographic quality.

But don't forget that women have more cones and men have more rods - I kid you not. Therefore the ladies see colours brighter than gents but can't see as well when it gets dark. Yipee.. We have an Advantage.. heheh .. :) 


See Good things :   www.flickr.com/photos/vabiosis 
Listen to Good things : http://listen.grooveshark.com
Talk good things :   :D No websites for that ...:)    

The Good, Bad & Ugly part of Life!!!

Yup... Thats how i define life.. Good, Bad & Ugly... Nothing more apt than this to define such a wonderful life..

Everyone has to go through these phases in life... and if one has not... My friend.. your life is Incomplete.

I can say I have been through the Bad & the Ugly part...Waiting for the Good part to rule my life....Although have had the best times in small increments occasionally, Thanks to the people who I made friends with, Lived with... Thank you for those small good times..

People say "Life is a roller coaster".. Thats such a common man's say!!
I Say - ' Life is Life ' .. Simple.... No more definition required.  You either live to just Live it through or You live to make something good out of it.  In order to make your life complete, you have to experience every thing, every single thing.  If you are regretting for something which you had a chance to do and Didn't do it, It's never late. Just do it.. Yeah .. The Nike way.  Nike makes you jump :), so don't do that. :P

Just think back and sit, What are the things that you ever wanted to do and Didn't do it !

I am in the process of doing everything possible in this world. I just want to feel what is the worst that can happen in doing everything. I'll probably run out of time :) or I might die sooner without being able to complete them. This, some people may call a " A Bucket List", Nope, I prefer calling it the " Death Wish ".  So this way, We know that we are going to die sometime soon, Then Might as well do that thing i wanted to do.

Starting of, I have my own list of TO DO things in life, which I gotta follow, No matter what.
(Please note :  These are not Confessions of a Teenage or and Old Bugger on the bed left to die... This is a part of my Death Wish ... :P )

1.  I wanted to know what a "Kick" means according to the dopers, I smoked, I got the Kick & I got Kicked in the ASS for doing it by my folks,  :P ,  Yup they got to know it. Somehow folks get to know it ..heheh    DONE

2. I wanted to feel the " High ", and i did feel that zint, zippyness of HIGH, Just by Beer ..hehehe
I know, it takes something more for some people to have that "High -ness" .. I am done with it.   DONE

3. Wanted to ride an Low Power [why less powered scooter.. You will love it when you try to squeeze the MAX out of anything but nothing ...such as a Low powered Scooter.. Just like life... ]      scooter at full throttle and have a crash.. Hmmm... I did have a crash recently & survived with just a simple muscle tear.. This was some months back in college..   DONE

4. Jump into the Pool from a 3 storey high Deck.. This one I still have to do. Will be doing it soon
.. Pending

5. Go to the Mount Everest and have a bath in Cold Water... HHHHhhh h hh foooofff .. Chilling !!!!!   ... Will probably do it within this year.. This one's not a tough deal, just need the funds to do :) . Pending

6. Own a Wine Yard in Italy and probably Settle down in Italy for good. For some reason, My instinct points me to stay in Italy.. Probably was born in Italy in my pre life ...and to do good for that, Born and bought up in Goa for some kind of relation.. Pending

7. Drive a WRC car.. hmmm ... Funds again.. if you are a Man ..oops...Gentleman .. Then donate some funds ...hhehehe  Pending

8. Work with the Best People in the World and Live the Life High Style... This is gonna happen soon .. :) I can feeeeeel it ....heheh :) Pending

9. Drive the Fastest Bike and Own it ...:) ... Have driven a CBR ... but need a faster bike.. Kinda Done it..

10. Try to fund a Research Organisation ... probably my own .. "VABionics Research Labs" to make a Pill for Good Health and Anti Aging ... :)   No cloning required..

11. Never ever ever ever ever feel the need to be depending on Money... but rather enjoy it by spending.. and of course Earn more & More...

12. Don't give a shit about what the world thinks.. Just live it my Way.. :) SOunds good right .. :P

***** More to come ******

Don't give shit if nothing comes out..:P   lol Something will come out.. Just enjoy life...

Eye of the Tiger!!!

"...It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much can you take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!" -  Rocky Balboa

Risin' up, back on the street

Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive

So many times, it happens too fast
You change your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger

Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
They stack the odds 'til we take to the street
For we kill with the skill to survive

Risin' up, straight to the top
Have the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive

The eye of the tiger..

 

Ever thought about Recharging the Battery with your finger tips...!!!

Just found this interesting innovation in one my Mail,

This innovative design allows the Battery to be charged by just inserting your finger and rotating the Battery around.  This perhaps charges your battery just enough to provide that little extra life in case of emergency.
Very useful invention...

Imagine Indian ladies rotating this device just the way they twirl around their hair... (As seen in some South INDIAN Movies..:P) 
Checkout:

YOGURT!!!

Its never too "OLD" for Yogurt!!!

Guess its Just like Wine... Gets better with time... :P

Laser Pointer

Calvin & Calvin Only!!

6 Millionaire Traits That You Can Adopt

Millionaires have more in common with each other than just their bank accounts - for some millionaires, striking it rich took courage, salesmanship, vision and passion. Find out which traits are most common to the seven-figure bank account set, and what you can do to hone some of these skills in your own life.

1. Independent Thinking

Millionaires think differently. Not just about money, about everything. The time and energy everybody else spends attempting to conform, millionaires spend creating their own path. Since thoughts impact actions, people who want to be wealthy should think in a way that will get them to that goal.

Just look at David Geffen. A self-made millionaire with $4.5 billion to his name in 2009, this American record executive and film producer was college dropout, but made millions founding record agencies and signed some of the most prominent musicians of the 1970s and '80s. Although he didn't take what many assume to be the usual path to success, his tireless work ethic and sense of personal conviction about artists' potential allowed him to rack up a sizable fortune.

2. Vision

Millionaires are creative visionaries with a positive attitude. In other words, wealthy people not only have big dreams, they also believe they will come true. As such, wealth seekers should set lofty goals and not be afraid of uncharted territories.

Bill Gates, the world's richest person in 2009, did just that. The American chairman of Microsoft (NYSE:MSFT) is one of the founding entrepreneurs who brought personal computers to the masses. Gates jumped into the personal computers business in 1975 and held on tight, creating Microsoft Windows in 1985. When consumers began to bring computers into their homes, Gates was ready to profit from this new age.

3. Skills

Writer Dennis Kimbro interviewed successful people to determine the traits they had in common for his book, "Think and Grow Rich" (1992). He found that they concentrated on their area of excellence. Millionaires also tend to partner with others to supplement their weaker skills. If you don't know what you are good at, poll friends and family. Use training and mentors to refine your strong skills. (Want advice from some of the most successful investors of all time? Check out our reading list in Ten Books Every Investor Should Read.)

4. Passion

Billionaire investing guru Warren Buffett says "Money is a by-product of something I like to do very much." Enjoying your work allows you to have the discipline to work hard at it every day. People who interact with money for a living, bankers for example, often love creating new deals and persuading others to complete a transaction. But finding your dream job may take time. The average millionaire doesn't find it until age 45, and tends to be 54 (on average) before becoming a millionaire. (Find out how Warren Buffett's passion for investing led him to a billion-dollar fortune in Warren Buffett: The Road To Riches.)

5. Investment

Millionaires are willing to sacrifice time and money to achieve their goals. They are willing to take a risk now for the opportunity of achieving something greater in the future. Investing may include securities or starting a business - either way, it is a step toward achieving great financial rewards. Start investing now. (Want to get started but don't have much capital? Read Invest On A Shoestring Budget.)

6. Salesmanship

Millionaires are constantly presenting their ideas and persuading others to buy into them. Good salesmen are oblivious to critics and naysayers. In other words, they don't take "no" for an answer. Millionaires also have good social skills. In fact, when writer T. Harv Eker analyzed the results of a survey of 753 millionaires for his book, "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" (2005), he found social skills were more important than IQ. Just look at Donald Trump. His fortune has fluctuated over the years, but his ability to sell himself - whether as a TV personality or as the force behind a line of neckties - has always brought him back among the ranks of celebrity millionaires.

Source: http://www.investopedia.com