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    <outline text="Intro" Offset="00:17">
      <outline text="Father's Day">
        <outline text="Interest in computers sparked by my dad"/>
        <outline text="Logical, analytical skills inherited from, fostered by Dad"/>
        <outline text="Common joke growing up, encoding ages on birthdays in different bases"/>
        <outline text="Taught me many fast math tricks"/>
        <outline text="Looking to share many of my talents, skills with my kids"/>
        <outline text="Already taught them to count in binary"/>
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    <outline text="Security Alerts" Offset="04:57">
      <outline text="Updated ransomware bumps up encryption strength" Offset="05:16">
        <outline text="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/06/ransomware_encrypts_victim_fil.html"/>
        <outline text="Malware that encrypts files on target machine, then issues ransom notice are relatively new"/>
        <outline text="The one in the article is the latest"/>
        <outline text="Identified by Kaspersky Labs as Gpcode"/>
        <outline text="There have been several versions of Gpcode"/>
        <outline text="Each has strengthened the crypto, each has been cracked"/>
        <outline text="This version boasts a 1024 bit key"/>
        <outline text="Seems to be not very common, Krebs speculates mostly in Eastern Europe, Russia"/>
        <outline text="Offline back ups are suggested in the comments"/>
        <outline text="If all the malware can do is grab one copy, limits damage"/>
        <outline text="Kaspersky is making noises on their forums about a distributed project to crack"/>
        <outline text="Implies there is one key or a small number of keys"/>
        <outline text="What happens in someone pays the ransom and distributes the decryptor?"/>
        <outline text="That last also from the comments"/>
        <outline text="Commenter clarifies, the longer key is a single one, used to encrypt a wider range of smaller keys, used to do actual encryption"/>
        <outline text="Decryptor submits encrypted key to attacker's server, which decrypts and sends back"/>
        <outline text="Does form a target for law enforcement, though"/>
        <outline text="What guarantee that payment will net a real decryptor or one that is not itself laced with more malware?"/>
        <outline text="Past breaks were as much about errors in implementation"/>
        <outline text="Latest version seems improved but may still be possible to exploit a flaw"/>
        <outline text="Distributed computing to defeat stronger ransomware">
          <outline text="http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/slashdot/eqWf/~3/309685900/article.pl"/>
          <outline text="Their invitation is just a sharing on the public key"/>
          <outline text="Doesn't appear to be any further coordination"/>
          <outline text="Despite coverage, no code written and shared"/>
          <outline text="Quite clearly asking the community for that"/>
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        <outline text="Ransomeware resisting crypto cracking">
          <outline text="http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11523?ref=rss"/>
          <outline text="Security industry has responded skeptically"/>
          <outline text="Schneier states its just not a feasible problem to brute force"/>
          <outline text="Others point out it is not a permanent solution"/>
          <outline text="Author can re-issue with different, uncracked key"/>
          <outline text="Some claim the project is just a publicity stunt"/>
          <outline text="Company has clarified, looking for help to find flaws"/>
          <outline text="Forum posting says otherwise, just shared keys"/>
          <outline text="Supposed other already claiming plans to up key strength to 4096-bit"/>
          <outline text="Also apparently planning to turn into full blown virus, using latest techniques"/>
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    <outline text="News" Offset="13:30">
      <outline text="The Piracy Bureau on inevitability of copyright failure for digital media" Offset="13:44">
        <outline text="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/308974135/swedish-pirate-burea.html"/>
        <outline text="Rasmus Fleischer, PhD student and co-founder of The Piracy Bureau"/>
        <outline text="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopimi#kopimi"/>
        <outline text="Other members founded The Pirate Bay"/>
        <outline text="The Piracy Bureau dedicated to fighting current views on IP, favor instead free, open sharing"/>
        <outline text="Fleischer notes a generalizing trend"/>
        <outline text="From text to works to tools"/>
        <outline text="Focuses on the later"/>
        <outline text="Arms race between industry and desire for content"/>
        <outline text="As a law or technology is circumvented a new bill is introduced"/>
        <outline text="Internet, software erasing differences between formerly distinct media"/>
        <outline text="Explores the arbitrary difference between downloading, stream as an example"/>
        <outline text="Also hints at issues with reverse copyright theory Patry has explained"/>
        <outline text="Technology allows unintended uses, opportunities"/>
        <outline text="This cascade of legislation is trying to stifle or capture this open change"/>
        <outline text="Implies this will accelerate"/>
        <outline text="As a function of how copying is fundamental to computers"/>
        <outline text="Separates ease of copying from Internet, mentions darknet"/>
        <outline text="Distribution will flow where and how it can, the key issue is the ease of copying"/>
        <outline text="Touches on Kelly's essay, Better than Free"/>
        <outline text="Suggest we need more emphasis on where real value can be derived with the super abundance digital copies afford"/>
        <outline text="Shares the example of Getty Images which has been failing for years"/>
        <outline text="Attributes this to abundance created by cheap digital cameras"/>
        <outline text="Un-copyable quality is feel of real time presence, which Getty's large archival database didn't provide"/>
        <outline text="Folds in ACTA and the push to filtering"/>
        <outline text="Questions the vague definition of operator and of service provider"/>
        <outline text="Suggest there may be a minefield here, may be interpreted as libraries, individuals"/>
        <outline text="His ultimate point is this worsening trend is an attempt to capture a world that is already gone"/>
        <outline text="If industry doesn't wise up, this will continue to get worse"/>
        <outline text="Counter pressures, like P2P and darknets will also grow"/>
        <outline text="Doesn't suggest a strong way forward, rather implies that the more time wasted on &quot;universal copyright&quot;, the longer we have to live with gray areas"/>
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      <outline text="What is at stake with white space devices" Offset="20:03">
        <outline text="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080608-if-white-spaces-fail-we-dont-have-that-many-chances-left.html"/>
        <outline text="Much of the past coverage has centered around specific devices"/>
        <outline text="Most of them have not worked as advertised"/>
        <outline text="Opponents fear interference with licensed uses, in particular broadcast"/>
        <outline text="At issue are the &quot;white spaces&quot; or unused TV band spectrum that may vary by market"/>
        <outline text="Highly desired for range and propagation"/>
        <outline text="For those seeking to build a wireless broadband alternative, very attractive"/>
        <outline text="WiFi just can't be pushed far enough to serve large areas"/>
        <outline text="However the success of WiFi as an unlicensed spectrum uses is a strong indicator of what could be done with better spectrum"/>
        <outline text="Unlicensed spectrum is also getting crowded"/>
        <outline text="Win buy Verizon in 700MHz auction means many feel white spaces are last chance"/>
        <outline text="Users of licensed spectrum, like digital TV, unlikely to experiment in the same way"/>
        <outline text="Biggest risk is question of interference"/>
        <outline text="Testing is pending, both sides are pushing hard"/>
        <outline text="Proponents want fixed uses and mobile devices"/>
        <outline text="The latter may be the most problematic for interference"/>
        <outline text="Article notes fixed uses could be a big win for rural broadband"/>
        <outline text="I'd like to see fixed use for broadband anywhere, as an abundant platform for competition"/>
        <outline text="Advocates for mobile probably looking to compete with licensed cell spectrum uses"/>
        <outline text="With issues plaguing test devices, may be increasing tensions"/>
        <outline text="Only live testing by the responsible agency, FCC, will answer both side's concerns"/>
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      <outline text="New algorithm exploits symmetry" Offset="25:29">
        <outline text="http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208403608&amp;cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_newsRSS"/>
        <outline text="The algorithm is called &quot;Saucy&quot;"/>
        <outline text="Based on University of Michigan research"/>
        <outline text="Looking into problem of graph automorphism"/>
        <outline text="Its application deals with automating design"/>
        <outline text="Think using a program to automatically determine the shortest route on a network"/>
        <outline text="The possible combinations are enormous, makes it cost prohibitive to calculate the absolute best"/>
        <outline text="The new algorithm finds symmetries"/>
        <outline text="In this case symmetry is defined as options that compute to the same outcome"/>
        <outline text="This allows large sets of combinations to be discarded"/>
        <outline text="Naturally can speed up a combinatorial search by effectively shrinking the space"/>
        <outline text="State of research shows algorithm performs in seconds what the next best algorithm still takes considerable time to compute"/>
        <outline text="Even helps with problems with no known solution"/>
        <outline text="Article uses example of fitting ten pigeons in nine holes"/>
        <outline text="Algorithm is smart enough to reduce this to a single calculation and determines there is no solution"/>
        <outline text="Has wide applications as many problems are partially or wholly combinatorial problems"/>
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      <outline text="Google preparing neutrality focused net analysis tools for typical user" Offset="28:04">
        <outline text="http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/13/google_network_management_tools/"/>
        <outline text="The news came out of a panel at Santa Clara University"/>
        <outline text="No release detail or details"/>
        <outline text="Very clear that the tools will be for normal users"/>
        <outline text="Google now also appears to quite strongly oppose operators working for tiered internet"/>
        <outline text="Quotes from senior policy director Richard Whitt"/>
        <outline text="Apparently, Google crunched the numbers"/>
        <outline text="At one point figured it would do well enough in a tiered internet"/>
        <outline text="Google's decision to side with neutrality is framed as a move to favor innovation"/>
        <outline text="Recognizes their own success was thanks to an open, neutral network"/>
        <outline text="Whitt's co-panelists were George Ou, Richard Bennet"/>
        <outline text="Both experts at networking, also skeptical of regulation"/>
        <outline text="Others have promised, even delivered tools"/>
        <outline text="Most are for power users"/>
        <outline text="The tool from the network neutrality squad, started by Lauren Wienstein, was Windows only when I checked a few weeks ago"/>
        <outline text="Regardless of view, the promise to to start to reveal what is really going on"/>
        <outline text="The proof will be when the tools arrive, just accessible are they"/>
        <outline text="More importantly, what they really reveal"/>
        <outline text="Will there be a way to share findings?"/>
        <outline text="If that info is locked up on each user's system, may not be too useful after all"/>
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    <outline text="tail -f" Offset="31:33">
      <outline text="Canadian DMCA to be revealed" Offset="31:52">
        <outline text="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/309893758/canadian-industry-mi-1.html"/>
        <outline text="Wrote on this extensively on the blog"/>
        <outline text="http://thecommandline.net/2008/06/12/first-details-on-canadian-bill-c-61/"/>
        <outline text="Bill was tabled, introduced formally, and is already being analyzed"/>
        <outline text="Professor Michael Geist has said the most so far"/>
        <outline text="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/"/>
        <outline text="http://thecommandline.net/2008/06/12/geist-on-canadian-dmca/"/>
        <outline text="http://thecommandline.net/2008/06/13/more-from-geist-on-canadian-dmca/"/>
        <outline text="Details on Canadian DMCA">
          <outline text="http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/310571655/20080612-canadian-dmca-brings-balanced-copyright-to-canada.html"/>
          <outline text="A good concise overview"/>
          <outline text="Sheds some light on the same fine print Geist identifies"/>
          <outline text="Consumer backup right limited to non-digital works"/>
          <outline text="Circumvention of DRM is made illegal"/>
          <outline text="Very few exceptions"/>
          <outline text="No public discussion, like US DMCA, of other possible exceptions"/>
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        <outline text="Canadian copyright comic book">
          <outline text="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MichaelGeistsBlog/~3/309601030/"/>
          <outline text="Short work but very information dense"/>
          <outline text="Built out of quotations, all linked"/>
          <outline text="Excellent example of remix art"/>
          <outline text="Plenty of links on the last page to opportunities to act"/>
          <outline text="Lots of things to consider on how Canada got to this point"/>
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        <outline text="Geist made the point that Israel, NZ have face the pressure for normalization and preserved consumer rights successfully"/>
        <outline text="Anarchy and mass hysteria have not broken out in either of these countries"/>
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    <outline text="Outro" Offset="35:39">
      <outline text="Contact me">
        <outline text="Email to feedback@thecommandline.net"/>
        <outline text="Web site at http://thecommandline.net/"/>
        <outline text="IM to command.line@skype"/>
        <outline text="Listener comment line is 240-949-2638"/>
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      <outline text="I'd like to thank libsyn.com for AAC hosting and Wouter de Bie for MP3 hosting"/>
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