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Tag Archives: MIT
Belgian programmer solves cryptographic puzzle – 15 years too soon!
Belgian coder Bernard Fabrot just finished a 3.5-year computational marathon, solving a fascinating cryptopuzzle set at MIT back in 1999.
MIT sites defaced in lead-up to anniversary of Aaron Swartz’s death
The anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz has been commemorated with an attack on the institution from which he allegedly siphoned documents. 
Potato chips: Big Brother’s next eavesdropping tool?
A team of researchers from MIT, Microsoft and Adobe have figured out how to use sound vibrations in objects that are quivering too imperceptibly for the naked eye to discern, but when captured on video can be used to decipher intelligible speech. 