Codes

Science

Secret Code Of Eye-Surgery Cult Gets Cracked

5:40AM October 27, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

The secret rituals of an 18th century German occultists have been revealed. The New York Times reports that an exceptional language nerd cracked their code. It sounds like something straight out of Hellboy, except with fewer fights and more computers. More »

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Total Amateur Says He Cracked Zodiac Killer’s Impossible Code

4:13AM July 29, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The only thing creepier than the Zodiac killer calling himself the “Zodiac killer” and murdering a lot of people in the ’60s was his trademark codes. And 40 years later, most of them remain unsolved. Unless you ask this guy. More »

Software

How To Hide Secret Messages And Codes In Audio Files

7:40AM June 2, 2011 | Adam Dachis

If you’ve heard about the recent viral stunt put on the website for the latest Batman film, you know it’s possible to hide codes in an audio file. But did you know it’s actually really easy to do? Here’s how. More »

Computing

Anti-Nazi Code-Cracking Machine Rebuilt

4:00AM May 28, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Despite there being no original parts left of the Tunny machine post-WWII, a crack-team of British computer boffins were able to rebuild the code-cracking machine, which played a huge part in intercepting Hitler’s commands. More »

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Encoded Civil War Distress Call Arrives 147 Years Late

2:00AM December 27, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Pity the doomed Confederate leader Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Nearly a century and a half ago he and his embattled men waited for an encoded message to arrive detailing their reinforcements. Unfortunately for him, the message arrived in 2010. More »

Mobile

Voice Calls Go HD In UK With Orange’s HD Voice Launching Today

5:34PM September 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

After being trialled in Moldova (yes, I had to look it up too), UK carrier Orange has launched HD Voice in the UK today, which uses the AMR-WB codec for higher-quality calls and reduction of background noise. More »

Science

Old Encryption Formula Resists Quantum-Computing Attacks

9:20AM August 19, 2010 | Clay Dillow - PopSci

The core advantage of quantum computing – the ability to compute for many possible outcomes at the same time and therefore crunch data much more quickly than classical computers – also creates a problem for data security. Once the first high-powered quantum computers are functioning, they’ll be able to quickly saw through many of our most common data-encryption algorithms. But as it turns out, an obscure encryption code created in 1978 is resistant to all known methods of quantum attack. More »

The Secret Code Hidden In the United States Cyber Command’s Seal

1:00AM July 8, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Can you see it? It’s inside the gold ring between the United States Cyber Command and the American bald eagle. A secret hexadecimal code. The key to all America’s secrets. Or their favourite Lynyrd Skynyrd song. More »

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The Modern Hobo Code

11:40AM May 14, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Hobo code is a system of symbols drawn to aid one’s fellow vagabonds and make life on the streets a bit more comfortable. The only trouble is that it didn’t really take modern technologies into consideration much – until now. More »

Online

The Konami Code Works on Facebook

1:55AM May 9, 2009 | Brian Lam

Geekologie’s found that if you log into facebook, type in the Konami code outside of a text box and hit enter, the site fills with Star Trek ish lens flares. [Geekologie]

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