September 2011
3 posts
+1 Axe of Protein Folding: distributed computing...
To disable M-PMV’s protease, we need to know exactly what it looks like. Like real scissors, the proteases come in two halves that need to lock together in order to work. If we knew where the halves joined together, we could create drugs that prevent them from uniting. But until now, scientists have only been able to discern the structure of the two halves together. They have spent more than ten...
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Disasters happen when you implement good...
Link: Top-grade, SHA1 Encryption - The Daily WTF And then came the “data breach” email — everyone’s personal data (which, for Paul, was just his throw-away email) was now in the hands of some hackers. Great post from the Daily WTF - shows off how it’s very easy to end up in a bad situation when you have good crypto, implemented badly. Implementation is everything, and if...
The banking industry is ludicrous.
The banking industry is ludicrous.
Have you ever made a bad decision that cost you more money than you could afford at that point? Maybe up to two grand, maybe less. I’ve certainly been in situations myself where the loss of twenty quid would have meant that I couldn’t afford food for a period of time. For a huge chunk of the world, two quid is a massively significant - quite feasibly...