* 林浣心校長網頁 (A quick check of the ip address seems to confirm this may be an official website for 林浣心校長 although I have no way to verify and can’t be 100% sure.)
“Why can’t bacteria be hacked? If the storage system is attached to a network, it’s just as vulnerable as anything else attached to a network. And if it’s disconnected from any network, then it’s just as secure as anything else disconnected from a network. The problem the U.S. diplomats had was authorized access to the WikiLeaks cables by someone who decided to leak them. No cryptography helps against that.“
And Bruce even started his article with, “The article talks about how secure it is, and the students even coined the term “bioencryption,” but I don’t see any encryption. It’s just storage.“
I can’t find a full technical paper to read but after reading the above press reports and the team’s iGEM project description, project principle, and project results, I have to say, like Bruce, I also don’t see any encryption and it looks like just storage to me.
And reading scientist’s quotes like the following in popular press,
“Bacteria can’t be hacked. All kinds of computers are vulnerable to electrical failures or data theft. But bacteria are immune from cyber attacks. You can safeguard the information.“
just don’t exactly give me confidence that the scientist fully appreciate/understand computer security/cryptography.
I don’t mean to be too critical of some of the CUHK team’s achievements. I think they have done well. At the same time, I think it is very important for serious scientists to know the limits of their scientific claims and don’t overextend without proper justified support.
Of course, I might be wrong, and it will be wonderful if someone can explain to me what I missed so that I can learn and understand. If I am mistaken, it will be my pleasure to correct this article.
I was lucky to find the very enjoyable “Love is Elsewhere” (愛情萬歲), a 2008 romantic drama directed by Vincent Chui (崔允信), at the Calgary Public library collection. The film world premiered at 32nd Hong Kong International Film Festival. If you get a chance, rent or borrow the DVD to have a watch. Very nicely done.
17:00 Reporter asked President Obama and President Hu about human rights.
25:06 Question Chinese reporter from China Central Television.
39:34 Bloomberg reporter asked President Hu about human rights which wasn’t answered by President Hu because of “translation problems”.
“China’s Annual Migration We are two weeks away from the Chinese New Year and the largest annual human migration on the planet. Nearly 150 million Chinese have migrated to cities in search of work. And the trip home for the holidays isn’t going to be easy.
PART THREE
China’s Annual Migration – Lixin Fan
We started this segment with the sound of the world’s largest annual human migration. It happens around Chinese New Year. Tens of millions of people who migrated to China’s cities in search of work leave those cities and go back home to their families in the countryside. There are at least 150 million rural migrant workers in China. And as you can hear, a lot of them pass through the Guangzhou train station in southern China.
In two weeks, that annual migration will begin again. Amidst the sea of humanity, it’s easy for individual stories to get lost. Lixin Fan is a Chinese-Canadian documentary film-maker who follows one family caught up in the move from the countryside to the city and back again in Last Train Home. The film has just been nominated for the Directors Guild of America prize. Lixin Fan was in New York City.
Last Train Home will be released on DVD on February 22nd.
While many Chinese migrate from the countryside to the cities, many others stay behind. We hear the story of one woman who lives in a small village called Hazelnut Valley or Da Jen Yu. It’s about an hour from of Beijing. She’s 58. All of her children have left home. Her son lives in Beijing and makes a living as a driver working for foreigners.”
“從前的歌星如張國榮、譚詠麟、梅艷芳等在紅館登台,會受到眾人的喝采和讚美,記者也有禮貌很多。如今的 pa pa razzi只會踩他們和捏造各種負面新聞,連基本禮貌也沒有。在這種不良氣氛之下,怎能做得好?既無收入又讓人噓而不讚,真的很難受。” I really like this article. For the record.
“Three million Canadian’s live abroad. And some estimates say that number could double over the next decade. BNN speaks with John Ralston Saul, author, “A Fair Country” & President, PEN International & Co-chair, Institute For Canadian Citizenship.”