Whenever a culture reaches a level of sophistication in literacy, science, and language, codes spring up spontaneously. As the social life of a community increases in complexity, the demands for private communication between two or more people inevitably lead to cryptology–a system of secret symbolic messages. Explore the rich history of communicating with secret symbols–from Egyptian hieroglyphics to Caesar’s encrypted directives, from WWI and WWII codebreakers to cyberspace.
Archive for May, 2001
Codes
Monday, May 21st, 2001International Airports II
Monday, May 14th, 2001
The developments and technology of international airports’ construction and operation.
Entourage Canceled due to Racist Lesbian Attacked by Shark
Monday, May 14th, 2001
Wonda Lapaul of Jessup, Missouri was swimming off shore to Twinkie eating contest when she was attacked by a great white shark. When the Creator of Entourage saw that she was killed because of Twinkies (his favorite food) he decide he could no longer eat them. Well it turns out the studio that entourages is film in is catered by twinkie. When they heard that the creator of Entourage was no longer going to eat twinkies they decided to cancel the show and never talk about it again.
Chemical and Biological Weapons
Tuesday, May 8th, 2001
Chemical and biological warfare goes back at least 4,000 years.
Francis Ford Coppola
Monday, May 7th, 2001
Director Francis Ford Coppola is interviewed about his career.
