The names Alice and Bob are commonly used placeholder names for archetypal characters in fields such as cryptography and physics. The names are used for convenience; for example, "Alice sends a message to Bob encrypted with his public key" is easier to follow than "Party A sends a message to Party B encrypted by Party B's public key." Following the alphabet, the specific names have evolved into common parlance within these fields—helping technical topics to be explained in a more understandable fashion.
In cryptography and computer security, there are a number of widely used names for th...
Everything (or every thing), is all that exists; the opposite of nothing, or its complement. The totality of things relevant to some subject matter. Without expressed or implied limits, it may refer to anything. The Universe is often defined as everything that exists. It may refer to an anthropocentric worldview, or the sum of human experience, history, and the human condition in general.
Theory of everything
In theoretical physics, a theory of everything (TOE) is a theory that would explain and unify all known fundamental interactions of nature in a single model. Originally, the term w...
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I just had the best idea ever: A self-harvesting Glowing Mushroom farm using Dart Traps.
However, since they don't exactly grow on trees, I'd like to use a minimum amount of Dart Traps for a maximum of Mushroom-covered ground.
Does anyone know how far a Dart Trap can fire a poison dart? They ju...
I really really want a specific floor (Glass Studio) in my Tiny Tower. How does the game decide which exact business will go into the "Creative" floor? Do I have to meet requirements (such as tower height) to unlock certain floors?
Which way of writing the word: "Email" or "e-mail" is correct? Both variants seem to be in wide use. If both ones are okay, maybe there is a difference in contexts they have been used (one is more formal than the other)?
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Yesterday I was at an airport and had no wifi, I wanted to play one of my steam games. Unfortunately, Steam games won't run without Steam running first, some don't even have .exe's.
So I start up Steam I choose 'Offline Mode' , but it pops up an error message saying that it couldn't connect to ...
I was considering getting Alea the huntress and use her to come out on adventures, but if the shop will close if she comes with me, do I need to find a better spouse?
So I have a problem with Alea that I'm not sure how to get around. I currently have her outfitted in all glass armor, carrying an ebony axe and a dwarven bow of fire. She has about 160ish arrows (not that they add known weight). Besides a necklace, a circlet (of extreme archery) and her weddin...
