Two items which may have only slight relevance to the list. I've been waiting for an opportunity to mention them in context... First, Judea Pearl's "Causality." A mix of logic, AI, and ontology. Closely related to issues of belief and causality. (Some of you may know of my interest in Dempster-Shafer belief theory...this is closely related.) Second, just watched "Lola rennt," aka "Run, Lola, Run," for the fourth or fifth time. Saw it in a theater the first time, a year or so ago. It's interesting that German is so willing to absorb new language terms, completely unlike French. English has embraced foreign expressions, and so, it seems, has German. Of these two points, the Pearl book is more significant, ultimately. But the film has its place. Sorry there is no "crypto significance" here. No S-box details, no Rijndael details. TS. --Tim May -- ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 831-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, "Cyphernomicon" | black markets, collapse of governments.