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| − | This is the third part of five in the "[[:Category:1337|1337]]" series. The title 1337 is "L-eet," or "elite," using the {{w|Leet}} alphabet, a coding system used primarily on the internet (and on early text messaging | + | This is the third part of five in the "[[:Category:1337|1337]]" series. The title 1337 is "L-eet," or "elite," using the {{w|Leet}} alphabet, a coding system used primarily on the internet (and on early text messaging system), meant to provide a bit of {{w|obfuscation}} to plain text both to make it harder to read and to show off in a creative way using in-group jargon. |
| − | + | All comics in the series: | |
| − | * [[341: 1337: Part 1]] | + | *[[341: 1337: Part 1]] |
| − | * [[342: 1337: Part 2]] | + | *[[342: 1337: Part 2]] |
| − | * [[343: 1337: Part 3]] | + | *[[343: 1337: Part 3]] |
| − | * [[344: 1337: Part 4]] | + | *[[344: 1337: Part 4]] |
| − | * [[345: 1337: Part 5]] | + | *[[345: 1337: Part 5]] |
| + | This series was released on 5 consecutive days (Monday-Friday) and not over the usual Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule. | ||
| − | The comic is narrated by [[Cueball]] as seen in the previous comic, but that Cueball is not shown here, where the man drawn as Cueball is a real person | + | The comic is narrated by [[Cueball]] as seen in the previous comic, but that Cueball is not shown here, where the man drawn as Cueball is a real person: |
| − | {{w| | + | {{w|Adrian Lamo}} is a hacker known for being a threat analyst and has penetrated many corporate networks. As far as we know, he has not penetrated any government networks, so helping Elaine physically break into the {{w|NSA}} would probably inspire second thoughts. The use of a rug to cross the barbed wire fence is likely a reference to a scene in ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the same method is used to break into a {{w|liposuction}} clinic. |
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| − | [ | + | {{w|RSA (algorithm)|RSA b(the algorithm)}} is an encryption algorithm that allows decryption using {{w|Public-key cryptography|public keys}}. No efficient method to {{w|RSA problem|break RSA}} is known.{{Citation needed}} But if the NSA knew any such method, it would be unlikely for them to admit that. |
| + | However, the NSA have paid {{w|RSA Security|RSA (the company)}} to put a [http://theverge.com/2013/12/20/5231006/nsa-paid-10-million-for-a-back-door-into-rsa-encryption-according-to backdoor] into one of their encryption schemes. | ||
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| + | {{w|Lawrence Lessig}} is a political activist focusing on copyright law and intellectual property, as well as a founding board member of {{w|Creative Commons}}. | ||
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| + | {{w|Steve Jobs}} was the two-time {{w|CEO}} of {{w|Apple Inc.}} In partnership with {{w|Steve Wozniak}}, he founded Apple. He oversaw Apple's return from near bankruptcy, the introduction of the original Macintosh, the {{w|iPod}}, the {{w|iPhone}}, and the {{w|iPad}}. But in the '90s, most of this had not happened yet. The comic is implying that it was Elaine, in fact, who planted those ideas in Jobs' mind (while perching on his bedpost, a nearly-impossible physical task for even a relatively small and light human being - such a stance is often depicted for gargoyles or fictional vampires, the latter of which are associated with nocturnal bedroom-invasions like this). | ||
The final panel is a pun on the Riot grrrls - {{w|Riot grrrl}} is an underground feminist punk rock movement. This metamorphosizes in the hands of Randall into Riot Prrl - who presumably prefer to code in {{w|Perl}}. The [https://www.facebook.com/Riot-Prrl-219590338058369/ real Riot Prrl] is from {{w|Northampton}} and is into {{w|Yarn bombing|guerilla knitting}}. | The final panel is a pun on the Riot grrrls - {{w|Riot grrrl}} is an underground feminist punk rock movement. This metamorphosizes in the hands of Randall into Riot Prrl - who presumably prefer to code in {{w|Perl}}. The [https://www.facebook.com/Riot-Prrl-219590338058369/ real Riot Prrl] is from {{w|Northampton}} and is into {{w|Yarn bombing|guerilla knitting}}. | ||
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:She even, for a time, took up drumming, and helped start a movement among teen girls, a culture of self-taught female programmers and musicians, coding by day and rocking out by night— | :She even, for a time, took up drumming, and helped start a movement among teen girls, a culture of self-taught female programmers and musicians, coding by day and rocking out by night— | ||
:Roberts: Riot Prrl. | :Roberts: Riot Prrl. | ||
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[[Category:1337|03]] | [[Category:1337|03]] | ||
[[Category:Comics sharing name|1337]] | [[Category:Comics sharing name|1337]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Comics featuring | + | [[Category:Comics featuring Elaine Roberts]] |
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] <!--Both as the real Adrian Lamo and as the narrator from the previous comics. As they are not both shown in this comic it's not up for Multiple Cueballs--> | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] <!--Both as the real Adrian Lamo and as the narrator from the previous comics. As they are not both shown in this comic it's not up for Multiple Cueballs--> | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring real people]] | [[Category:Comics featuring real people]] | ||
