Moserware: A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (via Links)
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I appreciate the idea, but this is reaaaally long, and I've got to be honest and say that I find this harder to understand than a simple text explanation with a couple diagrams, and the history takes much more time to read than the wiki entry. But maybe I've been spoiled by Randall Munroe's stick figures and am judging by to high a standard.
I can't believe I forgot an o. I'm going back to bed.
Shannon, I know. It's impossible to critique something without making a mistake of your own. Ahh well, at least you weren't being too snarky, so you don't look that bad. :-)
I can tell that this is an incredible piece of work, and I'm going to come back and read it later, but it is WAY too early in the morning for this.
As I pointed out at the blog, the first line of the equation should read:
=((x^7)+(x^5)+(x^3)+x) ((x^6)+(x^4)+(x^2)+1)
[extra parentheses added for clarity and multiplication is implied due to limitations of plain text comments]
A minor point, granted, but considering how much excellent knowledge has been distilled to fit in a comic, it's a shame to see it marred by such a simple error.
Am I the only one who automatically mouses over any stick figure drawing to see if Randall has left a message in the alt tag?
@6 you are not.
i'm ashamed to admit that my first thought was of copyright issues with xkcd. kinda like realizing your a racist or something.