Author Archives: Mohamed El Massad

Suppose we are able to come up with an algorithm $A$ that outputs 1 with probability 1/2+ when given a locked version of some circuit C_1, but outputs 1 with probability 1/2 only when given a locked version of another circuit C_2. This means if we follow the algorithm in the paper for transforming aContinue reading

I loved you. I don’t really know what this word means, but I know that I did.

You enter the temple. Around you you see a bunch of totems, with weird colors. It looks like each has a purpose. There’s writing on the wall, the like of which you’ve never seen before. The language is ancient. You can tell, but you do recognize some symbols. You see two books on a sideContinue reading “Smash the Stack”

I’m thinking of making a game that lets the average person experience what a hacker does. According to Jess xxxx, I should ask myself what is essential to the hacker experience. What is essential to the hacker experiemce? A computer, for one thing. What have I learned through experience? What has experience taught me? LetContinue reading “Second post”

So I’ve been thinking of writing a game based on AES. The idea to make codebreaking accessible. Hacker Games Hacker Lore How can I make the experience of a hacker accessible to the general public? What do hacker do? They break into computers and steal stuff. So the computer can be represented as a vault,Continue reading “Crypto Games”

What is it that I want to do in my life? This question has been plaguing me for years. What am I looking for? Something that would imbue my life with purpose and meaning.

I want to design a game for people to play. The game should be challenging, but also winnable by a player with modest or no skill. It should be enjoyable, and it has to be a computer game. Is there a particular experience I want this game to create? Something that I would want toContinue reading “The Game”

I imagine the day where people no longer have to pay for their cellular service. What’s that gonna look like? Well, say you move into this new neighborhood, this isolated city where people operate their own cells. The cell is able to hook up automatically to neighboring cells, and any participant in this system isContinue reading “Cooperative Cellular Networks”

Winter after winter, nothing changes, same snow, same people, same faces. Last year I went to a conference in Colorado. I spent the three days in my room smoking weed. Another rejection from a journal. What’s the point of writing this shit anymore. Rejection after rejection after rejection, from people you don’t know. I can’tContinue reading