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What’s encrypting your internet surfing? An algorithm created by a supercomputer? Well, if the site you’re visiting is encrypted by the cyber security firm Cloudflare, your activity may be protected by a wall of lava lamps.

Cloudflare covers websites for Uber, OKCupid, & FitBit, for instance. The wall of  lamps in the San Francisco headquarters generates a random code. Over 100  lamps, in a variety of colors, and their patterns deter hackers from accessing data.  

As the lava lamps bubble and swirl, a video camera on the ceiling monitors their unpredictable changes and connects the footage to a computer, which converts the randomness into a virtually unhackable code.

Codes created by machines have relatively predictable patterns, so it’s possible for hackers to guess their algorithms, posing a security risk. Lava lamps, add to the equation the sheer randomness of the physical world, making it nearly impossible for hackers to break through.

You might think that this would be kept secret, but it’s not. Simply go in and ask to see the lava lamp display. By allowing people to affect the video footage, human movement, static, and changes in lighting from the windows work together to make the random code even harder to predict.

So, by standing in front of the display, you add an additional variable to the code, making it even harder to hack. Isn’t that interesting? 

via atlasobscura.com

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the other day i was perusing the dessert options in the dining hall and this group of absolute stereotypical frat boy types were also milling around the desserts and one of them pointed to the strawberry pastries and said to the others “what’s the vibe with these, boys?” and i haven’t been able to get that sentence out of my head since

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Me, using PC: There’s nothing interesting on the big Internet.

Me, picking up phone: Let’s see what’s on the tiny Internet.

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okay this is one of the greatest plot twists of american cinema 

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Every “and now, the weather” on Welcome to Night Vale. Episodes 1-35.

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you KNOW we scavenging the sea floor for nutrients

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Connor: Welcome to my very first vlog, in which I try different hair products.

Connor: [Sprays hairspray into his mouth]

Connor: Well, right off the bat, I can tell you this one is not very good.

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↳ It Devours! a Welcome to Night Vale novel, Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor

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British Pub Sign The 3/4″ x 1/8″ Threaded Hex Bushing, Norwich

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no offense but I’ve been learning how to have fun in dumb circumstances

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