Correcting Those Errors Computerphile

Summary

The powers of two and the algorithm that helps What good is knowing you have a problem if you can't Devising codes for different weather states is all well and good, but what if the weather strikes back? Electrical storms can distort ... As communications become more complicated, the amount of bits required to succesfully A language designed to eliminate run-time The smarter way to dither. Dr Bagley takes us through the Floyd-Steinberg How do we control our own data while allowing it to be mined? Dr Richard Mortier of The University of Cambridge discusses some ... Denial of service usually relies on a flood of data. Slow Loris takes a more elegant approach, and almost bores a server to death. Making yourself the all-powerful "Root" super-user on a computer using a buffer overflow attack. Assistant Professor Dr Mike ... Was the Y2K bug a complete non-event? Dr Steve Bagley on why it was 'a thing' and how it was worked around. Advanced ... A high level look at Reed Solomon - Professor Brailsford explains the basics of this complicated encoding technique. In day to day life interruptions are annoying, but in computing they're essential. James Fowkes explains using an Arduino. EXTRA ...