Abstract: We establish a coding theorem and a matching converse theorem for separate encodings and joint decoding of individual sequences using finite-state machines. The achievable rate region is ...

The maintainer for several highly popular npm debug and chalk packages has revealed he was recently the victim of a phishing attack, which led to the compromise of all 18 packages. “Yep, I’ve been ...

Abstract: In this paper, a method of generating true random numbers obeying multiple distribution characteristics is proposed. First, two resistance-capacitance (RC) self-excited oscillation circuits ...

Dear Eric: We have a condo at the beach that has a pool. There is a couple that we know through other people that we are not friendly with, and they have a condo in another building without a pool.

If you’ve ever shuffled a deck of playing cards, you’ve most likely created a unique deck. That is, you’re probably the only person who has ever arranged the cards in precisely that order. Although ...