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What's going on when we search for *.docx? Dr Steve Bagley talks us through How did punch card systems work? Professor Brailsford delves further into the era of mainframe computing with this hands-on ... How do you pick a secure password that's memorable but truly random? Dr Mike Pound explains Diceware The Diceware ... In this era of invisible computing how do you define a computer? Professor Tom Rodden talks to Brady about what counts and ... Extra Bits of material about punch cards from Professor Brailsford. Original Punch Cards Film: Extra ... Cracking the code was only half the battle. To keep the upper hand, when using Bill Tutte's statistical methods, the detailed ...

Do anti virus programs use machine learning? Dr Fabio Pierazzi looks at the trends and challenges. Fabio's website: ... Extra Bits of Brady's interview with Dr Steve Bagley about e-reader text layout problems The Kindle Text Problem: ... Share part of a secret without knowing which part? Dr Tim Muller explains how Oblivious Transfer works. Why some numbers just dont work when you're creating error proof codes. Professor Brailsford continues with the story of ISBN. How do you pick the perfect password? Is it as simple as XKCD make out, or is there more to it? Dr Mike Pound follows on from his ... The PDP1 was a groundbreaking computer from the 1950's - but where does it fit into computing history and how would you use it ...

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In the early days the UK had its own thoughts on how email addresses should look. Dr Julian Onions was there! The vending machine that Tweets when you buy a Twix - Nottingham Hackspace members have improved this eBay purchase ... For the past year, we've been asking this as a sound-check question. Here are the results! Professor Graham Hutton (Haskell) ... Malware comes in many shapes and sizes, here's an overview of how some of it works. Enrico Mariconti is part of the UCL ... How do Madden, FIFA, PGA Tour get that lovely shallow depth of field in real time? Dr Mike Pound explains how Complex ...

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Oblivious Transfer - Computerphile
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How to Choose a Password - Computerphile
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Wildcards - Computerphile

What's going on when we search for *.docx? Dr Steve Bagley talks us through

Editorial 9:11 54,308 views 23 September 2025

Punch Card Programming - Computerphile

Punch Card Programming - Computerphile

How did punch card systems work? Professor Brailsford delves further into the era of mainframe computing with this hands-on ...

Editorial 14:55 933,167 views 22 November 2025

Diceware & Passwords - Computerphile

Diceware & Passwords - Computerphile

How do you pick a secure password that's memorable but truly random? Dr Mike Pound explains Diceware The Diceware ...

Editorial 10:56 313,207 views 13 April 2026

Credit Cards and Invisible Computing - Computerphile

Credit Cards and Invisible Computing - Computerphile

In this era of invisible computing how do you define a computer? Professor Tom Rodden talks to Brady about what counts and ...

Editorial 8:17 68,828 views 04 Juli 2025

EXTRA BITS - More about Punch Cards - Computerphile

EXTRA BITS - More about Punch Cards - Computerphile

Extra Bits of material about punch cards from Professor Brailsford. Original Punch Cards Film: http://youtu.be/KG2M4ttzBnY Extra ...

Editorial 5:09 69,675 views 26 Mei 2025

Why Build Colossus? (Bill Tutte) - Computerphile

Why Build Colossus? - Computerphile

Cracking the code was only half the battle. To keep the upper hand, when using Bill Tutte's statistical methods, the detailed ...

Editorial 8:06 101,360 views 26 April 2026

Malware and Machine Learning - Computerphile

Malware and Machine Learning - Computerphile

Do anti virus programs use machine learning? Dr Fabio Pierazzi looks at the trends and challenges. Fabio's website: ...

Editorial 20:54 78,700 views 23 Februari 2026

EXTRA BITS - More on E-Reader Text Layouts - Computerphile

EXTRA BITS - More on E-Reader Text Layouts - Computerphile

Extra Bits of Brady's interview with Dr Steve Bagley about e-reader text layout problems The Kindle Text Problem: ...

Editorial 4:51 46,021 views 15 November 2025

Oblivious Transfer - Computerphile

Oblivious Transfer - Computerphile

Share part of a secret without knowing which part? Dr Tim Muller explains how Oblivious Transfer works.

Editorial 20:15 58,849 views 01 Desember 2025

X & the Book Code - Computerphile

X & the Book Code - Computerphile

Why some numbers just dont work when you're creating error proof codes. Professor Brailsford continues with the story of ISBN.

Editorial 20:00 56,331 views 11 Mei 2026

How to Choose a Password - Computerphile

How to Choose a Password - Computerphile

How do you pick the perfect password? Is it as simple as XKCD make out, or is there more to it? Dr Mike Pound follows on from his ...

Editorial 11:33 1,243,963 views 15 Januari 2026

Hacking on the PDP1 Raspberry Pi Emulator - Computerphile

Hacking on the PDP1 Raspberry Pi Emulator - Computerphile

The PDP1 was a groundbreaking computer from the 1950's - but where does it fit into computing history and how would you use it ...

Editorial 24:19 21,525 views 17 Januari 2026

Email Endianness Problems - Computerphile

Email Endianness Problems - Computerphile

In the early days the UK had its own thoughts on how email addresses should look. Dr Julian Onions was there!

Editorial 6:50 82,315 views 14 Juli 2025

The Tweeting Vending Machine Hack - Computerphile

The Tweeting Vending Machine Hack - Computerphile

The vending machine that Tweets when you buy a Twix - Nottingham Hackspace members have improved this eBay purchase ...

Editorial 8:36 245,169 views 02 Desember 2025

What's your Favourite Programming Language? (sound check Q) - Computerphile

What's your Favourite Programming Language? - Computerphile

For the past year, we've been asking this as a sound-check question. Here are the results! Professor Graham Hutton (Haskell) ...

Editorial 7:24 786,894 views 13 Desember 2025

What Was Your First Computer Game? (Soundcheck Question 2023) - Computerphile

What Was Your First Computer Game? - Computerphile

All through 2023 we've been asking

Editorial 11:47 38,317 views 26 Agustus 2025

Malware Overview - Computerphile

Malware Overview - Computerphile

Malware comes in many shapes and sizes, here's an overview of how some of it works. Enrico Mariconti is part of the UCL ...

Editorial 13:58 83,464 views 10 Januari 2026

Video Game & Complex Bokeh Blurs - Computerphile

Video Game & Complex Bokeh Blurs - Computerphile

How do Madden, FIFA, PGA Tour get that lovely shallow depth of field in real time? Dr Mike Pound explains how Complex ...

Editorial 13:52 247,927 views 07 Agustus 2025