Death Note: L, Anonymity & Eluding Entropy
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Re: Death Note: L, Anonymity & Eluding Entropy
#2As a curiosity, how many bits were gained (rather than lost) when the second and third characters obtaining a death note were entered? (female and male respectively)
Do the bits of entropy add on, or does it not matter at all?
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#3Can anyone explain what is going on here? Edit: to clarify, I honestly have no idea what I'm reading: the title piqued my interest, but then it became... I'm really not sure.
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#4So now if criminals found only in widely available public sources begin dying of heart disease and cancer at correctly distributed but far-above-average rates, L will know that it's somebody who read this article - possibly Gwern himself! Even if this article hadn't been published, such clever use of the Death Note would certainly point to someone with high IQ and possibly involved in the cryptographic community...
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#5I hate to be pedantic, but mistake #1 misses the point a bit. While the serial killer doesn't want to be found, he certainly wants to be known.
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#6Can anyone explain what is going on here? Edit: to clarify, I honestly have no idea what I'm reading: the title piqued my interest, but then it became... I'm really not sure.
It's about an anime named Death Note where the main character(named Light) finds a notebook (dubbed death note), and has the ability to kill anyone if he writes their name in the book. Noone knows he has it, but someone names "L" is hired to find out, and eventually traces the deaths to Light.
Re: Death Note: L, Anonymity & Eluding Entropy
#7I hate to be pedantic, but mistake #1 misses the point a bit. While the serial killer doesn't want to be found, he certainly wants to be known .
Agreed. It is interesting, though, to consider just how many bits of identifying information you must sacrifice in order to make your existence known while securing your anonymity. Also, considering Light’s ultimate goal was world domination, he would’ve had to make strategic anonymity sacrifices all along regardless. I say his first mistake was just jumping the gun with insufficient research.
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#8I hate to be pedantic, but mistake #1 misses the point a bit. While the serial killer doesn't want to be found, he certainly wants to be known .
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Re: Death Note: L, Anonymity & Eluding Entropy
#9I hate to be pedantic, but mistake #1 misses the point a bit. While the serial killer doesn't want to be found, he certainly wants to be known .
Whilst it was a mistake in leading to his capture I must agree, he wanted it to be known he existed. It was the entire point, scare people into not being evil.
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#10Can anyone explain what is going on here? Edit: to clarify, I honestly have no idea what I'm reading: the title piqued my interest, but then it became... I'm really not sure.
It's about an anime named Death Note where the main character(named Light) finds a notebook (dubbed death note), and has the ability to kill anyone if he writes their name in the book. Noone knows he has it, but someone names "L" is hired to find out, and eventually traces the deaths to Light.
Manga adapted into an anime and movie(s) to be pedantic.