And more trustworthy than servers owned by the probably-compromised-by-the-secret-government government or mad scientists (which are probably the only ones who could create a truly un-hackable computer, by building it out of colonial insects or clockwork or something…)
Maybe you could recreate the original aircraft-hangar-sized computer, complete with vacuum tubes and tape drives, but somehow make it run at today’s supercomputer speed. Imagine a hacker trying to pop the top off of that thing. The sheer absurdity of it would probably make them give up, assuming the whole thing was just a joke.
Dave made the servers at Narbonics Labs so that even Lovelace couldn’t hack in. And he wasn’t even mad yet.
And speaking of Narbonics Labs… I wonder how or if the reality blindness has affected Dave & Helen and company.
Plus, as a gamer and hacker himself, he’d recognize any attempts and could probably turn the attempt around faster than the other guy could type. Said hacker would have his bank accounts emptied, his identity broadcast to the world, and all his high scores wiped from his games.
“That was the polite answer. The impolite one is that I’ve got apple-knocker friends who come to play games and such and don’t clean up after themselves. Some of then might even have worked in the Department of Irradiation.”
I think some helicopters can do barrel rolls, but I don’t think any can fly upside down for any length of time. OTOH, that’s real life helicopters: helicopters with Mad-tech incorporated may not have that limitation.
Nick can fly like a normal airplane once he’s airborne, but he has to take off and land like a helicopter (because of the length of the rotors). But he’d have to fly sideways to really empty out the garbage.
Now there’s a thought.
What if everything the silverfish ate was stored as well, say as a holography?
All the data is still there in the basement, it’s just been condensed.
Now the trick is extraction.
Frankly, I’m more inclined to trust Nick with the data than I am the corporate servers.
And more trustworthy than servers owned by the probably-compromised-by-the-secret-government government or mad scientists (which are probably the only ones who could create a truly un-hackable computer, by building it out of colonial insects or clockwork or something…)
Maybe you could recreate the original aircraft-hangar-sized computer, complete with vacuum tubes and tape drives, but somehow make it run at today’s supercomputer speed. Imagine a hacker trying to pop the top off of that thing. The sheer absurdity of it would probably make them give up, assuming the whole thing was just a joke.
Dave made the servers at Narbonics Labs so that even Lovelace couldn’t hack in. And he wasn’t even mad yet.
And speaking of Narbonics Labs… I wonder how or if the reality blindness has affected Dave & Helen and company.
Well, Helen invented the Cure for Madness so she’s probably invented the cure for the Cure by now.
Isn’t the cure for The Cure was to just not listen to their music?
No, the cure for the cure seems to be to hang out with Helen’s mother for a while. If you live through it.
Well, there’s this…
http://www.megaprocessor.com/
(Somewhat less than hangar-sized; only about 10 meters long.)
Now I want a thumb drive that looks like an old vacuum tube!
That would be truly excellent!
Google “vacuum tube thumb drive” for Amazon or DIY sources and info…
Gah!! They have them on Amazon, and they are ridiculously expensive!
“Artisanal”.
Nick would be unhackable because nobody would think to hack him? As long as he doesn’t get a concussion in a wreck or playing Madden ’18 or something.
Nick could disconnect himself from the interwub quicker and easier than the average system, which would help him to be more hacker resistant.
Plus, as a gamer and hacker himself, he’d recognize any attempts and could probably turn the attempt around faster than the other guy could type. Said hacker would have his bank accounts emptied, his identity broadcast to the world, and all his high scores wiped from his games.
Plus, as he himself will tell you, he’s awesome.
Frankly I am surprised how many corporations trust cloud-based storage these days.
Much better to have storage that can go *to* the clouds as needed.
“That was the polite answer. The impolite one is that I’ve got apple-knocker friends who come to play games and such and don’t clean up after themselves. Some of then might even have worked in the Department of Irradiation.”
How would Nick clean himself up? Litter the neighborhood by flying upside-down with the doors open?
I can actually see him doing that.
I think some helicopters can do barrel rolls, but I don’t think any can fly upside down for any length of time. OTOH, that’s real life helicopters: helicopters with Mad-tech incorporated may not have that limitation.
Nick can fly like a normal airplane once he’s airborne, but he has to take off and land like a helicopter (because of the length of the rotors). But he’d have to fly sideways to really empty out the garbage.
That would take care of the debris, but not the smell. And Nick is opposed to taking a bath.
Didn’t they have Mr. Grinch, the supercomputer? Or does selecting the Secret Santas take up all his capacity?
“Skin Horse basement files? Look in the Ham with Mushroom box.”
Now there’s a thought.
What if everything the silverfish ate was stored as well, say as a holography?
All the data is still there in the basement, it’s just been condensed.
Now the trick is extraction.
Just imagine all the noise associated with such a system! No thanks.