The smart computer

The Ultimate Computer stood at the end of the Ultimate Computer Company's production line. At which point the guided tour eventually arrived. The salesman stepped forward to give his prepared demo.

"This", he said, "is the Ultimate Computer. It will give an intelligent answer to any question you may care to ask it".

At which a Clever Dick stepped forward - there is always one - and spoke into the Ultimate Computer's microphone.

"Where is my father"? he asked.

There was a whirring of wheels and flashing of lights that the manufacturers always use to impress lay people, and then a little card popped out.

On it were printed the words "Fishing off Florida".

Clever Dick laughed.

"Actually", he said, "my father is dead"!

It had been a tricky question!!

The salesman, carefully chosen for his ability to think fast on his feet, immediately replied that he was sorry the answer was unsatisfactory, but as computers were precise, perhaps he might care to rephrase his question and try again?

Clever Dick thought, went to the Ultimate Computer and this time said: "Where is my mother's husband"?

Again there was a whirring of wheels and a flashing of lights.

And again a little card popped out. Printed on it were the words: "Dead. But your father is still fishing off Florida".

The JavaScript Hack Recap

Well I thought that I would bunch together my browser hacking with JavaScript posts together so it would be easier to find. When I get time I will add permanent links to the right under my calendar.

Hacking with your internet browser: JavaScript URL
Hacking with your internet browser: Query Strings
Hacking with your internet browser: Form Submissions
Hacking with your internet browser: Cookies

Right now I am doing research on MD5 encryption. I never sat down to learn how encryption works, but I thought that I would try and figure it out by looking at the code. MD5 is supposed to be unilateral. Al I know is this stuff is rather interesting and I am sure i will write a post about it in the future.

Eric Pascarello HTML/JavaScript moderator at JavaRanch.com