The Source Code


EvilDragon posted on Sep 16 2004 at 08:20 PM said:
Ermm... WHAT did he code?
He claimed he could store a number of movies on a 64KB chip. What is really interesting is how he got other people to believe him and invest millions in his ideas.
The 'code' idea probably comes from a book and tv-show (both named 'The Sourcecode') that were made about this story. The 'inventor' died before he could tell anyone how he did it and his sourcecode was never found.
 
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DemonStar55 posted on Sep 16 2004 at 11:24 PM said:
maybe he just made it up and took the money the ppl invested
Did you make this sign?
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DemonStar55 posted on Sep 16 2004 at 11:24 PM said:
maybe he just made it up and took the money the ppl invested
Actually he didn't, died before he could.

He claimed he had a number of movies stored on a small card. This card had to be inserted into a player but nobody was allowed to look inside this player. The theory was that a movie would be compressed by using an algorithm that contained commands to start other algorithms and so on. By doing this every movie (or any other file) could be made out of a combination of the lowest algorithms (just using algorithms as building blocks). After his death the player was opened: it contained a harddisk.
 
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I mean someone else than you, when HE died they didn't found the source code of it. They think it was stolen,
Anyway here is a translated version of the dutch television site:


dollar signs in the eyes, trick, fraud, plots and fatal result. Network reconstructs the breathtaking tale of ' the source - code ': an economic thriller in the low countries. Experts consider ' the source code ' as the invention of the century. Jan Sloot is end nineties the inventor of a coding - technology whichastonishes the world.

Roel Pieper
Investors around sloot - apparently a simple electrotechnologist fromUtrecht - can the large international persuade technologieconcerns ofthe importance of the invention. Important thereby the role of dan-Philips-topper Roel Pieper is.

Dead
He touches this way convinced of Sloot invention that he to obtainsgo. But on 11 July 1999, a day before its invention to in detail closed contractual will fix, he is found dead in its garden in Nieuwegein.

Magical key
And with him also "the source code" dies, that he up to that moment for itself had kept the magical keyscrupulously.

Sunday 12 September part 2
The reconstruction exists from two parts; Sunday 12 September the Second part has been transmitted.
 
aapje89 posted on Sep 17 2004 at 02:48 PM said:
I mean someone else than you, when HE died they didn't found the source code of it. They think it was stolen,
Anyway here is a translated version of the dutch television site:


dollar signs in the eyes, trick, fraud, plots and fatal result. Network reconstructs the breathtaking tale of ' the source - code ': an economic thriller in the low countries. Experts consider ' the source code ' as the invention of the century. Jan Sloot is end nineties the inventor of a coding - technology whichastonishes the world.

Roel Pieper
Investors around sloot - apparently a simple electrotechnologist fromUtrecht - can the large international persuade technologieconcerns ofthe importance of the invention. Important thereby the role of dan-Philips-topper Roel Pieper is.

Dead
He touches this way convinced of Sloot invention that he to obtainsgo. But on 11 July 1999, a day before its invention to in detail closed contractual will fix, he is found dead in its garden in Nieuwegein.

Magical key
And with him also "the source code" dies, that he up to that moment for itself had kept the magical keyscrupulously.

Sunday 12 September part 2
The reconstruction exists from two parts; Sunday 12 September the Second part has been transmitted.

It's the same story, check the backgroundstories. There are five links on the website with additional information.
 
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finty is right bull sheeite its not possible in the age of this age dumb assssses
 
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