Investigation innovation.
On June 30th, 1999, officers in St. Louis, Missouri, found the body of Ricky McCormick, 41, in a field. He had been murdered. There were no clues, with two exceptions: two notes written in code in McCormick's pants pockets.
The murder remains unsolved. Over a decade later, the FBI's Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit (Crru) has essentially thrown up its hands. “We are really good at what we do,” said Crru chief Dan Olson in a solicitation on the FBI's website, “but we could use some help with this one.”
Crowdsourcing cryptography--it's the latest crime-solving innovation from the FBI. Since setting up a website devoted to the problem last week, responses have been pouring in.
McCormick's code uses what the FBI calls a "maddening variety of letters, numbers, dashes, and parentheses." McCormick was a high school dropout--but literate--and his family has said that he used coded notes since childhood, though...
On June 30th, 1999, officers in St. Louis, Missouri, found the body of Ricky McCormick, 41, in a field. He had been murdered. There were no clues, with two exceptions: two notes written in code in McCormick's pants pockets.
The murder remains unsolved. Over a decade later, the FBI's Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit (Crru) has essentially thrown up its hands. “We are really good at what we do,” said Crru chief Dan Olson in a solicitation on the FBI's website, “but we could use some help with this one.”
Crowdsourcing cryptography--it's the latest crime-solving innovation from the FBI. Since setting up a website devoted to the problem last week, responses have been pouring in.
McCormick's code uses what the FBI calls a "maddening variety of letters, numbers, dashes, and parentheses." McCormick was a high school dropout--but literate--and his family has said that he used coded notes since childhood, though...
- 4/5/2011
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
I've always been a big fan of collage. Robert Rauschenberg's work is a vivid reminder of the '70s, when a new phase of this art form took hold. He and many other fine art practitioners of collage have always been fascinating to me; their processes, as well as their end products. I love the depth and hand-built texture of collage. The diversity of materials, combined with the juxtaposition of images, give me a sense of space that goes beyond a lot of two-dimensional art.
With the best collage, the artist takes the viewer on a trip through a given subject matter, or creates an entire world related to the particular idea they want to convey. At its best, I feel transported to that subject and an emotional bond is established. The emotion comes from the story the artist tells--a story usually told without a single word.
I think...
With the best collage, the artist takes the viewer on a trip through a given subject matter, or creates an entire world related to the particular idea they want to convey. At its best, I feel transported to that subject and an emotional bond is established. The emotion comes from the story the artist tells--a story usually told without a single word.
I think...
- 12/22/2009
- by Joe Duffy
- Fast Company
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