Potassium and oxygen went out. It was OK.

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So I know I'm totally behind on answering emails to some people, sorry.

What I really wanna know is: do any of you know anything about computer hacking (in theory or in practice), and maybe wanna talk to me for just a little bit about it in the context of Tony Stark and JARVIS?

Also, do any of you know anything about physics or chemistry, and maybe wanna talk to me for just a little bit about it in the context of Tony Stark inventing a new element? I know Stark inventing the element is totally bogus, but if you're gonna pretend like it can happen I at least wanna talk about it in a somewhat plausible way. Ahhhhhhh.

Even if you have no idea who Tony Stark is, but think computers or physics or chemistry or particle physics are cool, lemme know!

Thanks.

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[yhlee]

Howdy! My husband is a physicist, although he doesn't specifically do stuff with elements (he's in gravitational astrophysics); if you want to shoot me an email, however, he may be able to ask some colleagues for you. I'm specifically remembering one physicist we knew at Caltech who had a strong chem background, if I can get his email. (He'd be okay with being asked. I once sat him down and made him talk to me about whether you could make a jade laser.) I'm at yoon at yoonhalee dot com.

Computer hacking: the book is not about this specifically, but Social Engineering by Christopher Hadnagy has some sections that talk about hacking tools that social engineers use. Also, I highly highly highly recommend Ross Anderson's Security Engineering. Don't be intimidated by the length of the book, or by its price. Here (page down) you can download a PDF of the 1st ed. for free. I have read both editions, and for your purposes, the 1st ed. will probably suffice, because the basic principles stay the same. The chapter titles are pretty self-explanatory, there are TONS of great examples, and although parts of the book are technical, as a whole it is extremely approachable by a layperson and very well-written.

Anyway, I hope some of this helps; if not, good luck finding what you need elsewhere!

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seraphcelene mentioned you and lo, you appeared! Hallo.

Thank you so so so much; I shall email you.