If you want to solve a problem, stop thinking.

via futurismic

This article requires some mental acrobatics, but is notheless very cool. Scientists have been able to solve an algorithm with a quantum computer without running it through the computer. The mere presence of the algorithm effectively answered it. "In a sense, it is the possibility that the algorithm could run which prevents the algorithm from running." It has been a theorized part of quantum mechanics for a long time, but is really wild to have it actually happen. Computing over the next 20 years is really going to get weird. The possibilities are limitless...I mean really limitless.

Since 1999 the CIA has been reclassifying thousands of documents. While some of the documents might be of concern for national security, many are just embarrassing to the intelligence community. A document from 1949 reveals that it was believed that the Soviet nuclear program was poor at best. Six months later they exploded their first atomic bomb. But this is not justification for withdrawl. In fact, the executive order 12958 amended by Bush explicitly states that "no … information shall be classified in order to …. prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency." Meanwhile thousands of documents on sabotage and making chemical weapons remain declassified. Take a look for yourself, while you still can. via /.