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Mathematicians Prove Universe Has Free Will 0

Submitted by snahgle on Thursday March 19 2009, @10:06PM

snahgle writes "Mathematicians John Conway and Simon Kochen of Princeton University have proven that if human experimenters demonstrate 'free will' in choosing what measurements to take on a particle, then axioms of quantum mechanics require that property (call it free will) be available to the particles measured, or the universe as a whole. Conway is giving a series of lectures on the "Free Will Theorem" and its ramifications over the next month at Princeton. A followup article strengthening the theory can be found here.

What do you think? Is there a difference between choice and unpredictability? Are they confusing random selection and statistical randomness (or is there a difference)? Have they killed the idea of human free will, or is the universe toying with us?"

New attacks compromise BIOS on Windows, BSD-> 0

Submitted by Trailrunner7 on Thursday March 19 2009, @02:20PM

Trailrunner7 writes "A pair of security researchers have developed a new method for compromising the BIOS on machines running Windows, OpenBSD and even VMware Player. The attack doesn't rely on a new vulnerability and can be used to place persistent code on the machine that will remain after reboots and re-flashing of the BIOS."
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Bush Orders No Cruel Treatment of Terror Suspects-> 0

Submitted by ArcherB on Friday July 20 2007, @05:12PM

ArcherB writes "President Bush signed an executive order Friday prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment, including humiliation or denigration of religious beliefs, in the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects.

Read the whole executive order HERE."
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