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Submission + - IBM Touts Quantum Computing Breakthrough (computerworld.com)

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Lucas123 writes: IBM today claimed to have been able to reduce error rates and retain the integrity of quantum mechanical properties in quantum bits or quibits long enough to perform a gate operation, opening the door to new microfabrication techniques that allows engineers to begin designing a quantum computer. While still a long ways off, the creation of a quantum computer would mean data processing power would be exponentially increased over what is possible with today's silicon-based computing.
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Submission + - Mozart and Bach Handel Subway Station Crime 1

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Hugh Pickens writes
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that transit officials have started to get a handel on subway crime when they started playing Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and Strauss at the Lake Street light-rail station after neighborhood residents complained about the station becoming a haven for rowdy teens and vagrants. "If it encourages some people to wander away because it's not their favorite type of music, I guess that's OK," says Acting Transit Police Chief A.J. Olson. The program is modeled after one is Portland that has shown early signs of success, though the numbers are so small as to be statistically insignificant and even supporters of the music haven't reached a consensus on whether such environmental changes actually deter crime or just push it down the block. Not everyone is sold on using "lovely lovely Ludwig Van" as a deterrent. "Classical music lovers hate the fact that urban planners use classical music to disperse youth," says Minneapolis City Council Member Gary Schiff. "Does it chase crime away?" adds Olson. "It's hard to measure. But I do think it makes it a more pleasant place to wait for a train.""

Submission + - GCHQ Challenge solution explained (blogspot.com)

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DrDevil
DrDevil writes: ""The British spy agency GCHQ recently published a puzzle on www.canyoucrackit.co.uk (as featured on slashdot), now just a few days later an academic at the University of Greenwich in England has posted a full video explanation of the puzzle. The puzzle has three stages and is not at all simple — likely to challenge even the best computer science graduates.

Solution and explanation at http://gchqchallenge.blogspot.com/""
Transportation

Submission + - First fully electric manned helicopter flight (gizmag.com)

Submitted by cylonlover
cylonlover writes: On August 12, electrical/aerospace engineer and helicopter pilot, Pascal Chretien, took to the sky in the world's first untethered, fully electric manned helicopter flight in a prototype machine that he designed and built almost entirely by himself within a 12 month development period. In his 2 minute, 10 second test flight, Chretien beat aviation giant Sikorsky into the record books — but it was not without significant risk. As the man himself puts it: "in case of crash I stand good chances to end up in kebab form."

Comment FSM vs. GOD... The great debate (Score 1) 1251

by addam666 (#35533740) Attached to: Texas Bill Outlaws Discrimination Against Creationists In Academia
Freedom of thought = good... The FSM will always have my vote in the creation of the world stakes but I would hope that my belief in Him (in all His noodly glory), would not preclude me from a job in any field (excepting perhaps priest/spiritual leader of another faith)... Beliefs (no matter how stupid/brilliant/eveything in between), should not be a criteria for ones ability to teach (though if they start trying to preach creationism to me in a biology class they can GTFO). In short I am kinda for this, though it seems like a stupid, pointless publicity stunt more than an attempt to protect freedoms.

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