DARPA: Reconstruct Shredded Docs, Win $50K USD

ematic writes with a link to an interesting competition from DARPA: "The ability to reconstruct shredded documents will potentially yield information that may save lives or offer critical information about an adversary's plans. Currently, this process is much too slow and too labor-intensive, particularly if the documents are handwritten. We are looking to the Shredder Challenge to generate some leap-ahead thinking in this area. The Shredder Challenge is composed of five separate problems. The overall prize awarded depends on the number and difficulty of problems solved."

Re:I think they know how to do this very well alre

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't know, I've been hitting the shredded documents with a wrench for the last 10 minutes, it doesn't seem to be working.

Re:Dumbasses

[tomhudson]

Anonymous Coward doesn't need a low UID, because Anonymous Coward doesn't even have one.

FYI: A.C's user id is 666

Re:Shred?

[halivar]

Bundle the documents up in a hardcover, put a picture of Snooki on the front and give her writing credit. Distribute to any bookstore in the country that will take it. The secret will be safe forever.