[jennyp]

Hmmmmmmmm... Well then, if they can get information from not having run the algorithm in the first place, then extracting information of an event that happens in the future can't be far behind. I think. (Now my head hurts.)

[jennyp]

There was another article that I can't find now (probably from New Scientist) where they developed a plastic with microscopic holes or valves that let air in one way only. Because of the normal movement of air molecules, over time all the air inside a bag made of this material could escape, creating a vacuum inside the bag. If you reverse the material it becomes a self-inflating balloon. All with no external energy input.