Computer saves shredded Stasi files

If you’ve seen “The Lives of Others” recently…

“East German historians have employed the help of a computer program to reconstruct 16,000 sacks of shredded paper that once documented the snooping of the Stasi police.

The job was previously done by hand, with a team of 30 workers piecing together 350 sacks of shreds since 1991, The Guardian reports. The team estimated that at that rate it would take 400 to 800 years to finish the job. ”

More at: www.theregister.co.uk

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