11/22/08,
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Quantum computers would likely outperform conventional computers in simulating chemical reactions involving more than four atoms, according to scientists. Such improved ability to model and predict complex chemical reactions could revolutionize drug design and materials science, among other fields.
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11/21/08,
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IBM Developerworks: "The Linux kernel uses several special capabilities of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) suite. These capabilities range from giving you shortcuts and simplifications to providing the compiler with hints for optimization. Discover some of these special GCC features and learn how to use them in the Linux kernel."

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11/21/08,
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The Open Road: "What a perverse message to send to the movie studios: we love your product so much that we refuse to pay for it."

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11/21/08,
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Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "These desperate times call for desperate measures but don't worry these measures aren't nearly so desperate and they just might help you fix that ailing IT budget. All you need is a little creative thinking and some good people behind you--and these 5 things (in order of importance)."

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11/21/08,
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Records from a cell phone used by President-elect Obama were improperly breached, apparently by employees of Verizon Wireless, his transition team said Thursday.
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11/21/08,
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Stanford artificial intelligence researchers have developed software that makes it easy to reach inside an existing video and place a photo on the wall so realistically that it looks like it was there from the beginning. The photo is not pasted on top of the existing video, but embedded in it. It works for videos as well; you can play a video on a wall inside your video.
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11/21/08,
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The dream of using the Internet to allow people to access as much computer processing and storage power as they need, when they need it, is a step closer thanks to European researchers.
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11/21/08,
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Continuing at the SuperComputing '08 floor, Editor Shawn Powers talks with exhibitors about everything from spaceships to clusters to virtualization.
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11/20/08,
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Hide those keys. A quick camera phone picture could unlock your doors.
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11/20/08,
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Login at Gmail, go to settings -> Themes, select "Terminal". Win!
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11/20/08,
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We're here at SuperComputing '08 in Austin, Texas catching up with a few exhibitors. If you can't be here with us, we'll bring a little of the show to you. We're searching the show floor for the coolest Linux stuff (besides Linux Journal of course) and bringing it to you.
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11/20/08,
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Computational neuroscientists have developed a computational model that provides insight into the function of the brain's visual cortex and the information processing that enables people to perceive contours and surfaces, and understand what they see in the world around them.
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11/20/08,
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New robots develop and display emotions as they interact with humans, and become attached to them.
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