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NSA and Army On Quest For Quantum Physics Jackpot 110

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 29, 2008 @12:07AM from the you-can-win-but-only-if-you-don't-know-the-prize dept.

coondoggie sends this excerpt from NetworkWorld: "The US Army Research Office and the National Security Agency (NSA) are together looking for some answers to their quantum physics questions. ... The Army said quantum algorithms that are developed should focus on constructive solutions [PDF] for specific tasks, and on general methodologies for expressing and analyzing algorithms tailored to specific problems — though they didn't say what those specific tasks were ... 'Investigators should presuppose the existence of a fully functional quantum computer and consider what algorithmic tasks are particularly well suited to such a machine. A necessary component of this research will be to compare the efficiency of the quantum algorithm to the best existing classical algorithm for the same problem.'"

RIAA Wants Its $222,000 Verdict Back 203

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 15, 2008 @06:40PM from the be-careful-what-you-wish-for dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The RIAA, unhappy with the Court's decision setting aside its $222,000 jury verdict over $23.76 worth of song files, and throwing out the legal theory on which it was based, has made a motion for permission to file an appeal from the Judge's order, in Capitol v. Thomas. Normally, only final judgments are appealable, and appeals are not permissible in federal court from 'interlocutory' orders of that nature."

Feed The Register: NetApp shares shocked by profit warning (theregister.com)

From feed by registerfeed on Thursday August 02, 2007 @08:32PM

Stock drops nearly 20 per cent

In brief NetApp stock plunged nearly 20 per cent in after hours trading when the storage supplier warned first quarter revenue may be down further than previously expected.

Comment Re:Love the style (Score 1) 182

by gimo82 on Tuesday December 28, 2004 @10:26AM (#11198989) Attached to: Sin City Trailer

I wonder if Wood's presence means we'll have scores of Wood obsessed girls flocking to see Sin City?

Shades of Fight Club. It cracked me up some of the people who went to see that film because brad pitt was in it and were somewhat shocked. P.S. The film does look amazing visually

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