IBM Research has started an initiative to solve the shortage of trained I.T. workers by adding more autonomous control to computer systems. [via BBC News (story)]

This coming Sunday morning about 3a the Orionids, leftovers of Halley's Comet, will peak. Folks in the north may get quite a show, as a massive solar flare which exploded this morning will hit the Earth's magnetosphere about the same time, possibly triggering the Northern Lights.

To explore: Global Grid Forum [via BBC News]