CurrentEvents
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Nov 11
CERN Confirms Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos; Unease Remains
This is a ten on my “Wow Scale” if anyone should ask.
… it had measured neutrinos arriving some 60 nanoseconds earlier than they would have if travelling at light speed.
So, yeah. There you go. Good luck with that.
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Nov 11
Boston Dynamics’ AlphaDog Quadruped Robot Prototype on Video – IEEE Spectrum
These guys crack me up.
Boston Dynamics’ AlphaDog Quadruped Robot Prototype on Video – IEEE Spectrum.
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Nov 11
Musical Comedy
I remember where I was when I first heard Greece was in deep doo doo (at a depth not seen since The Treaty of Versailles).
It was a Sunday. I was at the original DuPar’s at Third and Fairfax. I’d brought my NY Times. The front page said it all: Greece was behind with both his landlord and the repo man.
The Greek government faced possible collapse on Tuesday as ruling party lawmakers demanded Prime Minister George Papandreou resign for throwing the nation’s euro membership into jeopardy with a shock call for a referendum.
Ironically, the film Grease was the first Hollywood musical to make a profit in the ten years that preceded its release.
via WRAPUP 5-Greece risks meltdown after bailout vote bombshell | Reuters.
Kyle Hayes