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OPERA Group Repeats Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Results 442

gbrumfiel writes "Earlier this year, the OPERA experiment made the extraordinary claim that they had seen neutrinos traveling faster than the speed of light. The experiment, located at Gran Sasso in Italy, saw neutrinos arrive 60 nanoseconds earlier than expected from their starting point at CERN in Switzerland. Others have doubted OPERA's claim, but in a new paper, the group reaffirms its commitment to the measurement. 'It's slightly better than the previous result,' OPERA's physics coordinator Dario Autiero told Nature News. Most members of the collaboration who didn't sign the original paper out of skepticism have now come on board. But scientists outside the group still aren't sure. 'Independent checks are the way to go,' says Rob Plunkett, co-spokesman of a rival experiment called MINOS."

Comment Re:Oh goodie! (Score 1) 282

You see, it's the northern part of Canada (furthest from you) which has no internet. Between them and you is southern Canada, who happens to still have internet, as well as an overly-extreme pride for hockey and beer. Of course, I wouldn't expect an American to comprehend his relative geographical location :)

Comment Re:Google+ is a success (Score 2) 188

I don't have the name anymore, but I found a tool that allowed me to easily (automatically) move all my pictures over. I don't believe there's much facebook can do to stop this, provided the tool runs locally on the user's machine.

Comment Re:A computer can be used remotely. (Score 1) 266

They are welcome to knock on the door and request a mandatory security audit. However you need a court order to get in my house if I haven't invited you or you will face my friend Ann Ruger and her associates from L. Ead and Co.

You would have every right to turn away the representative, but the consequence would be that your internet connectivity license would be immediately revoked. If the MAFIAA needs to be able to prove that you have control over your network in order to successfully sue you in court for piracy, then you having access to the internet must be contingent on the MAFIAA being able to prove that you have control of your network. We can't have people downloading pirated material and then have no way to prosecute them! (/tongue-in-cheek)

Comment Re:Time for Vendetta (Score 2) 369

Should be noted that often these types of (politically) pointless vandalisms occur as a by-product of genuine civic unrest (peaceful or otherwise)

Should also be noted that vandalisms give police an excuse to use force on the entire group (peaceful protesters plus vandals). Such was the case in the Toronto G20, for example. If I were an unethical power hungry cop who just wanted to bash some skulls in, I'd be considering inciting vandalism myself.

Comment Very complicated (Score 0) 213

the NSA 'may', under 'certain circumstances' have the authority to track U.S. citizens by intercepting location data from cell phones, but it's 'very complicated.'

"Very complicated", referring of course to the process of determining whether your political leanings are threatening or not to the government in power.

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