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Comment A lot of theories will be going down soon (Score 5, Interesting) 80

I suspect that we have fallen into a trap similar to the Ptolemaic system. Just because it works mathematically doesn't mean the universe is obligated to actually match the predictions. I wonder if there is an underlying false assumption that is causing all the current uncertainties. Simply put - has the speed of light been absolutely constant since the big bang? If not, a lot of things look entirely different.
Idle

Submission + - Owner of Segway company dies in Segway crash (bbc.co.uk)

gmfeier writes: The millionaire owner of the UK Segway company has died after apparently riding one of his company's motorised scooters off cliffs and into a river. Jimi Heselden, 62, crashed into the River Wharfe while riding the vehicle round his estate in Thorp Arch, Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, on Sunday.
Science

Submission + - Honey, they shrunk the proton! (sciencenews.org)

gmfeier writes: A paper in the July 8 Nature reports an on an experiment that showed the radius of the proton to be about 4 percent smaller than previously believed. This apparently has serious implications for quantum electrodynamics. New experiments are underway to sort out the discrepancies.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Kin phones are apparently dead (engadget.com)

gmfeier writes: It looks like the new Microsoft Kin phones are already on the way out. There was a lot of head-scratching when the Kin One and Kin Two were introduced due to the long list of missing features. The expensive data plan required by Verizon was probably the final nail in the coffin.
Biotech

Submission + - 'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scient (bbc.co.uk)

gmfeier writes: BBC is quoting a paper published in Science that claims to have produced a synthetic living cell. Only the genome is actually synthetic, though since it was transplanted into a host cell. This would seem to open up a host of possibilities, but some folks seem to be worried about it, possibly with good reason.

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