BBC Article (Score 5, Interesting)

For those avoiding registration, the BBC also has an story. My favorite part was the response of John Preskill, the other side of the bet. From the BBC article,

Later, Preskill said he was very pleased to have won the bet but added, "I'll be honest, I didn't understand the talk." He said he was looking forward to reading the detailed paper that Hawking is expected to publish next month.

Physics is a wonderful place, where not even the physicists know what the hell is going on!