Posts by Tom

CERN declares Large Hadron Collider perfectly safe

Risk Assessments

I've heard a story that the CERN risk assessment forms for experiments have a box for you to tick that states there is a "small but finite chance of ending the known universe". I don't know if it's apocryphal, but I like it anyway.

Blockbuster bids for Circuit City

@ Mike

The what with the where now?

DHS ponders microwave raygun missile defences at airports

Oh dear.

Considering the efficacy of American military target identification recently, I expect we'll see plenty more airliners dropping out of the skies if they get this puppy up and running.

Fiery Death symbol because...well because.