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RE: Its not the 1st of April?

allanco — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:55:43 GMT

I'm no scientist (by a long way!), but when read in its full context the article makes good reading, and some of it sounds believable. However having said that Jonathon Leake, the writer, has a great imagination, a few years ago he wrote an article about how a nuclear accelerator designed to replicate the Big Bang theory that was being tested in the States could destroy the planet, I don't recall him writing a follow up article when it was switched on and didn't destroy the earth;)

Article can be seen here: [url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3689881.ece][/url]

RE: Its not the 1st of April?

malc_wright — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:29:03 GMT

I think the journo took cluster computing, cloud computing, CERN and Fibre optics then went on an out of the box thought process.

That's the main reason we can't follow it, the box the journo is thinking outside of probably exists in the 15th dimension (yet to be envisaged by string theory, they're currently happy with eleven).

RE: Its not the 1st of April?

ricedg — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:49:50 GMT

As Malc pointed out in another thread, even if you could download a movie in seconds, there is no storage medium available that will save 4GB of data in 4 seconds!
It's the usual half arsed no research paper filler for a slack news day.

RE: Its not the 1st of April?

oldphart — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:25:08 GMT

Digger. I saw this too, whilst looking through herself's news(?)paper.

I tried to read it, but came away even more confused than I normally am.

What we have, I think, is some journalist's effort to translate "science" into prole speak. Shame the journo concerned is an expert in battered sausages, or Mars bars or summat, but certainly not "science"!:crying:

RE: Its not the 1st of April?

Fuzzy-Felt Bloke — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:10:18 GMT

I have read you post about five times and searched key words, I am still none the wiser what you are on about :w00t:, can you explain in more detail. It is late, it's more then likely me:D

Tom :)

Its not the 1st of April?

digger — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:23:23 GMT

Just a few quotes from an item in the press [I know..dont believe all you read]
The internet as we know it will become obsolete.
A new system will enable downloads of feature films in second
10,000 times faster then "typical" broadband.
CEM-particle physics centre[who helped create the web] are looking at transmission of holistic images and high
definition video telephony.
The "Grid" has been built-fibre optics not cable-modern routing centres are available.55,000 "servers are in place and this will increase to 200,000 in two years.Higgs Boson is to be tracked down [mass - ive job that]
All this on April the 6th?
Anyone any wiser? or can explain to us "non techies" what it all means..or is it in any way true.
Sounds err err exciting!!!