It’s been somewhat of an interesting week for America’s technology sector, which saw its reputation take some hits on the international level but may yet have a chance to reclaim its top geek status, thanks to a potentially hazardous decision by a shadowy organization called HEPAP.
First came the terrifying revelation by the U.S. Air Force that on Saturday, due to a computer glitch, the U.S. was completely vulnerable to attack by enemy combatants for a good 45 minutes. Continue reading
We here at “I’m with Stupid” have decided to do something a little different for a change. Instead of focusing on something idiotic, this week we’re going to discuss something so smart it just might destroy us all.
I’m referring specifically to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the most powerful atom-smasher ever built, which is set to be switched on in August at an underground laboratory outside Geneva, Switzerland.
The purpose of the LHC, which, at a cost of $5.8 billion, is being called the largest scientific experiment in history, is to make protons collide in a search for “dark matter,” Continue reading