I apologize for the lack of posting around these parts recently. This summer has been hectic, to say the least: travel, moving, new projects, old projects, and a job shuffle (more on that later) have all taken a toll on my time over the last two or three months.But I couldn’t let today go by without giving a shout out to CERN.
Today’s the day, folks. The Large Hadron Collider goes online (or technically, first collides particles-the LHC actually came online this morning at around 2AM)! No we won’t all die a horrible death by black hole, despite what all the anti-intellectuallists and the bible-thumpers might tell you. We may, however, gain a significantly better understanding of our universe, and the origin of the same.
So: happy LHC day. If they find the Higgs Boson (do NOT call it the “god particle”, for fuck’s sake!), I propose we declare a worldwide holiday.