Got to work early today, mainly because the boys being back at school puts extra pressure on the bathroom, and I prefer to get up early to do my ablutions (sp?) in relative peace. That tawdry domestic detail aside, an early arrival at the coalface of IT has the added benefit that I can sort a few things out before colleagues get in and start phoning me about their computer problems.
But this morning there is extra pressure to get sorted, because there’s an experiment going on in Switzerland, which may bring about the end of the world. Apparently they’re trying to re-create the Big Bang, which could generate a black hole, into which we will all vanish. It’s going to happen in about 30 seconds, so I’d better say “Cheerio” and press the Publish button quickly.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 7:59 am
Jon Eccles
Surprisingly little interest in this from nutty fundamentalists.
I mean, it’s inaccurate science, but that doesn’t normally bother them. Maybe they just don’t know anything about physics, because they’re so busy misrepresenting biology.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 8:06 am
smilingdave
I wouldn’t really expect them to be interested in my bathroom habits. Ohhh, you mean the Big Bang thing!
(9:05, and I’m still here. I wonder if it happened.)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 8:22 am
Jon Eccles
Actually, I don’t think God likes the stuff you get up to in there at all.