I can think of far, far more companies that "Skip steps 1-3" than those that perform them.
Because the insurance program had been projected to reduce the federal deficit by $86 billion over the next 10 years, terminating it complicates the nation's budget picture.
(via Tightwind)
Back in September, physicists ran an experiment where they sent bunches of neutrinos from Switzerland to Italy and measured how long the particles took to make the trip. Over 15,000 experiments, the neutrinos consistently arrived about 60 nanoseconds early, which means 60 nanoseconds faster than the speed of light. Einstein's special theory of relativity says this should be impossible: nothing can travel faster than light.
It's now looking as though the faster-than-light result was a fundamental flaw, and appropriately enough, it's a flaw that actually helps to reinforce relativity rather than question it.
The experiment on relativity forgot to take into account the GPS satellites' relativity? Really?
A four-year old learns who Luke's father really is.
(via Kottke)
Scientists have created a working cloaking device that not only takes advantage of one of nature's most bizarre phenomenon, but also boasts unique features; it has an 'on and off' switch and is best used underwater.
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So many wonderful gems in this. Definitely my template should I be required to place a disclaimer in my emails.
Game theory, music, digital rights management, and a result that encourages content providers to become more consumer-friendly? Oh, how lovely.
I remember when Bill Gates got up on stage and showed a new feature in Microsoft Word that allowed you to visually draw tables in a document. Times were simpler then.
— Michael Lopp, Building Serendipity
Facebook finds it beneficial to keep its users dissatisfied while offering them a forum where they can express that dissatisfaction - just like the Democratic Party.