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Old 09-12-2011, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by CraigS View Post
Hi Bert;

It seems that in this particle physics business, boldness in the face of risk is only admirable if there exists the capability of independently verifiable results. Risking large resource when there is clearly no verifiability from the outset is a 'con'.

There seem to be many desperate scientists out there at the moment .. courtesy of business realities.

Now where's my CEO's payout cheque ?

Cheers

The probability of a CEO's payout exceeding 125Gev is about 10M sigma!

Bert
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