Whose side you with? R&D dollars? Or pork spending for anyone who hollas?

[spelunkingplato]

Got the unfortunate news at work today that, despite the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel's official recommendation, we can't get the funding for a Tevatron run extension from Congress, and the world's formerly foremost particle accelerator is going to shut down as planned at the end of fiscal year 2011

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[anonymous]

:( Sorry it's being closed.

[malarkysandwich]

did you see this article?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/opinion/22sat4.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211

[spelunkingplato]

I hadn't, but nothing in it is surprising. ::sigh:: :(