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Offline Kosh

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Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
on: June 15, 2008, 11:12:38 pm
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline MP-Ryan

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Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Reply #1 on: June 16, 2008, 02:05:38 am
Seems Canada is going to gain a physicist or two.  Brilliant policy that, Minister.
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Offline Flipside

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Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Reply #2 on: June 16, 2008, 02:59:50 am
And then they wonder why most of their degree students end up working abroad...
  

Offline IPAndrews

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Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008, 02:44:54 am
Anyone else here think Stephen Hawking is a self important pr**k?
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Offline Flipside

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Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 03:33:37 am
I do, to be honest, but he's also right in this case.

Still, it shouldn't have taken Stephen Hawking saying it for people to figure it out, if you'll pardon the pun, it's isn't exactly quantum physics.
 

Offline Rand al Thor

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Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Reply #5 on: June 23, 2008, 11:49:06 am
Rarff!

And here I am considering a move from IT into Physics (of some sort. College will have to be involved again).

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