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Re:Neutrino experiment affirms faster-than-light claim by jonhendry on Friday November 18, 2011 @11:02AM (#3252135)
Perhaps an electrician should ask to check all the solder joints on all the cables?

How is that any different from a random programmer assuming the physicists are incompetent and presuming that what is really necessary is a code review?

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Re:Neutrino experiment affirms faster-than-light claim by ajuc on Friday November 18, 2011 @11:14AM (#3252184)
If an electrician offered to check them for free, in his free time, why should they refuse?

EDIT: publishing code don't require dismantling equipment. It's not my fault electrician isn't very good analogy.

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Re:Neutrino experiment affirms faster-than-light claim by jonhendry on Friday November 18, 2011 @11:27AM (#3252252)
Because it would probably require dismantling vast amounts of equipment, and it would probably be detectable in the data anyway.

EDIT: True, not a great analogy.

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