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Yes please. Regards etc, Ray. >----Original Message---- >From: roland.tarver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date: 19/05/2013 12: 39 >To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subj: Re: [LUG] OT : but I'm very excited and needed to share!!! > >On 17/05/13 09:24, James Kilty wrote: >> On 16/05/13 23:29, Roland Tarver wrote: >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> This has quite a significant link to Linux and html but I have still >>> marked it as off topic; but ..... >>> >>> For my birthday this year, my girlfriend is taking me to Switzerland >>> to visit the LHC at CERN!!!!! >>> >>> How *awesome* is that!!! I am chuffed! I have wanted to go for a >>> visit for about a decade! lol. >>> >>> Has anyone been? Any top tips? >> I nearly went when I was working in High Energy Nuclear Physics at IC >> (6GeV max at the time) but did not play my cards right and ended up at >> Saclay (3.2 GeV). One of my colleagues went on to manage the earlier >> version at CERN (30GeV single beam) for a while before returning to IC >> to head the Physics Department. >> >> In am sure they will show you round and you'll see things from vantage >> points they will define whilst it is shut down so there is no >> potential exposure to radiation. Lots of devices and shiny electronics >> to see along with Linux at work where there is processing power. Get >> your most important questions together as you may forget some in the >> excitement. Is there anything you particularly want to see or ask >> about? If you want to chat about Linux and the management of vast >> quantities of data and how it is processed I am sure any mention of >> using Linux will get someone interested in showing off a bit. >> >> Enjoy it and a very Happy Birthday in advance! >> >> James >> > >Hi James, > >Thanks for that, sounds like you have had a very interesting career! :-) >When arriving at CERN the topic I will know the least about is particle >physics. I have however been fascinated since I breifly studied it >during my physics A-level in 1999!!. I am yet to look on line, but if >you know of a good introductory particle physics book/site then that >might be useful. > >Unless there are any objections, I might do a blog post on the lug site... > >Many thanks >roly :-) > >-- >The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list>FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq