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There was one extremely-publicized 2011 experiment, wherein researchers on the CERN particle accelerator in Europe supposedly clocked particles known as neutrinos shifting an extremely tiny bit sooner than Einstein's speed limit. But as it turned out, a glitch within the fiber-optic cable in the researchers' gear apparently brought on a false reading (it wasn't plugged in completely) [source: Boyle]. That put the kibosh on prospects of a cosmic neutrinophone, at the least for the time being.

Uber is more expensive than a taxi. The truth is, Uber will inform you that straight up. However since it isn't paying for medallions or different regulatory charges, why pay more? According to Uber, passengers are getting "reliability, buyer assist ... fashion, and consolation." Usually Uber automobiles arrive extra shortly than taxis, saving time and frustration if not cold, arduous cash. Type and comfort rely on the automotive and the refinement of your sensibilities.

Dad and mom are finding themselves in a bizarre position today: convincing their kid that she or he ought to have a car of their own. The freedom that generations of younger adults have craved within the form of a automotive -- preferably a quick, cool automobile -- can now be discovered on a touch display. The crap automobiles we ended up with as teenagers (we by no means did get the fast, cool vehicles we deserved at that age) obtained us to the subsequent city over, and that was thrilling. Maybe even forbidden.

A CIA operator in Virginia can fly a close to-silent Predator 폰테크 drone via the evening sky of Pakistan, find his target on a video display and rain down Hellfire missiles from the consolation of his cubicle [source: Mayer]. While counterterrorism officials and the White House defend unmanned drones as a "cleaner" alternative to army motion, the usage of drones raises vital questions on government-sanctioned assassination and the inevitable deaths of innocent civilians.