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> Has anyone heard any more about why scientists performed a mock ritual like that? Because it seemed like a funny idea at the time, they didn't think they wou

by dukwon 9y ago

> Has anyone heard any more about why scientists performed a mock ritual like that? Because it seemed like a funny idea at the time, they didn't think they would get caught, and they didn't think it would receive as much media attention as it inevitably did. They were laughing right up until CERN IT identified two of them as watching the original uploaded video from their network suspiciously early.

WorkLobster 9y ago
> right up until CERN IT identified two of them as watching the original uploaded video I've never really got over that blog post[1] a couple of years ago where they smugly described passing on identifying details for an individual that pirated simulation software so they could be slapped with an enormous fine. If this one is also true then CERN IT are beginning to sound awfully eager to go straight for reprisal at the personal level. [1] https://cds.cern.ch/journal/CERNBulletin/2015/28/News%20Articles/2030047?ln=en https://cds.cern.ch/journal/CERNBulletin/2015/28/News%20Arti...