Doomsday Machine or Doomed Machine?

"Fire the anti-matter guns" goes the cry in many science fiction movies. Are we humans coming close to making this a reality? The Hadron Collider is destined to throw atoms at each other at nearly the speed of light and see what happens. People worry a black hole could open up and destroy the world, in fact a woman killed herself over that worry. This is obviously a doomsday device from an old Bond movie right? Wrong. This machine is the largest and most expensive disaster in human history. It has been plagued by hundreds of errors which set in back years. The latest in a string of disasters was a bird dropping a piece of baguette on the machine. This caused the machine to short out..... A bird... Dropping a baguette. This machine is less likely to be finished before doomsday comes around. Of course another consideration is that it may indeed make black holes. The only problem is they would be too small to suck anything in and stay around for a short amount of time. This is machine is one of the least likely things to cause a doomsday. The stick which led to weapons is a much more likely to cause the end of the world than black holes the size of a thimble.

The Mail system

A lot of people think that the mail system is becoming largely obsolete. I mean what is the point of sending a letter which is expensive and takes a while when you can send a free instant email? The postal service is slow and unreliable, the postman are always on strike for one thing or another so why bother. Movies are available online so why order them? Yet the postal service is still necessary. Everyone always feels excited when you get a letter or a package, much more so than when receiving an email. Also think of a site like an Amazon, they can hardly email you a book or a computer. The postal service is one of the most important parts of society and yet it is always forgotten under a wave of technology.

Modern Warfare 2

This game had the largest of hype of any game since Halo 3 came out. I only got it a couple of days ago but it is definitely worth it. The campaign I have barely started and seemed not too fun. Especially the third level in the airport which sparked huge controversy. You are supposed to slaughter hundreds of innocent people. However the campaign is not what it is known for. The multi player. This is what the real hype is about. The multi player is a far cry better from any previous Call of Duty game, with many new weapons and advantages to be gained. The best 'perk' as it is called is one that allows two attachments on a gun. But I digress. The graphics are fantastic and the physics are perfect. The reactions the enemies have are perfect and they no longer run at you as if they are invincible. Even the grenade will roll back down if you throw them up a hill. Of course there are the annoying factors such as when you are stuck in the middle of a town and 20 enemies are shooting at you and you have to leave cover. But these bad spots are few and far between adding up to a truly superior game worthy for the hype.