davedickenson

I agree, it is unlikely that neutrinos can travel faster than the speed of light but I don't think we can rule out the possibility that the neutrinos measured weren't the ones generated. If you assume that there can be other forces (for lack of better word) faster than the speed of light, those forces would rarely interact with the physical universe governed by the speed of light, but when they do they could conceivably generate an interference pattern that could perturb other like particles across vast distances. So theoretically if the neutrinos generated at the source interacted with some faster than light force, the result could be perturbation of neutrinos close to the detectors, making it appear that the neutrinos actually arrived earlier than expected. I'm looking into this theory as a means of explaining black holes.

Cloud computing is certainly shaping up to dwarf other hosting services. I'm not so sure that business will flock to it. Sure a start-up could gain all the benefits you mention but they need to consider ramifications for IP protection and possible ownership claims by hosts. More established business would love cloud computing but I bet they'd rather host the cloud themselves rather than farm it out, and for the same reasons IP, ownership as well as control. On the plus side, the cloud will definitely appeal to the same millions that are attracted to social-media sites and for the same reasons that draw them to social media sites. Still millions more home/mobile users will like it for the benefits you mentioned.