I’m always interested in cool things running Java, mostly because i’m a nerd, but also because it annoys people when I tell them how cool Java is and let’s face it – that’s a fair bit of fun in itself 
Anyway, the Large Hadron Collider uses Linux, Java and other platforms with both Linux and Java playing a major role in the control systems. So, how does Java lead to the end of the universe. Well, of course that is a ‘tongue-in-cheek’ view of the legal challenge raised against the LHC where it is speculated that the LHC could create a variety of conditions leading to the end of us all (read more over at wikipedia). Let’s hope no one leaves a stray System.exit() in the code and accidentally destroy the universe – that really would be a poor programming practice
The list of really cool practical applications of Java and Linux technology continues to grow. It seems to me that the LHC is possibly the biggest machine ever created – are there others bigger?
