By Nick Heath
Published: Monday 06 October 2008
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CERN discovers new unit of power?
As befits the "service economy," it's nice to see that CERN's IT power needs are now measured in "hairdresser shop" equivalents.
So much more meaningful than the obsolete: "Enough electricity to power xxx homes."
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