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Tevatron To Shut Down At End of 2011
universegeek writes "It appears Fermilab's Tevatron will be shutting down by the end of 2011. Rumors confirmed today at the ISP220 conference say that the DOE denied further funding for the project. Looks like the LHC is our only hope in the hunt for the Higgs after all."
It's not that simple, unfortunately. I also have to think about having a family, and getting them a good education, so they can understand and appreciate the world. Here in the UK, and in many parts of the world, that means paying for it. Paying A LOT of money. So much that you don't see how that's possible on a normal income. So dangle a few years in finance in front of any grad, and of course they grab it.
When I was offered an internship in engineering, the pay was so low I didn't think I could rent a flat (and eat 3 meals a day). And also, the industry feels stagnant. People are always complaining about engineers not being appreciated, and British industry going down the tube. Not really something that sounds like where you want to be.
Hey, there is some sort of relative income level where I'd be happy to design stuff, but when the deals are so skewed that in a single year in finance you can make what an engineer has made his whole life, well, you have to do what's right for your descendants. Maybe they can go build stuff, and I'll appreciate that.