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Stellar Trio Could Put Einstein's Theory of Gravity To the Test
sciencehabit writes "In a cosmic coup, astronomers have found a celestial beacon known as a pulsar in orbit with not one, but two other stars. The first-of-its-kind trio could soon be used to put Einstein's theory of gravity, or general relativity, to an unprecedented test. 'It's a wonderful laboratory that nature has given us,' says Paulo Freire, a radio astronomer at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, who was not involved in the work. 'It's almost made to order.'"
I'm very happy to see that Einstein's theories are being tested. I only hope that the Slashdot beta site underwent even a minimal level of testing before it was unleashed upon us. But given its many, many flaws, I have doubts that any testing was performed. Come on, Slashdot. The new design is atrocious. There is so much wasted space. The stories are harder to read. The story pictures are too damn large. The discussions are difficult to read and participate in. The site feels like it loads a lot slower for me.
Please, get rid of the beta. I would be very disappointed it if ever went live, especially if the existing site (which itself is a big step backward from its predecessors) becomes unavailable at that time. The beta site is clearly a failure. The comments I've seen about it indicate near-universal hatred for it. Since it's so unwanted and so despised by everyone, it'd be best just to scrap the entire project.