It's not conspirational crap, and I don't think it's design flaws either. At least, not the kind which could have been avoided with more time on the design board.

As one of those scientist said, the LHC is it's own prototype. It's the first ever built (at that level of power) and they only will build the one. The project is bound to run into that kind of problems, since it's unknown territory.

I agree I would have been rather surprised if everything had gone perfectly as planned with such a huge endeavor.

On another note, as a Swiss, I feel pretty proud of that thing. I know it's stupid because for one thing I hadn't any part in it, and also it's internationaly financed and staffed. And a good chunk of it is actually under french soil. Still happy anyhow