The point is that since there's so much we still don't know about the moon, it makes sense to make it a priority before considering Mars. The fact that going back to the moon can also be helpful in doing the Mars thing, just adds to it. One step at a time. We haven't been to the moon for so long, everything has to be developed again, so start there. It should be a no brainer. I'm all for going to Mars, but I also wished the going back to the moon thing was done a couple of decades ago. Then going straight to Mars would make more sense.

Wow... That's pretty good. One of those huge turbines alone would generate as much energy as a cat with a toast tied to his back, thus solving all our energy needs, forever!

This is what I want to read about. Does this new ceramic outperform the tiles used on the space shuttle? Could they be put to that kind of use without having to be replaced every few landings? Could the 3D printing process allow for these tiles to be much bigger, as in 10 nicely shapped huge pieces put together instead of hundreds of small square angle 'bricks'? The tiles on the space shuttle were small to avoid breaking, which is more likely to happen on bigger surfaces.

Everyone seems to be missing the point. Were the songs any good? If so, I hope someone sets up a torrent... Revenge is a dish best served... free.

What Shocked me was that one of the geniuses that made one of the mocked comments was a retired science teacher! What's the point of school anymore...

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Entertainment is always an option, even if nothing else comes out of it. Just imagine playing something like Battlefield YOURSELF, like in paintball style, but wearing VR glasses instead of a protective mask. All of the needed ingredients seem to be maturing, like VR displays and cameras, motion control, etc. I can almost see myself moving to Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat's Al Nas or Lost Village... I could finally get off the damn chair!

Yeah, it's great to see the driving experience being augmented for a change, instead of being dumbed down, which seems to be the norm these days. Still, I can see a lot of value in self-driving cars, even for private use, under certain circumstances or for some people.

I don't know why this comment was modded 'troll'. It's actually insightful. Doing this all-words-in-caps thing just makes no sense. It's something only a complete amateur would do. It's hard to believe how such a popular site never had anyone in charge with a clue...

Ok, time to teach my shark how to ride a bike...

All the previous posts seem right on target. I'll add that the area is still too small. Maybe they (the US government, or whoever) should turn an old abandoned military base to be used for this sort of test. Some of those places are huge and completely abandoned. Just had to them any features lacking in it's original layout, to make it as real and inclusive as possible, and just populate it with vehicles from any car maker on navigation company requiring a perfect sandbox to play around with the technology. Sure, add some real drivers (stunt drivers, I guess...) to the mix, not only to challenge the self driven cars, but also to evaluate them. After a few months everybody would have tons of great information. And think about it, it's a given that one of the 'documentary' channels would probably jump on board to help finance the whole thing, provided they could find some air time in between the ancient astronauts and pawn shop or auction related reality shows...

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As for my mobile phone OS, I upgrade it every time my phone dies and I have to buy a new one...

This could very well mean the end of James Bond movies. Once a secret agent is exposed, he's no longer secret. He had a good run, though.

The problem is not lack of foresight when it comes to slow unraveling global catastrophes. The problem is that to start dealing with the problem right now, you'd be upsetting a lot of companies/industries... Since those basically ran our governments that is not going to happen anytime soon. In the meantime they'll keep themselves busy buying the press (which they influence too, of course) more 'global warming is scientist crap' stories...

Already pre-ordered a Number Six! I'm soooo excited!