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Comment Re: Hm (Score 1) 90

I expect direct synthesis of certain foods relatively soon. It makes sense to me to synthesize simple food products that we normally extract from other foods, wasting food in the process.

I've seen an article where starch was synthesized. Starch being a chain of sugar, we can synthesize sugar too. I'd like to see healthy fats synthesized, but it may be hard to synthesize fat that isn't trans fat.

Comment We need a better name (Score 3, Insightful) 177

For "theories" that are well-accepted, but aren't "laws". Especially if there are no scientific "laws".

I suggest calling them scientific "convictions". A conviction is something we strongly believe in. How do you get a conviction? By proving something beyond a reasonable doubt. Can a conviction be overturned? Of course! But it takes a lot of evidence.

Comment Next stop: the Star Trek interface (Score 1) 10

It's a short step from this to accepting voice input for general commands. Voice input is basically the same as text. You have to deal with a few homophones, but they already need to deal with homonyms.

And then we'll see if voice input actually makes sense. Computer, insert a clip of Barclay saying, "I need a better interface."

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