You beat me to it by a few seconds.... :-) maybe he should hire him as a coach?

I can't remember the actual reference but someone figured out just the coordinate data to describe a grain of salt and it was HUGE.....

How many bits would it take to describe a human at a molecular level?

Nerds are passionate about things- ER didn't care about anything other than means to bolster his fragile constantly damaged ego.

Not answering your question directly but after having kids I get a kick out of young couples who get dogs or cats to prepare them for having children. It's nothing like having children- not even a little bit.

Perfect for /. No point in RTFA....

It's hard to say what her long term prognosis is at this point- it takes weeks or months for swelling to go down and the brain to return to normal and/or rewire itself.

Sure, these kids won't need Microsoft until they get a job. The surface is for corporate folks that need a portable computer to do work and are aware that carrying a laptop will make them look out of touch (pun intended).

There aren't many places that have the protocols and skills to handle energetic materials safely.

I took it as the natural progression of current trends.. more of a commentary on current society.

How about when you have the heat turned down and when you come home your wife turns it up to 90?

I think your example extends to smart watches as well- what other use would you have for them then to see an incoming text or who is calling you so you don't have to pull your phone out?

Unless they put something in your drink to reduce your intellectual and emotional capacity to that of a 10 year old you are not going to like it.

I saw a plasma focus machine at Stevens Institute of Technology in the 80s...