Alternative question: what stands in the way of a solar-powered dirigible? (we'll use helium instead of hydrogen like the Hindenburg did)

Could someone post an English translation of what the scientists actually said?

First I don't understand why you went to the office. You simply telecommute from home. In fact it's an exceeding rare event for any knowledge worker to go to the office; the few people going to work are the ones involved with physical objects.

Likewise I don't understand why you would go to a restaurant and this robot server. You have your own local meal preparation unit in your house (and there is one in the office for the few times someone shows up there). People only go to restaurants where they are served by real people as a special event. It's a nostalgia type thing.

But the event you remember the most of this day was getting a birthday card from your great grand-mother. You haven't handled physical paper in months--but she is very old-fashioned and sends you this card.

If I were Nokia, I would respond by switching to Android.

I am seeing a huge number of Youtube results at the beginning of responses when I have not made any search entry for video. I find it very doubtful these would show up if were a competing video service.

To say the PC-era has ended you need to look at application usage. For example: What percentage of web browsing is done via PC, cell phone, tablet, etc? I would guess the overwhelming majority is done by the PC.
Likewise look at email, word processing, games....

Anyone have these kind of numbers?

"Typically, however, a patent application must include one or more claims defining the invention which must meet the relevant patentability requirements such as novelty and non-obviousness."'

Because these software patents do not really meet the requirements of novelty and non-obviousness. If you hadseveral software programmers attempt a solution, many would come up with something the same or similar.

Really? I think you will find IBM is still among the largest sellers of mainframes in the world.

Straight Talk is not unlimited everything. The consensus is that there is roughly a 2Gb data limit. Straight Talk has an extremely restrictive Terms of Service--for example downloading video is not allowed.

Smartphones getting a little bigger could kill the tablet. I just don't think consumers want three separate devices: smartphone, tablet and laptop.

No loss? Have you ever returned something? There is a substantial time expenditure and well as the cost for your transportation.

"Business does not upgrade unless it absolutely has to do so"

I would like you or anyone else here to look at the company cars the CEO and other top management are driving. Are you really certain business does not upgrade until it absolutely has to?

Is it true that headline features for Firefox 9.0 include adding Slashdot as a search bar option?

Anyone have numbness in the little finger and the finger next to it (apparently caused by problems with the ulnar nerve)?
Ergonomically, did anything help?

This individual gives his real name and states that he is an employee of the State Department on his blog.

Suppose instead he was a private employee of Firm X and stated so in his postings, and posted something strongly critical of Firm X? Doesn't everyone here expect he would be reprimanded or fired because of his behavior?

I thought the general rule was that if you identify yourself as an employee of Firm X, then anything you say publicly should be consistent with what the management of Firm X would say. That if you wish to criticize Firm X then you do it anonymously.

Can anyone clarify this about general business policies?