Quick and dirty tests are not good enough to test this.

We need significant sample sizes, double blind testing, and appropriately rigorous scientific methodology.

dude - seriously...there's already been a three digit posted in a parent.

Time for us four digits to go outside to play.

Automotive stories may be few, but automotive illustrations on the other hand....

Do you reckon we'll get natural speech recognition first?

Well done Bellkor.

But now the real race begins.

Now that the 10% barrier has been reached, people have 30 days to submit their final results. At the end of the 30 days, whoever has the best result wins.

This is going to be a great month!

We need it for defence? dang.

I'm an Aussie. I love space.

But really - I'm quite happy to let the USA (and other countries) spend the money on space. It needs to be done. It's good it's being done. But for the time being - I'm happy to sit and watch.

Of course - if we think we can make this a commercially sound venture - go for your life.

I've never heard of the exact thing you're talking about - I suspect it's a USA only thing.

But we were given the chance to donate the umbilical cord blood to help with research (Stem Cell in particular). And why wouldn't we do it? Helps others, and something we obviously won't be using ourselves. That was 11 months ago.

I suspect what you're talking about is some sort of scheme where a third party stores the blood "just in case" (the same sort of "just in case" as freezing your body when you die) - the hope is that possibly in the future it will help your child - though currently there's no known proven benefits.

If that's the case - may I suggest donating the blood to the appropriate people. That way - we all benefit. And you're not ripped off.

Mike