I don't know if you need a minicomputer for that, but you definitively don't want to lug one around, since it's much bigger than a microcomputer, which is already much bigger than a smartphone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer/

So what's you're telling us is that we should use COBOL? ;-)

I don't think you can speak for Trekkers if you think Star Trek should be "action sci-fi".

That's because the Nintendo DS doesn't use cartridges, it's more like a memory card...

Where's Netflix for my Commodore 64?

It's not a matter of following canon or not, the problem is it's not following the original intent of it's creator.

But TNG was my favorite series, so we're probably worlds appart in our tastes.

Enjoy the new Trek movies, I won't watch 'em, they're boring.

I'm still coding in COBOL, you insensitive clod! :-p

The digital age should give us the opportunity to live anywhere on earth, even in very remote areas, and still be able to do productive work. Not pile ourselves like sardines. If that's the future I don't want to be part of it.

Looks like a prison to me. I would rather die than live in one of these abomination.

I don't know where that meme comes from, but on my last 2 cars and my current one (all bought brand new), I've never had a repair done that was related to the engine or transmission.

All problems where electrical (radio, door locks, etc..), brakes (the parking brake was frozen in place) or suspension (links, ball joint).

So appart from the 2 or 3 times a year oil change that's so cheap they can't do more than 2 or 3$ profit on, I don't see where a Tesla could bring in less work for the dealer since it has the same electrical, brakes and suspension components.

2. They use road space much more efficiently, increasing the carrying capacity by a factor of five.

When you have forced everyone to abandon their regular car and motorcycles... Seriously, this increase in capacity won't be possible until 100% of the vehicles on the road are autonomous. We're talking about at least 30 to 40 years before that happens.

Voice recognition is a joke. 9 times out of 10 my gf's android phone is way off and can't recognize half the words.

And yesterday I tried Youtube's automatic close captionning, on a video with a guy speaking correct american english, in a very quiet room, and it was really funny, as ALL sentences where complete and utter garbage.

I don't know where you live but here in Canada garbage trucks are run by private companies, the contract being awarded by the city to the lowest bidder.

So good luck having those private companies invest in anything else than trucks that are crapped out and barely legal on the road, and the lowest wage they can give to any driver which has a driving permit.

Can someone explain to me how you can write to Read Only Memory?

Except when you're on a motorcycle, then you're screwed. That's why I NEVER stop on a yellow when I'm on my bike, I much prefer to get a ticket than to be mowed down by the teenage girl texting while driving her father's SUV.

And Jack Tramiel...