Also it has only 512MB RAM. At that price, I would expect an absolute minimum of 2GB RAM, preferably 4GB.

> Also note that when looking at the project, it's not initially clear that a connection with the main electricity grid is still necessary.

It's painfully obvious that a connection to the grid is necessary - how else is the energy going to make it from the solar panels TO the grid? I do not think people are assuming carrier pigeon. And for lighting at night, and the heating grid at night - yes, a grid connection is assumed. The ones who don't assume correctly are those who think that "magnet motors" have real potential rather than merely being interesting toys.

By your logic, so are PCs, and even smartphones, cars, aircraft - so let's not ask for anything better today because someday generations away something will come along to make all of it totally obsolete. Let's not bother with space exploration with current tech either because someday teleportation or wormholes will be practical.

Or, we can demand better products today and enjoy them in the meantime.

120Hz is great for 3D because then you get 60Hz for both the right and left eye. Remember for a real desired refresh rate in 3D, you need to double the framerate because most screens use shuttered glasses rather than prismatic displays.

I don't care about 120Hz for 4K resolution, but 140Hz and 120Hz for 1440p and 1080p for 3D (did you not read what I posted?) Either Displayport or dual link DVI, or HDMI 2.0, all of which allow 4K at 60Hz.

But when are the 140Hz or 120Hz 3D capable models going to be available? Even if 3D is limited to 1140p or 1080p I want the capability for 3D gaming and watching 3D movies on my PC. Right now the best I can get is a 1080p, or very soon, a 1440p monitor, and will have to buy separate 4K 2D monitors for 4K. :-(

Will this actually be a true substitute for physical media, including alternate soundtracks (including 7.1/7.2 or 9.1/9.2 or even 11.1/11.2 surround when the media delivers it), deleted scenes, alternate angles (rare but some films do offer them as an extra feature), commentaries, easter eggs, and so forth? If not, I'll keep buying physical media.

> I wonder what kind of aircraft we have today that we'll find out about in 20 years.

In 20 years? Try at least two years ago. You've already heard about it. See: X-37 OTV. Also, RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-1 Predator, and MQ-9 Reaper.

> A former co-worker of mine worked on designing a drone that can be dropped from the B-52. The earlier comment was pretty accurate - the B-52 is the pickup truck of the air, very versatile and conservatively inexpensive.

The B-52 has a track record with drones already. One of them was modified to carry and launch the Lockheed D-21 after a fatal accident with an M-21 (The M-12 was a Blackbird/Oxcart platform). The D-21 was horrendously expensive for what in practice was a disposable drone (ballistic recovery usually failed) so it was discontinued after four (disclosed) operational missions but it was capable (considering the state of technology at the time - it relied on intertional navigation since it was pre-GPS and even pre-Loran) for surveillance once they resolved the launch issues but was a logistical nightmare. It was just cheaper and more reliable to send manned aircraft (Oxcart and Blackbird, or the cheaper to operate U-2 in less risky regions) over areas of interest.

what's the difference between highly illegal, and illegal? Besides, what is so illegal about changing a registry key or value, or creating a registry key?

In related news, it appears Yahoo still has cash reserves to spend on more failures.

Metric would be Lamborghini tractors or VW Beetles, not Ford, you ignorant clod!!

Just wait until we get to Ginormasaurus, then maybe Megalosaurus!!!

Officials just got their panties into a twist because Snowden and Manning blew the whistle on a lot of the bullshit.

The thing that puts us at risk is our own damned selves. We butt into everyone else's business, give billions in aid to other nations when we're already broke, and we warmonger. If we didn't do all that shit we wouldn't be running into problems.