...and I cannot hear your question as read by the text to speech translator because my computer is way too noisy, you insensitive clod!

Please look at this paper, as well as to the other papers published by prof. Loinger.

In a small french town (I don't remember which one, the story appeared in the newspaper about forty years ago) a bookstore owner had the habit of sending by mail books to people living close to his store. The book was accompanied by a note saying: "For evaluation. If not interested please return".
A contractor was very annoyed by this, so one night he poured a ton of gravel in front of the bookstore, and he put a sign on the top of it saying: "For evaluation. If not interested please return.".

the real Tesla would have charged cars from remote, without sending the customer a mains charger!

...they wanted to sell everything on web, and in 2001 the .com bubble exploded.
Now they want to connect everything to a smartphone. Is the next bubble close to explode ?!?

Totally agree. Ham radio has become one of the most boring things one can do in his spare time.
Years ago I was into it, and I was developing some advanced DSP stuff (sort of what is known now as software defined radio, but the algorithms I was using were different and better performing than those used by radio amateurs). As I started leaking some details about what I was developing, I suddenly realized that radio amateurs were not interested into experimenting new technologies: they just wanted to buy high tech toys. So I gave up everything: I wanted people to learn science, not how to fill up a check and buy a pre-built kit. I heartily suggest you to invest your skills and your spare time into something that is much more useful than ham radio. For example I give science seminars in the high school and serve in the board of a nationwide science association, just look around: there are plenty of opportunities.

...the first fully functionant 3D replica of the Trinity device. When a celebrative limited edition working model will be available ?

Human domestication hasn't stopped 5000 years ago, but it is going on... Our persian cat just looks cute, she realized there is no need to rub agains our legs to get food. And the largest animal she chased in all these years was a dragonfly. I am really envyous of her lifestyle...

Didier Sornette pioneered these ideas almost ten years ago. Look for example here. The same law is behind many natural and social phenomena (stock market crashes, bestseller book diffusion, etc.). I used this stuff to predict stock market crash points with limited success. A very intriguing argument, however.

1) Quit and get the outsource contract.
2) Bill them twice what you earn now.
3) ???
4) Profit!

password was OPE or 007. Reality seems more boring...

...but does it exist ? I am afraid the answer is no.

They are not so sexy, after all...

One of the first computers I used was a Cray Y-MP. Now the PC on which I am typing this post is about four times faster, but I miss the Cray. I could take a nap over it, try doing this on a laptop now!

Does it catch fire ?