QNX? I have bad memories of that system.

At a previous job there was a co-worker who had built and maintained an MRP system which ran on QNX. It was a few months away from being discontinued when I was told the following snippet:
"Don't hit Ctrl-S when you're in this screen."
"Why?"
"It will erase the hard drive.

Sad to say, I would prefer that MRP over the one I use now...

Amarok or Clementine?

Granted, it's cool that the private and public sector and working together to go into space, but let's not go crazy here. This kind of stuff happens all the time with ventures on earth. The article says NASA wants to focus on deep space exploration (the REALLY cool shit) and they want SpaceX to do the pedestrian work of hauling supplies and people to the ISS and such. It's focusing your energy and letting people who are really good at what they do do their thing for you.

Hardly. With engineering projects (especially with regards to people losing their lives) you ALWAYS build in safety factors. Large ones in fact. If you are within (from the article) 0.54% of the limits of the material you have a lot bigger problems then the processor.

Secondly, we are talking about low-power hardware here, not a software application. I see these chips being pushed into tablets and mobile devices, not things like laptops & desktops where they do some serious mathematical lifting.

Because stupid amounts of money have gotten involved.

1) Eat less crap
2) Exercise more
3) Go outside
4) Sleep more

All we need is to add 'but on the internet!' to that list and we have the book summed up.

The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is what I need AFTER work....

Seriously, everyone needs a shot of Bailey's (or if you're like me, Amaretto) in their coffee. First off, Slashdot is (part of) a business - they're here to make money. They're showing you a new offering they have in case you are interested. Accept it, move on. Secondly, NOBODY is forcing you to read SlashBI. If it's not a story which interests you, DON'T READ IT.

... that thought the Mythbusters *MUST* be involved somehow?

+1. It was a mess at the start but REALLY came together for the last version. I still have synaptic for when I need to go hunting for something extremely specific but it has fallen by the wayside. I even use it on my Celeron-era laptop - it's that quick.