Sorry for the self-reply, but I had to mention this too:

"Life is autonomous self-reproduction with variations." (the final version from the article) clocks in at 53 characters, which is unfortunately one short of the correct total of 54 (which, of course, is what you get when you multiply 6 by 9, in base 10)

Guess how many characters there are in the above sentence? (between the quotes)

Okay, you don't have to guess... you can count them.

If there is no Silicon Heaven, then where do all the calculators go?

D'oh! I didn't RTEFA or I would have seen that it referenced the Horta (hangs head in shame)

For those who don't get the reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horta_(Star_Trek)

... The fact that hybrids are being labeled "dangerous to pedestrians" because they don't make noise to warn people to jump out of the way when they are jaywalking or texting/surfing on their phone while they are crossing the street.

I'm surprised that someone hasn't required noisemakers on bicycles for the same reason.

(Prefix: I RTFA and it doesn't answer this question)

Even if the iceberg doesn't melt, if it's currently on dry land and it falls into the ocean, I assume it will raise ocean levels by some small amount. Does any know how much?

You can control your current phone this way. Unfortunately, the only command available through this interface is "disconnect call".

Is it in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'?

With her racist friend.