The problem is not an open modem stack (in fact, many geeks are happy with phones where the modem is a black box), its convincing someone to sell you a modem chip-set or module at a reasonable price when you aren't making the massive quantity of handsets the big boys are making.

I think the biggest things the GTA04 team need to do (other than obvious improvements in the omap-side software stack) is to further negotiate with vendors to get more hardware information made public (e.g. finding a way to convince the vendor of the WiFi/Bluetooth chip to let them publish the schematic page for that chip) and to work with the makers of the UMTS module to improve the firmware to be more suitable for a cellphone vs the mobile broadband devices the module is usually used for.

I don't know how the hardware works but I bet its possible to come up with a better looking case that still fits the PCB and I bet it might be possible to use a larger (but still pin compatible) LCD screen (although that depends whether the touchscreen and LCD controllers on the GAT04 PCB are compatible with the newer touchscreen you choose to use)

If you read the summary, it says they are already producing these molecules via cell cultures.

A protein is a VERY complex molecule and simply inserting a gene into a yeast strain might not produce a protein that is similar enough to what humans make to be viable as a drug.

If you look at the Tesla Motors Model X website, they have an animation showing how the special "Falcon" double hinged doors open and why these doors wont be a problem in cramped parking lots.

Also, I dont think the Model X is intended to be a high-ground-clearance vehicle but it doesn't NEED to be one for the intended use case. For something that doesn't leave the black stuff, high-ground-clearance is not necessary.

I cant speak to the weight and capacity as I cant find information on the Tesla Motors website.

Explaining to people that they should consider buying a Blu-Ray player to go with their new TV or that they need a USB cable to go with that new printer (without being too pushy) is fine. Whats NOT acceptable is when they (they being Best Buy salespeople or Best Buy as a company):
A.Push products that are bogus or unnecessary (like trying to get people to take up magazine subscriptions that they probably dont want or need or like trying to sell "extended warranties")
B.Try to hide information (e.g. not telling you except in the fine print that after you get your 8 free copies of , you are automatically subscribed to the magazine until you cancel)
C.Suggest or recommend expensive products when cheaper options will work just as good for the customer (like pushing people to buy the more expensive brand of HDMI cable when the cheaper brand is just as good)
D.Continue to push ANYTHING on a customer when the customer has said no. (i.e. "Are you sure you dont want that extended warranty?")
or E.Require salespeople to push specific items or to meet certain quotas on specific items

Not only do they need to stop pushing overpriced accessories and service plans on people but they need to stop trying to convince people to buy things other than what they want.

If someone is looking at a Samsung TV, the sales drone shouldn't come over to them and try and sell them a TV from a different brand just because its more profitable to the store.

Something else they need to do is to end the culture where salespeople and stores are in competition with each other and recognize that its better to tell someone "we are out of stock on that item but the store in the next suburb has one in stock" than "we are out of stock on that item, would you like to buy instead?"

Further to that by implementing #2 and #3, they should also ensure that they have items in stock more of the time.

Dick Smith is still good for some things. For example, I wanted a new DVD player (just an el-cheapo) and I went to Dick Smith because they had a dirt cheap unit that works fine and ordering online for something so cheap would have been pointless.

I also bought my current indoor TV antenna from them (being in a ground floor rented apartment means a proper antenna isn't an option) because I wanted TV now, not in a week when the delivery guy gets here.

There is no reason why Apple in conjunction with the Federal Government and others couldn't come up with a way to make the iPhone meet whatever federal standards are necessary, especially if it means a big sale to a major company.

Anyone know what was in these episodes that made them verboten after 9/11?
Was it the way that the documentary painted the Muslim Afghans as the "good guys" for fighting against the "evil communists"? (the same Muslims the US has been fighting for the last 10 years or so)

Many arcade games in the past have used battery backed CPUs and RAM to contain secret encryption keys for the games.
It should be possible to combine similar technology with a GPS chip (also powered by the battery) so that any attempt to move the computer (either powered on or off) will erase the encryption keys. Can easily give it enough wiggle room in the logic to account for the inaccuracies in GPS and a special secret must-use-before-moving method to disable the system if you need to move it to a new location. Link this to a chassis intrusion detection system (i.e. opening the case triggers the system).

Done right, it should mean that unless the people taking the machine (thief, feds etc) know the system exists AND can find a way to disable it before moving the machine, the data contained in the machine will be permanently unreadable.

Imaging the disk wont matter as the key is stored in unreadable memory and will be erased the moment they open the machine to pull the disk.

Even better, tie the GPS setup to some sort of physical damage whereby instead of just erasing the key, it permanently destroys the hardware somehow.