Just off the top of my head heavy metals and inorganic poisons such as cyanide are two things that won't be detected by gc mass spec.

Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen- tests like this might work well at finding specific compounds but don't work very well at finding toxins or impurities. Theses tests are going to give users a false sense of security.

I am not sure that I buy your argument- I think that the brain perceives more detail from more frames much like you can composite several images in PS to create a higher resolution image (very common in astro photography) However if the extra frames reveal issues with props, make up or digital animation than they are self defeating.

I wonder if there is something more to this than just people being used to old technology. Perhaps there is something like a visual 'uncanny valley'?

Peter Jackson could have challenged himself by directing a well made children's movie that adults would enjoy too. Instead we get Phantom Baggins....

You can buy a device at Home Depot for 10$ that will indicate if a wire is carrying any charge. Maybe we should buy one for the line man?

Most people don't stay in a home for 10 years and you will not recoup the cost when you sell the house. In fact, it can act as a negative.

I am from NJ too and was surprised that you didn't mention that it can be cloudy for weeks or even months at a time there. The sun is also very low in the sky during the winter. I am not totally discrediting solar but you will need a generator if you want to be protected from an outage.

More importantly, it has been isolated for the amount of time it takes light to travel 500,000 light years.

The market fixes itself all the time. If I sold a popular soft drink and it was changed to taste terrible people would stop buying it. However, if my electric company overcharges me and the power is going out all the time, I don't have an option to go elsewhere. That's why utilities are regulated.

I have this problems with movies- dialog is two faint and hard to follow but sounds effects and music can be too loud. Is there a technical solution for this?

Suppose you were a HAM operator and you randomly radio people and after they tune in blare obnoxious loud music. You could even set up a machine to do this randomly. Should you loose your license?

If he is still a US citizen he should be deported to the US. Would it have mattered if he crossed the border illegally from Mexico?

I like to think, just not about an operating system

I don't buy it. There's lots of stuff out there with similar form factors and touchscreen in the 200$ or 300$ price range.