Take your tree-hugging chips and jump in the lake, maybe you'll float.

60 different CPUs, it's worse than Ben and Jerries, or Star Bucks.

Give me a fast, high core count, CPU. For a real Man's Computer.

That is something I read recently. It came from a reputable source, and it doesn't hurt anything, so why not. Tie three knots in the main source power cable to your UPS or main power filter to the PC.

This gives the astronauts some more intellectual material to spend their time on in the otherwise potentially-boring interplanetary missions. Of course, the term 'intellectual' may be a stretch. Could also be a reason to spruce up a locally-stored-thread-type service, to give the astronauts something that they could read without a 16-minute wait. Their replies would still have a long wait, but who cares, it's not like they are clicking on a hyperlink.

Competition will spur new designs, and the push for safety will make them good.

It has always been popular in the two-way video conferencing world. I used it in 1998, IIRC.

You should not be allowed to get the system running unless you change all the default passwords. Too bad if this a problem. The documentation should say in big letters "NOTE: THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE UNTIL YOU PROVIDE NEW PASSWORDS FOR ALL ITEMS THAT HAVE PASSWORDS. To do this please follow these instructions..."

LEDs are very nice for reading. They were invented by Einstein, IIRC, and are finally just about ready to make the big time. CFLs are like old steam locomotives. The future is LED.

When using my Inverter microwave, the strong WiFi signal is lost. I took a GE Inverter back because of this, and got a Panasonic, but the Panasonic would up also killing the WiFi. Yikes. It is probably not microwaves that are escaping from the oven, but probably a bunch of EMI from the inverter. Surely not ionizing but nasty enough to wipe out the WiFi.

We need the space program, and the expeditions to the Moon and Mars. It is a great way to develop technology and maintain our leadership in this one of the ways we have global leadership. It is an inspiration to all Americans and to all people of the world. We all feel the excitement and benefit from the personal growth we exhibit as we try to be better than we ever have been. It also helps to ensure that our human race has more options than that provided by a single planet. Granted, it is not a giant leap to distant stars, but it is a great step outwards to new worlds, bringing with it the great advancements in society and technology that comes with a forward reaching civilization.

That sounds amazing. Although it sounds like it would take at least 35 years to get it going. Hopefully the exponential growth of science and technology will make it real sooner. Instead of concentrating on cool new software apps maybe some engineers will concentrate on this type of physics/science.