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Comment That makes some sense (Score 0) 52

"We're making parts out of metals that the U.S. knows how to extract ..."

Metals usually are extracted from soil and soil-like components, yes. Could be difficult if there isn't a lot of the metal you want in U.S. soil, though, so maybe a few colonialization and exploitation runs are in the country's future.

Comment Re:A computer can never be held accountable (Score 1) 59

I'll start you off. Between
  • artificial intelligence's ability to examine, summarize, and hallucinate large amounts of project documentation across multiple areas of concern,
  • how important and trivial decisions are actually made (poorly) by humans, and
  • how nuclear reactor funding happens
    • I bet you can assemble something.

Comment Re: Kidneys (Score 1) 70

If only they colocated some research scientists at the transplant locations and gave the staff/patients incentives or discounts to round up the data.

I mean, extending the lives of super-rich people is noble and all, but if you could collect the experimental data to help the unwashed masses, well, then, now you've got a whole new way for youth to support the lives of the elderly other than through Social Security taxes.

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