... I have a pretty clean idea of what will happen in MY workplace. Different users will ask to have back their old software that were forced to dismiss for compatibility reasons. Why? Because changing a software every DECADE is seen as a trauma, users are so used to a specific piece of software (and version) that every change is seen as a setback. Management will reject every proposal from the IT guy (it's a small firm) because old software "is good enough", newer software "cost money" and ever free alternative software is seen as "unnecessary and more troubles than benefits".

I remember an article on Scientific American about limb regeneration. Salamanders are the gold standard for regenerating limbs but the article stated that rat/mice are capable of fully regenerate fingers (don't remember if talking of common rat or MRL mice) and with treatment a human could regrow part of fingers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneration_(biology)#Mammals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Roths_Large http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?article_id=218392774&cat=1_2 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=regrowing-human-limbs