Insurance doesn't have anything to do with the legality of suicide. And suicide does not invalidate a life insurance policy if the policy has been in place for a while (commonly two years.)

You have this backwards. If companies are going to introduce new products into our food supply, the burden of proof should be on them to prove that there aren't any negative health consequences.

Is it harder to show proof of absence? You bet your ass. And given the ramifications involved, it should be.

Look, I'm not an anti-gmo crusader. I think it has a lot of promise to more efficiently feed a growing world. But, like any technology, it can be used both responsibly and irresponsibly, and the private sector doesn't have a great track record of putting public health ahead of profits.

Interesting read, but imo he missed the mark by not including a size chart for a frame of reference.

Starship Size Comparison Chart

Because a picture is worth 1000 words. Or in this case, more.

Most business owners may have issue with you claiming IP for things built on company time. Even if you build something in your off hours, it may be difficult to prove you didn't use company resources.

Make sure that if you have an agreement with your employer that you have something signed by a senior executive or the owner.

Ah, the "it's not everything so it's nothing" attack. If you happen to live in the upper northeast, I could see this being a helpful part of one's winter-exercise regimen. Or inner cities. Or anywhere where easily - accessible mountain bike trails aren't accessible.

And the truth is, for many of us, something like a MTB trip to Moab would be really cool, but it's not quite high enough against competing options. It'd be awesome to experience some of that scenery.

Lastly, for anyone naysaying the technology... give it time. VR is in its infancy, and in some not too distant future, it will be indistinguishable from the real thing.

Interestingly, this effect is like a twisted manifestation of Jeavon's Paradox. As we become more efficient with a resource, more of the resource is used up. (Conventional wisdom would suggest the opposite; that efficiency drives conservation.)

A.G. Riddle wrote a pretty good story based on a similar premise - gene-affecting viruses that modify our intellectual capabilities.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Atla...

Perhaps not "Most CEO's", but the position tends to attract them: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ke...

Finally, something that can be measured in Libraries of Congress! (284, assuming 540 miles of 12" shelving. (http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc79.htm) )

Artificial meat is going to happen at some point, well before it can surpass the filet mignon or prime rib. Right now, it just needs to be better and cheaper than Meat Slurry , then, market forces will accelerate the quality.

Trust me on this, the bar is set pretty low for it to succeed.

How much do you think that chicken and beef would cost if it weren't raised on corn-subsidized feed?

Supermarket price is not the true indicator of net cost of all products.

Sulphur Batteries?!!!? The exhaust is gonna smell like rotten eggs!

Coke hasn't copyrighted their recipe because recipes themselves are not copyrightable. http://www.copyright.gov/fls/f...

First and foremost, I want my kids to learn from playing games in addition to being entertained. And there's something to be said about the visual simplicity of older (classic) games encouraging imagination, just like books stimulate the brain more than TV and Movies. You could probably make an argument that the eye candy in today's game is distracting from the puzzle-solving aspects. Then again, newer games potentially have better puzzles... I don't recall much of a physics engine in my Atari 2600.

Fortunately, we don't have to make an either/or choice. But if I did, I would probably start with classic games.

Oh yeah. Obligatory to add "Get off my lawn". :)