If we end up cowering indoors instead of being rationally safe, then I think you are right. But I hope we learn to mimic other nations that already wear masks and practice rational social distancing. If we do, we could end up making society stronger by changing our social networks to incorporate our neighbors more (less time commuting, for instance, is more time available for a socially-distanced BBQ). If that happens, perhaps we'll reduce a lot of the drama from all of the familial echo chambers we see currently. In my own life, I have gotten to know my neighbors better since the pandemic began, for one reason or another. I did not intend to, it just happened.

In my own life, I haven't found this to be true. I have found more time to work on non-work projects, and for me at least, the more creative the project, the better the escape from the world around me. I have also had to be more intentional about exercise, which has resulted in more of it, and better mental health. I know all of this has been true for many of my colleagues, too.

Limited distance, low EM output and thus low EM pollution. Sounds about perfect for self-driving car applications, no?

I hope someone or many someones out there are working on reversible computing. It sounds like the only long-term way forward. https://spectrum.ieee.org/comp...

Maybe they should start by making computing reversible. https://spectrum.ieee.org/comp... If they don't, then they'll run into temperature problems, regardless of the IC creation method.

Students certainly deserve a cheaper variant, but the relatively simple environment for learning Assembly has become rare or complicated these days (there was something to be said for 640kb do-what-you-want RAM). It's too bad more schools weren't setup to take advantage.

Hah. Missed that, somehow. Nevertheless... depending on the application, I probably wouldn't trust a technology that can penetrate water vapor, but not water, until I learned a bit more about the specifics.

So it won't work very well in humid environments. "Sorry, boss, the wife took a long shower."

Once cars drive themselves, people will be far more interested in having these black boxes. They're only put off by them while the black boxes could rat them out for going 70 in a 55. As for the devices recording routes, times, destinations and other "private" information, I'm sure the self-driving cars will already log this information as a side-effect of using remote servers for navigation and traffic data. This may already be going on every time you use your smart phone for directions...

They probably only accept Bitcoins.

... with Bitcoin.

Same could have been said of credit cards in their early days.

All pretty good points. I would ordinarily like to respond more personally to them, but I need to get to bed, so I can be awake in time for some paintball tomorrow. :-D So, instead, I'll let these guys do it for me: http://www.gnmagazine.org/issues/gn24/olivetprophecy.htm. It's relatively short, but if you read nothing else, read the small section titled "Future Fulfillment."

Did they, though? And does that even matter? The message they preached said "unexpectedly, like a thief in the night," and "[but stay alert]." So, it seems the real message was "whatever generation you find yourself in, understand that this will all end, so be prepared."

Perhaps hinting at the time scales, Jesus lists a number of events that must occur first, including wars and threats of war, famines, earthquakes, nations rising against nations, and the Good News that God saves people must be heard throughout the whole world. But after those struggles, the season will be one where everyone says "everything is peaceful and secure." (1 Thess 5:3) This is an awful lot that had to occur in their lifetimes.

"Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold." :-( :-(

And just for good measure... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucVfn9gob8&NR=1

... maybe not such a hot idea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill