"Apple is preparing to enter the immersive technology race sooner rather than later..." After Facebok (through acquiring Oculus), HTC & Valve (Vice), Sony (PSVR), Samsung (Gear), Microsoft (Hololens), and Google (Magic leap), Apple might maybe finally also start doing something. That sounds more like "later, rather than not at all" to me.

"aims to convert neurons in the brain into electronic signals" So what, you burn them and run an engine or something? As a neuroscientist, I'd have to recommend against this. You kind of need those.

From the hackaday piece: "we’re not going to replace ourselves into extinction. That’s just silly. Someone still has to design robots, train them, fix them, and streamline their processes." Yes, because design, training, mechanics and streamlining are uniquely human capabilities! Just because you have a hard time imagining something, does not mean it cannot be. Many people have a hard time imagining evolution working.

Yes. So it WAS now, and it IS a long time ago. =D

It IS actually A long time ago in a galaxy far away

Yes. This. =) Even with only 10 comments, multiple folks beat me to it. Damn.

While I agree that it would be nice to have some sensible answers and concensus in the health and nutrition field, bits like this really made me cringe:

"The pattern science serves up, thanks to its winged monkeys in the media, is something like this:
Step One: We are totally sure the answer is X.
Step Two: Oops. X is wrong. But Y is totally right. Trust us this time."

Excuse me?! Those press-gargoyles sure as bloody hell aren't OUR winged monkeys. It's more like:
"Step one: scientists say: hey, there's an effect linking A and B. Let's investigate further.
Step one A: press: Scientists prove A causes B! Don't ever do A again!!! You won't believe what comes next...
Step two: scientists say: Hrmmm... seems it doesn't replicate. Good thing we checked.
Step two B: press: Holy shit scientists have been lying to us! Oh the humanity! Who can we trust?!"

"Games", right? Can't NOT think of Ender's Game here.

Or the other way around, like moving your head when your VR doesn't do head tracking.

Having used the DK2 both without positional tracking as well as with, I can confirm that just the tracking can make all the difference: it made me about as sick as using the DK1 did (obviously, this effect is minimal if you don't move your head around).

I have experienced the Oculus DK 1 and am now in posession of a DK2. While I haven't tried the Gear VR, I think the reviewers treat the lack of positional tracking very very mildly. To me, the sense of disorientation in the DK1 is so huge, and having used the DK2 without positional tracknig as well as with, I can confirm just the tracking can make all the difference. Sure, you can say 'just don't move your head', but then you might as well say 'just don't look around' and use a standard 3D screen. Full positional head tracking is a key element of VR, and Oculus was absolutely right to move in that direction with the DK2.

Did anyone else read 'snorting coke and chip crumbs' the first time 'round?

That was my first thought as well.

Only the first 3 times I reread it, trying to make sense of it.

Yeah, I also went from xcom to ck2. And in both I can't stop myself from save/load cheating. =( In xcom I went iron man, but that's not supported for ck2 with DLCs. Guess I'll have to learn self-discipline (but not enough to stop playing)