He is the host of "Earth: The Biography" and I find his enthusiasm infectious. He is one of my favorites. On a side note, I read some of the criticism towards Michio Kaku, and deserved or not, is that not good science in its own right? To make people question things and then to set off to prove or disprove their theory? Even if his opinions can be controversial they serve a purpose. How many people would call the original Star Trek good science? But then, look at how many scientist were inspired anyhow.

Then Comcast has made the experience a little better, or you got in touch with the right tech. When I attempted to connect my service about 2 years ago they told me they could not activate my modem without Windows. I politely tried to get them (several techs - because I called back hoping to get one that could help) to see how ridiculous it was to require Windows and I was told that they did not support "fringe operating systems" and they suggested that I borrow a friend's or a neighbor's laptop or computer to complete the hook-up. After an hour and a half of this nonsense I finally raised the white flag, pulled out my business laptop (XP) and connected within 5 minutes. Making a stand for the principle of it turned out to be pointless.

Oh come on, not even a funny rating? He made me laugh.