This thread came pre-Godwinned.

I agree! "How it fulfils this obligation is its own responsibility." Seriously? What about vendor audits? Surely a system like this one would be subject to sofware validation. The associated business processes should be validated as well.

We can we get started on that space elevator?

Meth on Mars may indicate Martians who need to go to rehab.

I'm so sick of people saying crap like this. So what if we diverted those resources to other things? I mean, how much food, medicine, etc. could $800 billion really buy anyway?