Im pretty sure that not a single element that is named after a person was named by that person.

Complaining that you couldn't instantly use the keyboard, when Microsoft EXPLICITELY STATED it would take around 5 days to get used to, is ridiculous. Claiming that it should have been perfect is nonsensical. This is a compromise from the laptop, and so you have to expect trade-offs. Same thing with the not being able…

Mimicking human-speech like sounds ≠ mimicking human speech

I would argue that a the very best electric vehicles are already good enough for almost all of the driving people do. Right now it's just too expensive for most people. The Tesla S has a 300 mile range and a 50% charge time of a half an hour. The Tesla X is coming out soon with similar stats in and SUV form factor.…

I also forgot to add that the catalytic converter in your exhaust system requires platinum

yes, but it's much more inefficient than storing it in battery form

If you add up all the time you have to spent at the pump compared with the rare times you have to charge during the day (most daily travel needs would be covered by the range and you would just plug in over night) you would probably spend less time recharging an electric car overall. And even for the rare times when…

I'd be curious as to how much energy this takes as opposed to the cellulosic biofuel generation. This just seems like an incredibly inefficient way of doing it to me. Plus, electric cars are coming eventually anyways. They are close to being good enough already. The tesla s has a 300 mile range and can charge to 50%…

I actually am pretty sure electric engines are far more efficient than gasoline engines, which is why it isn't necessary to match the energy density of gasoline, but your point that battery tech is not quite there yet is well taken. Of course, I would be amazed if this new technology could be scaled up to provide over…

The energy density of fuel is a big one I grant you. However, I don't think it's necessary to match it. All we need to do is get batteries to meet two goals: between 3 and 5 hundred miles on a charge, and an 80% recharge time of under 15 minutes. With that range, 99% of daily travel could be conducted on a single…

I definitely don't mean to discourage the science. Figuring out how to do this is great. We will always need petroleum products in some amount or another. I have no problem with the development. But the idea of its use as a fuel replacement seems absurd to me.

So they are using electricity to make gas to power cars. Why in the heck not just use the electricity? I'm sure it will be far more efficient. And by the time this could be scaled up to anything like meaningful levels, we will have fully electric cars with ranges rivaling gas engines.

there is no fundamental reason any of the things you mentioned can't be replicated in silicon. The brain (and the emergent property we call conciousness) is just a biological computer. Therefore, if we want to, eventually we will be able to replicate it. I don't think replicating it is the best way to get AI but it…

I don't think which is more important is a tossup. Marketing ability is by FAR the more important. It has what has made Apple such a juggernaut in the past several years. Of course Apple makes quality products, and often they are the first to get something right in a category (although rarely the first in the…

I don't care that it isn't cross platform now, the promise that will be soon is HUGE. I have a zune pass (I guess technically it is now an xbox music pass) and use it on my Zune HD but if I can get my music and podcasts on my phone (Android) that will be such a huge boost. Thank god this is finally happening.

It's a Murre, pronounced mer as in merpeople

I really wanted the movie to end showing that the kid ends up becoming the Rainmaker anyways. It would have been a really good, dark, ending to a relatively dark movie.

150 feet is nothing. This video is from 190 feet captured with an ROV operated by the IfAME lab at CSUMB where I used to work. They also one time saw a bird at 100 meters (328 feet). The submersible video is not even a particularly good shot of the bird.

Wow....I am impressed. I didn't think any one person was gong to be able to get that many. Some of the clips looked pretty cool and I'm going to have to look them up for my next movie night. Thanks!

I'd love a list of the movies that appear in this sequence. I recognized most of the big ones, but there were a lot I didn't.