At some time in the relatively near future, we will have both the computing power and the brain knowledge to be able to create artificial realities that we will be able to plug our brains into that will give no indication that they are anything but real. We will be able to create any kind of reality, any kind of…

Or have PhDs in astronomy and work somewhere making way more money than you. But then again, everything I've ever seen you post on this site is worthless troll drivel, so I'm pretty sure these kids have already contributed more to society than you.

Dude... shut up.

The level of stupidity and arrogance on the internet never ceases to amaze me.

I think it demonstrates an underlying intellectualism that he is even interested in the concept of a supernova, or even astronomy, at that young of an age.

It's a gif of a baby playing with a snake, what's it look like?

My five year old son, a rambunctious and absent minded child, came across a copper head at his grandmother's house recently. He spotted it, among the similarly colored leaves, stopped, told us he found a snake and backed slowly away. I have pointed out a copper head at the zoo once or twice but his actions were…

I hate myself for being this nerdy, but it is the eye of Sauron.

Stephen Colbert, is that you?

A nice idea, but it doesn't exactly what Tolkien had in mind when he thought about the possibility of the Ring corrupting Gandalf. It must be remembered that Gandalf would use the Ring's power because he wants to do good and help people. That's how he would start. But due to the Ring's corrupting influence, he would…

All of them. Every. Single. One. And then a few more that don't really exist but can still kill you.

I would love to have this on the freeway. Especially in a bitch black, rainy night.

Of course people are irritated.

You're suggesting that every scientist everywhere halt all research to work on these issues? Even if they have no background in fixing food shortages, global warming, or cleaning the environment. It's a big world and more often then not it's the research in fields such as this that pave the way towards even bigger…

He was fighting crime; speeding. However, because he's not an asshat, he let the two guys off with a warning and a heads up.

What did that cop do wrong or immoral?

Not it it's from the future. Duh!

In the article the author states, Nobody wants a melted diamond necklace, and I was begging to differ.

Samsung.

Douglas Rushkoff made a compelling argument that we are past future shock and well into present shock in his recent book "Present Shock." The capital F monolithic American future is gone. THere are no rocketships and food pill in our tomorrows. Instead, we've gone another way. A way that does not lead in the linear…