Awesome - now all we need to do is breed out a few more of them, and put em to work building us a star-ship.

Why revolt when you can make people into meatballs?

Fantastic essay, great article. I've often thought that with all the various scientific fields getting ever more specialized, we've lost an entire, vital, segment of the human thing - the generalists.

What nerve! Have they forgotten that telling the story IS THEIR GOD DAMNED JOB!

Really? 'Cause I was thinkin brrraaaiiiinnnsss.....bring more brains!

rotting in hell with a halo...

There is a fine line that separates 'Bling' from 'What-In-The-Fucking-Hell', and this giant head has jumped WAY the fuck over it.

What would I do if I saw a UFO?

201: A Space Odyssey......

Was meant to be spoken?

Is it me, or does that sound suspiciously like a washing machine?

Seeing this live at a rave, deep in the way-back-when, would have given me an instant joy-aneurism!

Does this movie remind anyone else of the novel "Accelerando", by Charles Stross?

Once we're able to simulate a complex organism - be it a dog, monkey, rabbit, or human being - it simply won't be necessary to use live animals and/or humans to test the safety and effectiveness of new drugs, chemicals or elevator muzak (please god please!).

You make it sound like some kind of Catholic ritual is involved!

What in the hell is Sooooookie thinking having Bills love child?! He's just gonna farm that little blood bag right the fuck out! ;-) lol.

Little different from magic?!

No, there is a decent chance. And a 10 percent chance of life is better than a 100 percent certainty of DEATH.

Mmmm. Cake.

I REALLY wish that there were more creative-commons soundtrack music tracks available for use in videos!