I think we all agree: it promised so much but gave so little

Man, dey just jive talkin'

Tad William's Otherland? It was VR, but it was a dream.

@starbuck13: There is no fork. Everything is the fork.

@jackdavinci: But what if they succeed in creating that paradox the resulting singularity ends the universe? Do these people know no caution?

@jedimario: There are definitely albums where the artist(s) have designed a progression of pieces that make listening to the whole in sequence much more enjoyable. Unfortunately few modern albums are more than a collection of whatever was available at the time.

Over the history of recording, the first 50 years was dominated by albums with a only few tracks. The technology wasnt there for longer recordings. Then over the last half of last century the technology was there and longer albums become more popular. Now over the last 10 years we're back to singles.

@phiyuku: exactly. A temple to the god of gadgets

Oh, the planet will win one day. It always does. If it doesnt suck some asteroid down into the gravity well, it will just give up trying to maintain the CO2 balance and on that day we are toast.

@klyph: Call it a lay person misunderstanding, but I may have incorrectly assumed that open pit mines are you know open to the sky?

@corpore-metal: I will concede that there are other discoveries in astronomy that deserve to be on the top five list. Sorry. I missed that interpretation of your original comment.

@corpore-metal: So far (excluding earth) have we been able to study any planet in enough detail for that study to deserve to be called planetology?

@Bigdamnhero: reading the abstract that would be "hella extra milli-amacity".

@Manly McBeeferton: because you are disturbed individual?

I'm just eating lunch, so no thank you, I think I will give the video a miss.

@sydcinema: yes but, an Apple first is The First. Even when somebody else crosses the line first they come second.

@klyph: If GPS satellites and communication satellites were the same thing you might have a point.

@GitEmSteveDaveSpoils: Something ferrous would be even better. But how do you stop the dark energy? We know it's there but we cant see it.

@phillyguy83: nah, the star gate writers copied astronomers.

@salmanj1: Because having seemingly learned how to escape the Einstienian universe and made inter-stellar travel practical they don't know how to operate such primitive weapons as we possess. And they could use their own weapons without alerting the rest of us to their presence.