@hawkeye18 has a huge gun: What did you mean by clean? I'd say that the problem with solid state amplifiers is that they are too clean and that tubes are subjectively better because of all that warm nonlinear dirty goodness.

@nicolasgoddone: Do you really think we're at risk of these genes spreading beyond the current generation? He'll take care of it all by himself...

@Keav: please dont feed the trolls.

@1WordUp: but, but there/they're/their misuse annoys the crap out of me too.

@CarbonatedWater: But you know that the first time you try to have sex you're going to break a femur or vertebrae or something which would totally kill the mood.

@corpore-metal: And NASA will take decades to plan it. Starting now makes sense.

@buckleyneko: I knew it! 2001 Steve Jobs is a robot impostor! Its right there in the shoes.

Hmm. Lower bone density or having your testicles crushed for months on end. Tough choice.

@Haneyg: But given that we're talking about getting screwed vs getting laid, you know you going to get to your destination less one wallet and plus the clap.

Wait. Isn't this just more evidence for Gondwanaland?

@Geekavenger: I read this to say that because 1.6% of sun like stars have rocky planets in the 3 - 10 earth mass range, 23% of sun like stars have rocky planets close to earth's mass.

The abstract talks about water changing the band gap. THis has obvious applications in humidity sensors and may be useful in producing transistors with variable characteristics. But I cant see a practical use of water as a switch controller in computing outside of this.

@Redwraithvienna: It didn't look all that well insulated to me and what are the winters like in Seatle? I hear that that they're cold.

All that open space... must be a bitch to keep warm in winter.

Woah! Like Steve Jobs had a hand in inventing the internet too? Is there nothing that man hasn't done to both destroy my life and make me happier doing it?

@olihawes: yes, by all means! Tug away then.

@Cinnamoncanuck: I heard some stupid rumor that they're splitting it into two. Maybe they dont have to choose yet.

@shooter: cough... cough.. wheeeze

@jabber: Somehow I think creatures with acid for blood laugh at puny human carcinogens, drool over your terrified face and then eat you.

@daGoat: I always figured he meant "first time [done right]". The "done right" is assumed because he walks on water and shits sunshine. No, I dont envy his billions or achievements one little bit.