Hear, hear!

Irony: Gizmodo comments reinforcing foreigner's prejudice that Americans are ignorant of the rest of the world by spouting ignorant prejudice that Asians are really small.

wait. less than 2600km is a short wavelength field?

Aren't are all the notes the same damn size and colour?

It's more because of the pre-eminence of the British Empire back when the standard was agreed.

I'm with you. Kat wouldn't have made that embarrassing joke about the £ and $ keys. Plus she gave me a star.

Finally an honest cat. All other cats just keep their true I-manipulate-you-for-my-own-needs face hidden.

Ha, ha. But seriously, this is 2011 and most places in the world have had coverage in subway stations and along subway tracks for over a decade.

Wait, What? how is it that there was not already coverage?

Greg made one of these ages ago [www.cablemap.info]

Neanderthals ate shellfish? Wow I mean I never would have thunk it /sarcasm

In Hong Kong the standard warranty is 6 months and you have to pay extra for an 'extended warranty'. I would not be surprised if mainland china is following the same practice.

I'm all for saving money on the research side, but the flip side to this coin is that the drug companies dont have a great history in passing those savings on to consumers. No they'll re-up the patent vigorously block generic drug manufacturers from making affordable drugs for the developing world.

I suspect you saw a little bit of theatre there. From experience its not so easy to just fire someone under Japanese Labour law.

no, no take away the pinky and you ruin childhood: that's the little piggy that went we we we all the way home...

He changed his shoes.

The whole argument pre-supposes that there are no ethical issues with "humanity entering into an advanced state of biological and/or postbiological existence". In the first place.

A hundred years from now after decades of neglect, acid rain and the time the grounds keeper got ripped and went for a joy ride in the bob cat, I'm wondering how much of that delicate image will still be visible?

I think you might be referring to those few cases where there appears to be a solid link. I have a friend who used to do a lot of late night conference calls on his cell. He had a tumour removed right where he used to prop the phone between his chin and shoulder. Highly suggestive. But how can you prove it wouldn’t…

If we can figure out how to time travel we can figure out practical interstellar travel. Why go back in time when you can explore the galaxy?