“ opposite of anachronism I wonder how one would hand one’s hand to be scanned through the fast food pickup window. So many transactions involve... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:18 AM EDT

“ This is one of the best and most informative comments I have read in a while and I certainly agree with ArtInvent. 3D additive and/or subtractive... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:36 AM EDT

“ football Football quarterbacks would seem to be a natural testbed for this armband technology. Would need to work, be visible, be fast,... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on October 16, 2010 at 1:28 PM EDT

“ evaporation Not too sure that I even want to add a comment to this long list! Nevertheless I am curious. Black holes evaporate, right? Energy -... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on July 15, 2010 at 12:42 PM EDT

“ Well, yes, in a sense, scientific theory "predicts" (i.e., "explains") what it is told to predict (i.e., empirical "observations") .. or at least... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on June 30, 2010 at 4:04 PM EDT

“ amusing thoughts Be funny if we could put people in cold-sleep or hiberation and take over neccessary brain functions remotely at 500:1. More... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on June 30, 2010 at 3:33 PM EDT

“ Bell Labs Articles like these cause me to wonder why we allowed Bell Labs to go away .. (while others are "too big to fail") .. or Lucent with its... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 28, 2010 at 11:51 PM EDT

“ machine learning One reads interesting article after article about robots "learning" to do this or that small thing, but one presumes that once... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on December 29, 2009 at 11:38 AM EST

“ Excellent long-over-due idea Plug & play has been around quite a while and proven its value and reliability. This is the kind of technology... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on September 24, 2009 at 3:14 AM EDT

“ demons? I am pretty sure I do not understand this motor. Where does it get its energy? From quantum fluctuations? Seems a little bit like... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on September 24, 2009 at 2:31 AM EDT