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Can someone explain how in the space of just a decade our public discussion has been hijacked by the ignorant and the bigoted? - Anome

Bound to come in handy. - Anome

Bound to come in handy for something. - Anome

The problem with predicting performance increase over time in computing is two fold. Firstly, despite all appearances, Moore's Law isn't an actual law, it's just an observation that has been taken way too seriously. The fact that the definition of what it actually is has changed several times since the number of transistors doubling every 18 months of the original statement proves it's not a law. There is nothing that says that this must continue to happen. Secondly, as we get faster, and components get smaller, we are rapidly approaching the physical limits of the universe as we understand them. Getting too far below the new 22nm processes favoured by the chip manufacturers will result in electrons not behaving quite the way we expect them to. We need a breakthrough in technology, whether it be quantum computing or something else, in order to keep performance increasing as we expect it to. That said, Exaflop performance may still be do-able with current technology. - Anome

Regardless of how one feels about copyright, it's hard to defend the movie producers over this one. They made money (well, by most standards, Hollywood accounting standards are different), and could presumably easily afford the royalty payment, but are trying to get out of doing so (after having agreed to do so) on a technicality. - Anome

Apple leads the vapourware stakes again this year... - Anome

"Has anyone done a clip art check on some of those photos. I'm sure a few of them are genuine, but there are quite a few that don't look a bit too professional, or posed even." - Anome

I, for one, welcome our new cyclopic shark overlords... - Anome

Was he attempting transmutation, or just trying to recover the minute traces of gold already in there? - Anome

At last, cheap, effective brain control - Anome

So fish can use tools now. Can we officially either declare it dead as a measure of intelligence? Or even that intelligence is more pervasive in the animal kingdfom than we thought. At least until we find it in plants. - Anome

The chief question is about the level of service you're willing to provide. If you have a large fleet and limited resources, you're going to want to tie things down. If you have a small fleet and a relatively savvy client base, you may be willing to allow more freedom. - Anome

Any sufficiently explained technology is distinguishable from magic. - Anome

Any sufficiently explained technology is distinguishable from magic. - Anome

Because it's so much safer to have something that size plummet to Earth than stay in orbit, being used. - Anome

Of course, someone somewhere will prove the exact opposite at some point, but I have to say Relativity still looks pretty solid. - Anome

Because it's so much safer to have something that size plummet to Earth than stay in orbit, being used. - Anome

Of course, someone somewhere will prove the exact opposite at some point, but I have to say Relativity still looks pretty solid. - Anome

"More to the point, just because things are "worse" over there, doesn't make it alright over here." - Anome

"More to the point, just because things are "worse" over there, doesn't make it alright over here." - Anome

Have to say the headline promises a lot, but ultimately disappoints. - Anome

A New Scientist Blog - Anome

Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen - Anome

Just two days before Prince William and Kate Middleton are due to tie the knot, ABC TV has been forced to cancel The Chaser's one-off live coverage of the event due to what it says are restrictions imposed by the royal family. - Anome

Not iridology again! - Anome

What on Earth is this supposed to prove, exactly? - Anome

A powerful earthquake has struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch bringing down buildings and buckling roads, with reports deaths and serious injuries. - Anome

No, really. I'm stunned. - Anome

Another Gumby announcement and the Motor Insurance sketch (season 2, episode 17: The Buzz Aldrin Show). - Anome

Arrange the following into a well known phrase or saying "Time" "Much" "Hands" "Too" "His" "On" - Anome