Frankly, the world as we know it is going away, soon.

[a geek named Bob]

132. If you can get me a decent price on those cryo chillers, that would be great.

The professional versions are painfully expensive. (The plans for the corona discharge systems are available, but those aren't very efficient, power-wise.)

Brag rights are a fine and honorable tradition in the geek culture. If we are going to keep getting nasty, as you are... I have to admit, you sound like most of the second rate humanities profs I've dealt with. You see me for what I am? I doubt it.

It really sounds like you are looking for something. (Other than attempting to engage in pop-psychology, and in some of the Schopenhauer's argument ploys.)

I'd love to rant and rave, but sadly, I've simply been explaining how things would work.I've left the ranting and raving to the "philosophical" types like you.

over to you, for more frothy goodness...