[Steely Tom]

It’s like the pendulum keeps swinging a little closer to the peg. A little closer... closer...

I hope I live long enough.

[Kevmo]

That's a good way to put it.

Once the cat comes out of the bag, there will be some major swinging of the pendulum the other way. By this I mean that all the bandwagon jumpers have a force of their own and will push this technology, hard. It happened with the Wright brothers -- 99% of public calling them frauds, then everyone saying they knew the Wrights had it all along.

The danger is that it's a form of scientism, essentially the religion of science -- by people who have no real idea of how science works. Bandwagon science worship, ugh.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety ...

http://www.biblehub.com/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm‎

While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

[EEGator]

Limit (1/n) as n-> infiniti = 0

You never really get to zero though. Food for thought.

[Wonder Warthog]

"I hope I live long enough."

If you can make it for another year or so, I think it (practicality/repeatbility) will be very much a reality.