man you said it. Granted, a LOT of my childhood
   predictions/future science hopes came true. Pocket computers
   (smartphones), Internet, communicating with anybody in the world
   just typing to them.... cassettes that were little chips the
   size of your pinkynail - I had notes about these things in the
   early 1980s when I was a kid - and they all happened. But
   they're STILL so far behind from where they should be. Everytime
   there's a significant technological advancement that *I* have
   access to, I'm like, "FINALLY ALREADY" rather than "oh cool
   science/tech". == Of course Science is real. But a nuclear bomb
   isn't going to be dropped on my city - that's science fiction ==
   oh of course. I'm just sayin', it's good to keep in mind where
   the line between science-possible-but-fiction and science-fact.
   There's plenty of examples where strong science fiction beats
   things touted as fact - such as most of what's on the media,
   advertising, etc. But still, it's good to know where the line
   is. == ikr. Maybe if they weren't so afraid of nuclear reactors
   we'd have them.I still think nuclear is the way to go but I'd be
   polluting the moon. Then again, one bad rocket sending nuclear
   waste up to the moon going 'boom' could be a bit of an issue,so
   it's probably a good thing I'm not in charge. ==