Don't worry, with holographic memory coming at the end of 2006 (hopefully), this technology won't have a chance to compete unless it is somehow superior. I really don't see that happening considering there will be at least three years to tweak holographics and improve densities and read/write speeds, but this ultraviolet technology will only be at production revision 1.0. Plus with holographics, the media itself doesn't need to spin or move (actually, moving would be bad), it's only the lasers and probably some other parts that need to move and it will be oh so quiet (it should be anyway).
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I can't wait for holographic memory storage for my laptop. The battery life would be impressive.
What really kills me more than anything is the analysis in articles like this. Everyday it's always something new with X percent of people doing this versus Y percent of people doing that, with a forecast of gloom and doom on those numbers. I wish someone would just compile ALL the statistical facts in one place, define what they are, update as necessary and finally, let everybody come to their OWN conclusion. Who cares what some so-called expert (but really, they're mostly non-experts) believes what those numbers represent? All articles like this do is pull the strings of your emotions. Well, my emotions anyway.
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83% of Slashdotters do not like it when I post stuff because I threaten their intelligence.
You didn't hear this from me, but at the place that I work a certain department used Windows Terminal server and also deployed user desktops. Even with anti-virus software in place, Spyware started crippling the system and eventually exploited security holes that brought the system down.
It was determined that NOBODY was checking to make sure the anti-virus updates were running AND some Windows desktops were not configured to automatically install OS updates when they were released. After two weeks of pure hell, they are ALL now running Linux terminals and the applications that must use Windows (because of no Linux alternative) are severely locked down.
No data was lost or corrupted once they were able to clean-up the Terminal Server to the point where a back-up could be performed, but the Operating System was totally trashed and couldn't be trusted.
My advice if you are running Windows is to make sure your Anti-Virus Definitions are regularly updated, your download OS patches when they come out and you run some kind of firewall. Either ZoneAlarm or a hardware firewall. ZoneAlarm is much easier to use.
--
In this case, Windows Security flaws meant moving to Linux.
09:10:58> Update Employees SET UNEMPLOYED_TYPE = 'LAID OFF'
WHERE UPPER(Employer) IN ('SIEBEL', 'ORACLE')
AND UPPER(Skill_Set) Like '%NONTECHNICAL%'
AND UPPER(Department_Type) Like '%BACK OFFICE%'
AND Salary
2000 rows deleted.
09:11:02> commit;
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Oh crap, I just accidentally laid off people from my company with this post. Rollback! ROLLBACK!!!!
Ah darn, I didn't reply fast enough so now I might get flamed for a duplicate post. THEN, I go to the UltraVNC web site http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/index.html and see that you CAN do file transfers. Doh!
--
Now switching from VNC to UltraVNC.... Please hold while we make this adjustment....
Search Across Computers also has the following preferences, found on the Desktop Preferences page:
* Name this computer: This name will be displayed on remote computers that are part of the same Google account group.
* My other computers can search this computer's:
o Documents and web history
o Documents only
o Web history only
* Clear my files from Google: In order to share your indexed files between your computers, we first copy this content to Google Desktop servers located at Google. This is necessary, for example, if one of your computers is turned off or otherwise offline when new or updated items are indexed on another of your machines. We store this data temporarily on Google Desktop servers and automatically delete older flies, and your data is never accessible by anyone doing a Google search. You can learn more by reading the Google Desktop privacy policy.
While your data is automatically deleted from our servers, you can use the Clear my Files from Google button to manually remove all your files from Google Desktop servers. Note that if these files haven't yet been copied to your other computers, clicking this button will prevent you from finding them when you search from your other computers. The files will, of course, still be searchable from their computer of origin.
So it appears that your data will be on a Google Server temporarily. Also, is it really feasible that Google would even want to maintain a SAN Array capable of storing EVERY document for EVERY user of this thing? Why would they want to waste their money collecting everybody's garbage?
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Want to share a file across the network between your computers? Just use FTP or PCAnywhere. I wish that VNC software would allow file transfers (hint, hint)
Then you'll have all the souls you need. MuHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Seriously, we are almost at the point where we could start living in a virtual world online. If done correctly, it could be beneficial.
--
Perhaps someday children will go to school by going online and learning in a virtual classroom.
Umm, don't flame me, but I like Linkin Park. If I have to listen to rap of any kind, I'd rather listen to it via the way Linkin Park embeds it into their music.
--
It has a beat and I can dance to it. What more do I need?
..bankruptcy isn't illegal yet? This is what I can't stand. When you have a company like this that's flailing and you're in the red for a while, someone should step in and forcefully downsize the company. You shouldn't be allowed to spend millions of dollars that you don't have, go into serious debt and THEN go bankrupt. They shouldn't even be allowed to come up with a new survival strategy. They've had their time and they blew it. Time to move on.
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If there was mandatory jail time of one year for going bankrupt, just as a punishment, but not Club Fed, I bet there would be much less of it.
The Beatles may have made it today but probably not be as popular as they were back in the day. What would make them successful is something I like to call "The Darkness Factor", as in the band The Darkness. Most likely, they'd be perceived as a retro band. The Scissor Sisters sound kinda retro to me too, but maybe that's just me.
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The real question is, if the Beatles were a band of today, would Charles Manson still have been a serial killer.
Agreed. When all you are served is crap, you simply try to get the best crap possible. Those who are obsessed with it all being crap, decide to stop taking crap and make their own crap. In the end, it's all crap anyway, especially after enough time passes.
--
Perhaps there will be a day where we wake up and realize that obsessing over Hollywood celebrity is a complete waste of time.
Because...the laserbeam that reads it is blue rather than the traditional red...trust me...it is much better.
Wow! What a selling point.
The blue laser has a smaller wavelength than the red laser, therefore you can pack more data onto the same area. However, this also makes the disc more susceptible to dust and imperfections such as scratches. I certainly hope the high definition discs use that special TDK Armor stuff to keep the discs scratch resistant, but I have a feeling they won't because that would mean less profits.
--
I won't buy a new HD device unless they can guarantee a purple laser because I love purple.
Ever notice during a movie during the dark or particularly red scenes how it gets all pixelated and yucky? THAT is the movie I'd re-purchase to get a high definition copy of provided the HD discs solve that issue. If someone could post a link explaining why red colors don't seem to compress well I'd appreciate it.
Other than that, if I can't see any visible flaws in the movie, I have no problems sticking with the WideScreen version on my regular DVD. Oh yeah, for those who didn't make sure to buy WideScreen DVDs whenever they could, well, you should consider repurchasing the HD version provided you truly love it.
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Blu-Ray? No, he's not my uncle who can't seem to find a date, it's a video technology.
I personally don't care how much one of these new HD DVDs cost. All I care about is if I can get recordable media for no more than $5 a disc when they first come out and drop down to $1 a disc later on. Even then, I might not care because I think Blu-Ray is too little too late and will be crushed into the ground IF Holographic technology truly holds up to it's promise of being released at the end of 2006 with a reasonable consumer cost. Of course, that's a big "if" (in case you hadn't noticed).
--
What's this semi-clear, rectangular piece of junk? **TOSS** NOOOO! That was my entire movie/music collection on Holographic media!!
Not long at all. It will happen. This could also be a way to create a "SkyNet" type of Artificial Intelligence as we all know and love in the Terminator movies.
--
I believe Hollywood has already created several documentaries about the end of human civilization. We just happen to call it Sci-Fi.
The only problem with duplicate rovers like the one's on Mars would be the following:
a. Unless you have some kind of satellite orbiting the moon, you can't talk to any rover on the "dark side" of the Moon.
b. You'll need at least two rovers, one on opposite sides of the moon. (Don't forget, they sent two to Mars to hedge their bets in the event one failed. This time, they'll send two with the intention of not losing any considering Earth is not far away to launch another if needed.) Otherwise, with only one rover, there will be a 15 day period (I'm assuming it's roughly 15 days), where you sit in the shadow of the sun, your team back here on Earth can only wait for the Sun to "rise" again while the rover freezes. The only way around this is by going nuclear instead of solar and we all know what kind of response that will generate.
c. The rover needs to be more hearty than the ones on Mars to deal with the temperature extremes especially during the dark periods which will last for days. There will still be some kind of radioactive isotope to keep the heart of the electronics warm, but everything else will suffer badly. This also means, no batteries since batteries hate the extreme cold.
d. Unless you bring compressed air or have the ability to flip over the solar panels on the rovers completely, getting dust on them will jeopardize the mission. Chances are this won't be an issue unless you do something dumb, like crash.
My choice would be four planned robotic missions, with backups ready if needed. Two on the opposite sides of the Moon anywhere you want and one for each pole. I'm not sure how much sunlight you'd get at the poles, but I can only guess without an atmosphere, you'd have no problem getting enough light on your solar panel.
Another thing that would be really cool to have is some kind of remote power system where you could drop a solar panel on the ground (as an example) and have it wired to your rover without worrying about power when you decide to enter a crater where you might have to drive in a shadow. You'd go real slow anyway, so you'd make sure to roll up the cable as you leave the same way you came in. That would be great if it was practical. Either that or you adjust the height of your solar panel to reach maybe 3 meters high and only enter shallow craters.
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The Moon landing was not a hoax. Just ask this guy: http://www.dangertheater.com/la.html
With the processing power that thing has, you could create your own pr0n from scratch. Nevermind taking Paris Hilton's picture, just input her dimensions and make her do whatever you want.
Actually, now that I think about it, that kinda worries me. I wonder how long it will take before 100% CGI pr0n is created. I shudder to think of the ugliness you could produce with such a thing, such as CGI kiddie pr0n.
Imagine explaining that to a judge. "No your honor, these are CGI images. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental."
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This post may have just contributed to the further decline of America. I apologize for that.
Exactly. My Mother ALWAYS expects to receive gifts on virtually any holiday and it drives me crazy since it sounds like a demand. Everytime she says, "What did you get me?", on days such as Valentine's Day or her Wedding Anniversary, I remind her that those days are exclusively meant for her and her husband, not her daughter.
--
The best way to ensure that you'll never get a gift from me is to ask, "What did you get for me?".
Yeah, unfortunately I have to agree that "the rest of America" is pretty much dead. I feel dumb for even suggesting it. If I had to guess at the reason why, I'd say it's because of the #1 deadly sin, Greed. You could argue that greed has always been with us, it just seems worse in today's world than ever.
--
Sometimes, I pause to consider just how great life would be if we could all agree to stop our greed.
There are times throughout the day when I must 'hit the can'.
A strange light inside the restroom, seems to make my skin turn tan.
Now I'm feeling ill from restroom visit number four.
If I do not get out of here, I'll faint upon the floor.
Ooohhhhhh, SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
Just the very sound of it, makes me feel quite atrocious.
The chemicals inside this stuff, just burns my lungs ferocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
There's test results that say that female parts will grow precocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
Skin cancer from the lights will make your final days atrocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious!!!!
--
Give me a C, a bouncy C.
No he won't. If he does, only the hard-core "Christans" will support him for doing it. I happen to be a Christian myself, but they didn't teach hatred and intolerance at my church, hence the quotes, but I digress.
The rest of America will INSIST that he does not block FDA approval. But let's just say he stands his ground and manages to somehow block the FDA from approving such a drug. If it truly works, I'd expect Canada and various countries in Europe to jump on the band wagon. Then the power of the Internet will make it possible to obtain. If he blocks that, they'll smuggle it in just like they do with all the other illegal drugs.
You can't put the genie back in the bottle, you can only ruin its reputation by making your magic seem better.
--
Don't forget kids, they still haven't cured Herpes or Hepatitis or a whole slew of sexual boogeymen that still exist. Oh yeah, don't forget that you'll go blind too. Then there's the "clap" and crabs and.....
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Don't worry, with holographic memory coming at the end of 2006 (hopefully), this technology won't have a chance to compete unless it is somehow superior. I really don't see that happening considering there will be at least three years to tweak holographics and improve densities and read/write speeds, but this ultraviolet technology will only be at production revision 1.0. Plus with holographics, the media itself doesn't need to spin or move (actually, moving would be bad), it's only the lasers and probably some other parts that need to move and it will be oh so quiet (it should be anyway).
--
I can't wait for holographic memory storage for my laptop. The battery life would be impressive.
What really kills me more than anything is the analysis in articles like this. Everyday it's always something new with X percent of people doing this versus Y percent of people doing that, with a forecast of gloom and doom on those numbers. I wish someone would just compile ALL the statistical facts in one place, define what they are, update as necessary and finally, let everybody come to their OWN conclusion. Who cares what some so-called expert (but really, they're mostly non-experts) believes what those numbers represent? All articles like this do is pull the strings of your emotions. Well, my emotions anyway.
--
83% of Slashdotters do not like it when I post stuff because I threaten their intelligence.
You didn't hear this from me, but at the place that I work a certain department used Windows Terminal server and also deployed user desktops. Even with anti-virus software in place, Spyware started crippling the system and eventually exploited security holes that brought the system down.
It was determined that NOBODY was checking to make sure the anti-virus updates were running AND some Windows desktops were not configured to automatically install OS updates when they were released. After two weeks of pure hell, they are ALL now running Linux terminals and the applications that must use Windows (because of no Linux alternative) are severely locked down.
No data was lost or corrupted once they were able to clean-up the Terminal Server to the point where a back-up could be performed, but the Operating System was totally trashed and couldn't be trusted.
My advice if you are running Windows is to make sure your Anti-Virus Definitions are regularly updated, your download OS patches when they come out and you run some kind of firewall. Either ZoneAlarm or a hardware firewall. ZoneAlarm is much easier to use.
--
In this case, Windows Security flaws meant moving to Linux.
*Sigh* Curses, foiled again by HTML. I used "<" instead of < Doh!
According to the article it would be:
09:10:58> Update Employees SET UNEMPLOYED_TYPE = 'LAID OFF'
WHERE UPPER(Employer) IN ('SIEBEL', 'ORACLE')
AND UPPER(Skill_Set) Like '%NONTECHNICAL%'
AND UPPER(Department_Type) Like '%BACK OFFICE%'
AND Salary
2000 rows deleted.
09:11:02> commit;
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Oh crap, I just accidentally laid off people from my company with this post. Rollback! ROLLBACK!!!!
That's because you have to search for: Google Jedi Mind Trick
Don't believe me, just do it and you'll go here: http://infoprosjoint.net/news_index1207.html --
Damn, I rule!
OK let me try: "This is not the user you are looking to subpoena. Move along."
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That's it. I'm switching to the dark side.
By that logic fdisk and format are evil programs because they delete stuff.
/
Could I get a Unix translation on that? So would that be:
cd
rm -rf *
Maybe I'll just try it and see what happens. Hopefully something good.
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Oh crap, now I have to re-install Linux!
Ah darn, I didn't reply fast enough so now I might get flamed for a duplicate post. THEN, I go to the UltraVNC web site http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/index.html and see that you CAN do file transfers. Doh!
--
Now switching from VNC to UltraVNC.... Please hold while we make this adjustment....
The actual facts are the following:
Search Across Computers also has the following preferences, found on the Desktop Preferences page:
* Name this computer: This name will be displayed on remote computers that are part of the same Google account group.
* My other computers can search this computer's:
o Documents and web history
o Documents only
o Web history only
* Clear my files from Google: In order to share your indexed files between your computers, we first copy this content to Google Desktop servers located at Google. This is necessary, for example, if one of your computers is turned off or otherwise offline when new or updated items are indexed on another of your machines. We store this data temporarily on Google Desktop servers and automatically delete older flies, and your data is never accessible by anyone doing a Google search. You can learn more by reading the Google Desktop privacy policy.
While your data is automatically deleted from our servers, you can use the Clear my Files from Google button to manually remove all your files from Google Desktop servers. Note that if these files haven't yet been copied to your other computers, clicking this button will prevent you from finding them when you search from your other computers. The files will, of course, still be searchable from their computer of origin.
So it appears that your data will be on a Google Server temporarily. Also, is it really feasible that Google would even want to maintain a SAN Array capable of storing EVERY document for EVERY user of this thing? Why would they want to waste their money collecting everybody's garbage?
--
Want to share a file across the network between your computers? Just use FTP or PCAnywhere. I wish that VNC software would allow file transfers (hint, hint)
Then you'll have all the souls you need. MuHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Seriously, we are almost at the point where we could start living in a virtual world online. If done correctly, it could be beneficial.
--
Perhaps someday children will go to school by going online and learning in a virtual classroom.
Umm, don't flame me, but I like Linkin Park. If I have to listen to rap of any kind, I'd rather listen to it via the way Linkin Park embeds it into their music.
--
It has a beat and I can dance to it. What more do I need?
..bankruptcy isn't illegal yet? This is what I can't stand. When you have a company like this that's flailing and you're in the red for a while, someone should step in and forcefully downsize the company. You shouldn't be allowed to spend millions of dollars that you don't have, go into serious debt and THEN go bankrupt. They shouldn't even be allowed to come up with a new survival strategy. They've had their time and they blew it. Time to move on.
--
If there was mandatory jail time of one year for going bankrupt, just as a punishment, but not Club Fed, I bet there would be much less of it.
The Beatles may have made it today but probably not be as popular as they were back in the day. What would make them successful is something I like to call "The Darkness Factor", as in the band The Darkness. Most likely, they'd be perceived as a retro band. The Scissor Sisters sound kinda retro to me too, but maybe that's just me.
--
The real question is, if the Beatles were a band of today, would Charles Manson still have been a serial killer.
Agreed. When all you are served is crap, you simply try to get the best crap possible. Those who are obsessed with it all being crap, decide to stop taking crap and make their own crap. In the end, it's all crap anyway, especially after enough time passes.
--
Perhaps there will be a day where we wake up and realize that obsessing over Hollywood celebrity is a complete waste of time.
Because...the laserbeam that reads it is blue rather than the traditional red...trust me...it is much better.
Wow! What a selling point.
The blue laser has a smaller wavelength than the red laser, therefore you can pack more data onto the same area. However, this also makes the disc more susceptible to dust and imperfections such as scratches. I certainly hope the high definition discs use that special TDK Armor stuff to keep the discs scratch resistant, but I have a feeling they won't because that would mean less profits.
--
I won't buy a new HD device unless they can guarantee a purple laser because I love purple.
Ever notice during a movie during the dark or particularly red scenes how it gets all pixelated and yucky? THAT is the movie I'd re-purchase to get a high definition copy of provided the HD discs solve that issue. If someone could post a link explaining why red colors don't seem to compress well I'd appreciate it.
Other than that, if I can't see any visible flaws in the movie, I have no problems sticking with the WideScreen version on my regular DVD. Oh yeah, for those who didn't make sure to buy WideScreen DVDs whenever they could, well, you should consider repurchasing the HD version provided you truly love it.
--
Blu-Ray? No, he's not my uncle who can't seem to find a date, it's a video technology.
I personally don't care how much one of these new HD DVDs cost. All I care about is if I can get recordable media for no more than $5 a disc when they first come out and drop down to $1 a disc later on. Even then, I might not care because I think Blu-Ray is too little too late and will be crushed into the ground IF Holographic technology truly holds up to it's promise of being released at the end of 2006 with a reasonable consumer cost. Of course, that's a big "if" (in case you hadn't noticed).
--
What's this semi-clear, rectangular piece of junk? **TOSS** NOOOO! That was my entire movie/music collection on Holographic media!!
Not long at all. It will happen. This could also be a way to create a "SkyNet" type of Artificial Intelligence as we all know and love in the Terminator movies.
--
I believe Hollywood has already created several documentaries about the end of human civilization. We just happen to call it Sci-Fi.
The only problem with duplicate rovers like the one's on Mars would be the following:
a. Unless you have some kind of satellite orbiting the moon, you can't talk to any rover on the "dark side" of the Moon.
b. You'll need at least two rovers, one on opposite sides of the moon. (Don't forget, they sent two to Mars to hedge their bets in the event one failed. This time, they'll send two with the intention of not losing any considering Earth is not far away to launch another if needed.) Otherwise, with only one rover, there will be a 15 day period (I'm assuming it's roughly 15 days), where you sit in the shadow of the sun, your team back here on Earth can only wait for the Sun to "rise" again while the rover freezes. The only way around this is by going nuclear instead of solar and we all know what kind of response that will generate.
c. The rover needs to be more hearty than the ones on Mars to deal with the temperature extremes especially during the dark periods which will last for days. There will still be some kind of radioactive isotope to keep the heart of the electronics warm, but everything else will suffer badly. This also means, no batteries since batteries hate the extreme cold.
d. Unless you bring compressed air or have the ability to flip over the solar panels on the rovers completely, getting dust on them will jeopardize the mission. Chances are this won't be an issue unless you do something dumb, like crash.
My choice would be four planned robotic missions, with backups ready if needed. Two on the opposite sides of the Moon anywhere you want and one for each pole. I'm not sure how much sunlight you'd get at the poles, but I can only guess without an atmosphere, you'd have no problem getting enough light on your solar panel.
Another thing that would be really cool to have is some kind of remote power system where you could drop a solar panel on the ground (as an example) and have it wired to your rover without worrying about power when you decide to enter a crater where you might have to drive in a shadow. You'd go real slow anyway, so you'd make sure to roll up the cable as you leave the same way you came in. That would be great if it was practical. Either that or you adjust the height of your solar panel to reach maybe 3 meters high and only enter shallow craters.
--
The Moon landing was not a hoax. Just ask this guy: http://www.dangertheater.com/la.html
With the processing power that thing has, you could create your own pr0n from scratch. Nevermind taking Paris Hilton's picture, just input her dimensions and make her do whatever you want.
Actually, now that I think about it, that kinda worries me. I wonder how long it will take before 100% CGI pr0n is created. I shudder to think of the ugliness you could produce with such a thing, such as CGI kiddie pr0n.
Imagine explaining that to a judge. "No your honor, these are CGI images. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental."
--
This post may have just contributed to the further decline of America. I apologize for that.
Exactly. My Mother ALWAYS expects to receive gifts on virtually any holiday and it drives me crazy since it sounds like a demand. Everytime she says, "What did you get me?", on days such as Valentine's Day or her Wedding Anniversary, I remind her that those days are exclusively meant for her and her husband, not her daughter.
--
The best way to ensure that you'll never get a gift from me is to ask, "What did you get for me?".
Yeah, unfortunately I have to agree that "the rest of America" is pretty much dead. I feel dumb for even suggesting it. If I had to guess at the reason why, I'd say it's because of the #1 deadly sin, Greed. You could argue that greed has always been with us, it just seems worse in today's world than ever.
--
Sometimes, I pause to consider just how great life would be if we could all agree to stop our greed.
There are times throughout the day when I must 'hit the can'.
A strange light inside the restroom, seems to make my skin turn tan.
Now I'm feeling ill from restroom visit number four.
If I do not get out of here, I'll faint upon the floor.
Ooohhhhhh, SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
Just the very sound of it, makes me feel quite atrocious.
The chemicals inside this stuff, just burns my lungs ferocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
There's test results that say that female parts will grow precocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
Skin cancer from the lights will make your final days atrocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious!!!!
--
Give me a C, a bouncy C.
No he won't. If he does, only the hard-core "Christans" will support him for doing it. I happen to be a Christian myself, but they didn't teach hatred and intolerance at my church, hence the quotes, but I digress.
The rest of America will INSIST that he does not block FDA approval. But let's just say he stands his ground and manages to somehow block the FDA from approving such a drug. If it truly works, I'd expect Canada and various countries in Europe to jump on the band wagon. Then the power of the Internet will make it possible to obtain. If he blocks that, they'll smuggle it in just like they do with all the other illegal drugs.
You can't put the genie back in the bottle, you can only ruin its reputation by making your magic seem better.
--
Don't forget kids, they still haven't cured Herpes or Hepatitis or a whole slew of sexual boogeymen that still exist. Oh yeah, don't forget that you'll go blind too. Then there's the "clap" and crabs and.....