Learn to read in this age of text-to-speech?
Learn basic arithmetic in this age of calculators?

I have an old PC running Windows 98 that I use for some legacy engineering programs. The case dates back to maybe 1991 or so. The motherboard and power supply have been changed at some point and the motherboard is made by Intel. The most amazing thing is that the disk drive is still running reliably (knock on wood). The drive is a Quantum Bigfoot, probably an 8GB model, dating back to 2000 or possibly earlier. I think the thing about the Bigfoot drive that makes it long lived is the fact that it is slow rotating, large format (5.25 inch).

Water as a byproduct -- raising the sea levels even higher!

BOAT = Break Out Another Thousand
YACHT = Yet Another Cool Hundred Thousand

I'd like to volunteer to keep an eye on the Biometrically Enabled Watch Baseline System (BEWBS).

Until I started reading the comments, I thought this was about some new photo thing -- nootro pics. So I voted "no".

Tiny autonomous robots that seek out and kill roaches using mechanical means (stabbing, crushing, lasers, etc). would be a nice approach.
That is, until the roaches evolved harder, tougher shells with a mirror finish.

Does anyone else remember Ananova?

What does "tamp down on" mean in this context?
Maybe you mean "Clamp down"?

That would be a way to reduce global warming as well, reflecting sunlight back up into the sky.

A Methodist pastor undoubtedly would have preached about forgiveness many times, that being one of the primary Christian principles.
This would have been a perfect chance for the pastor to forgive Wells Fargo and the police. But, NOOOO!
I'd like to listen to his next sermon and see what he has to say for himself.

Running in low Earth orbit won't expose them to nearly as much radiation as they'll get in interplanetary space.

There's a three-letter domain owned by some friends of mine that does nothing but redirect to a page on my own website (with my permission). I've had several people contact me to try to buy the three letter domain, even though a quick whois would have given them the real domain owner's info.

I drive past this sign fairly regularly and always liked the fact that it remained the same as I remember it from when I was a kid in the 1970s driving up 101 with my family. I'll be a little bit sad that a landmark from my younger days is gone, but not heartbroken.
What really makes me sad is the loss of Docktown Marina, on the other side of the freeway, where houseboat residents are being evicted. The Docktown Marina sign is still there, though not for long.

Is this a rhetorical poll?