The only thing I thought of when I saw the initial post is:
It must be nice to be able to dedicate 10 years to a project like this. He must have gotten a grant or has nothing better to do.
I doubt that, but must be nice. Lord knows I have too much "real life" to deal with to dedicate myself to such a project.
If you did get such a grant, I'd like to know how, lord knows I'd love to be able to waste my time on something thats probably impossible for 10 years-and get paid for it!
