Money well spent as far as I see it. That such technology is not already developed is quite maddening to my inner geek. Throwing Startrek in with the whole concept isn't helping either.

Naturally, I agree with William Shatner. I always wished there were 'portals' I could walk through to get me from home to the store and back. A subtle and smaller version of the Stargate perhaps. Or, maybe something a bit more inconspicuous would be better. Imagine living in a world where such a 'gateway' was as common and ordinary as the microwave. There would be little use for any other means of earthly transportation, with regards to pleasure driving through the country and four-wheeling in the hills.

With technology like that I might be able to get to work on time.

Then again... probaley not.