Posted this article on real-world tech inspired by Star Trek tech, with an exclusive footnote by Doug Drexler. http://wp.me/p3cATG-B6 Take a look and spread the word. Thanks to Doug for his input!
It's safe. I checked it with a virtualbox I keep for just such a situation. It's just a tiny url leading to the blog in his signature. Here's the full url to the article: http://startrekblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/star-trek-treknology-in-the-real-world/ on the article itself, yeah, pretty standard observations that have been made plenty of times.
I always considered teleporting to be killing a person and then re-assembling them somewhere else, which is why I wouldn't use it if I had the choice. Also, I think this thread should be in Trek Tech instead of the General board.