I'll be downvoted/banned for using logic on HackerNews. Dang be like: "Please exercise proper and eloquent jurisprudence when manifesting combative narratives that might destabilize the rightful world view of my Silicon Valley paymasters. They really do mean well."
It looks like spiking NNs are the red-headed step-child of data science. Are there any spiffy projects going on involving these very energy efficient outsiders?