Agreed... if you watch where you put your fingers when you install the bulb, they’re a pretty good alternative to incandescents. They have a long life and they burn pretty bright.
Vu1 Corporation is developing the ESL bulb (electron stimulated luminescence).
No toxic, vapor-form mercury like a CFL, the light spectrum of an incandescent, it’s dimmable, and lasts for about 10,000 hours.
http://www.vu1corporation.com/