In 2009, I did the same search. Back then, HP was still making table PCs. A stylus-based tablet PC with onenote is a really good system for taking notes. It makes your handwriting searchable and it handles diagrams more cleanly than any regular laptop solution.

Now, with tablet PCs on the way out--HP doesn't even make them, last I checked--you could try a galaxy note, or the Eee Slate, though both of those options leave you without a keyboard.

I know everyone loves Arduino, but I don't get it. If you think you can explain it to me, first read specs of Raspberry Pi($35 and runs Linux, has Ethernet, USB, etc.) and STM32F4DISCOVERY ($15, 210 DMIPS, FPU, 1MB of flash, 192kB of SRAM, has USB host/device/otg, onboard 3-axis accelerometer, mic, stereo DAC with speaker driver, JTAG debugger also built in).

With those two on the market, I don't see what Arduino is for...

If you're going that way, don't discount the XuLA-200.

If you're working on Linux, then just download gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi with your package manager, or build from source. If you're working on Windows, it's a little more complex; I have used OpenOCD.

You can order the STM32F4Discovery from Digikey, Mouser, Arrow, Avnet, Element14, Newark, etc. They're pretty widely available.

Olimex has some good references in the software section of their USB JTAG page.

Bus Pirate: good for looking at communication waveforms to debug problems. ($35)

Logic Sniffer: For more complex problems than the above, allows looking at parallel signals.($50)

Raspberry Pi: Tiny ARM11 700MHz CPU with powerful graphics, 10/100 ethernet, USB2.0 host (2 ports), HDMI out, and GPIO connector. Boots from SD card. ($35)

MSP430 Launchpad: inexpensive microcontroller development platform ($4.30)

STM32F4Discovery: Development platform for powerful microcontroller. ARM Cortex M4 with FPU, 168MHz (210DMIPS), Ethernet MAC, 2xUSB host/device/OTG, etc. etc. Board has stereo audio DAC with speaker driver, USB Micro-AB connector, 3-axis accelerometer, digital mic, 4 user LEDs, two pushbuttons (one is reset), and onboard debugger which is supported by open source tools. ($15) <--- take that, arduino

Sadly, this is not always possible. In many places, high tech industry has a specific exemption from overtime compensation laws, or provides the employer with the option of mandating time off in lieu.

I need a +1 cranky mod option.

You're correct, but even so, the statement

10,000 times the biggest fields that can be generated on Earth

is complete bullshit. Superconducting MRIs produce 3T fields just fine. And check out the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; they have the record field strength of 100.75T

First, there's Mondo Spider. The same guys are also working on Titanoboa, which is a ridable robot snake.

And both of those are electric. No propane forklift engines, which makes them much quieter.

It'll likely be manufactured under heavy vacuum, then sealed, and never exposed to any O2.

Yes, I am incapable of editing my own comment prior to posting. That should have been:

I've noticed that too. I can never figure out why daytime soap operas look so much different than prime-time shows. Is it the framerate that does it? I was beginning to think that the , not just the crappy dialogue and crappy plot were becoming visible.

Apple's speciality is in seamless UI's. While people seem to like this for mobile phones and tablets, it's not the right solution for a car. Cars require tactile interfaces so that they can be navigated using touch while the driver keeps his eyes on the road. Apple has the potential to bypass this concern using Siri, but that comes with additional problems.

Siri and the maps used by Apple for GPS navigation are both delivered via cellular connection, which would imply that a driver would lose all voice recognition while driving outside the range of cellphone towers--e.g. through the mountains. The GPS navigation is a similar problem. Since the navigation data is delivered via cellular data, you would lose navigation in the mountains.

Much as I hate to admit it, I would prefer the Microsoft self-contained automotive voice recognition system to getting Apple iCars. Ford has demonstrated those in the past. I've also seen a reasonable implementation (non-Microsoft) on an Acura about five years ago. I'm not sure that this is a market where we should care about fragmentation. Just don't buy a car with a UI you don't like.

FTFY. A 2.8% infection rate is pretty significant.

To be fair, TFA is titled "Aviva Investors Accidentally Fires Entire Company Via Email [FULL TEXT]." But, TFA links to another article as its source. But that source isn't the origin of the story either. It came from Reuters. Honestly, if you're submitting a story to a news aggregator like Slashdot, take the time to send a link for the ORIGINAL story...