So I agree with most of what you say- but dude, how old do you think he is? "200 years back"? "Including your grandparents"? :-)

I was wondering about this too. Palm has basically said in the past that they aren't worried given their extensive patent portfolio. I'm wondering how many of their touch screen patents, etc. overlap- or could be interpreted to overlap- Apple's patents in this arena. They've been at this game for a long time so maybe something from a decade or more ago could be interpreted differently to cover them now... or maybe it can't- I am DEFINITELY not a patent lawyer (but my college roommate became one so that means like absolutely nothing).

You need to ground the vehicle for it to have a chance to dissipate anything. Something like a chain wrapped around the frame, and touching "wet earth". Not a guarantee but better than nothing.

That reminds me of a couple definitions based upon driving style:

Anyone going slower than you is an idiot. Anyone going faster than you is an asshole.

It's all relative.

Masters is the highest route for payment in a professional environment. Just think of this as a 1-2 year pay increase for the investment.

I agree with this based upon my experience. I got my undergrad in Computer Engineering and my Masters in Computer Science. The variety was good, and I was not happy with my school's Computer Engineering grad program.

Masters gives you the extra foot in the door type advantage, sometimes a salary advantage. I also had the fortune to have my Masters mostly paid for by working in the lab and as an intern, so that helped with the "investment" part. I also got experience at the same time. So experience such as this, and the Masters, made it all the more worth my while- twice so far actually.

I took the advice of both my father and my father-in-law: if you have the chance to get your Masters right after your undergrad, stay and do it! My father went back to get his Masters at 30-something when I was a kid and he said it was so much harder to get back into the school routine, plus having to deal with real life (and a challenging kid on top of all that ;-). I went straight through and I'm glad I did. It didn't hurt that when I graduated in 2002 I couldn't find a job, so it made the decision much easier!! It seems the economic climate could be very similar (or perhaps worse) than when I went through it so the time may be right for the original poster as well.

Hope that helps somebody out there (and not just the original poster). I'm very glad to have listened to my father for once. ;-)

I'm super cereal you guys!