At most consumer electronics companies, if you buy something with an employee discount and sell it at a higher price, at minimum you will receive a formal reprimand, and at some places, you can get fired.

No, sorry, that's the full range, I should have been more specific. The price really depends on what you want to do with it. If its for a non-commercial use such as for modelers and homebuilders, the price will fall on the lower end of the spectrum. If you're Boeing, it will fall on the higher end. I remember writing licenses up for homebuilders.

There is only one version, but different pricing tiers for educational and commercial users. This way, students and professors can get the full functionality at a huge discount off what businesses pay. There's node-locked and floating license options also. A student nodelocked license for a year was only $150, with $100 annual renewal including phone and email support. A single commercial floating perpetual license was something like $9000, but I don't remember the annual support renewals cost.

It started out as someone's graduate research project in the late 80s/early 90s, and today it is the #1 aircraft design software tool in the world. Its installed in universities, aircraft manufacturers, aerospace consulting firms, and government and military institutions across the planet.

Disclaimer: I worked on the software after it went commercial.

Why is there no mention of the GSM Nexus S, the one that actually works outside the US and has an NFC chip?

Right, because the heavily armed and brutally violent drug cartels will fall over themselves to pay taxes to the government.

HIGH FIVE!
I still have a working GPS 12 in my box of goodies too. They did switch to ARM though...

I think you mean BLONY.

The math coprocessor did exist in the time of the 386, it was just a separate chip (80387) and fairly rare. I've never actually seen one. However, I do still have an IBM PS/2 Model 30 286 with a genuine Intel 80287XL mathco in my basement.

Oh I don't know about that. I'm an engineer for a large, multinational aerospace and electronics company. For what I do, I need several computers running different operating systems. Out of the 8 machines I have, two are macs, an imac and a 2011 macbook pro. The macbook pro is seriously the best machine I've ever used for work. I really despise Steve Jobs, but I cannot fault a good product, I really like my macbook pro for work.

An Ultrabook is an old Ultrasparc II based laptop. Way to be creative, Intel.

I guess you missed the one in Kansas City last month.

More specifically, its American market cars that are crap. My favorite American car you can't actually buy in America: I had a 2008 Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 CDTi SRi when I lived in England. 6-speed manual, turbo diesel, sport button, and I could fit all my friends in it (seating for 7!). It got over 40mpg, and was fun, quick, nimble, and felt well built. But even though its a GM car, since the engine hasn't passed emissions testing in the US, it is illegal to own here.

I own a Volvo and my girlfriend has a Saab, so I understand where you're coming from. European built cars are of a far superior build quality. I laughed out loud after a hailstorm this year here in Kansas. All the American, Japanese, and Korean cars around mine in the parking lot were damaged or totaled by hail. The Volvo was unscathed.

Not all American cars were bad though. While I have a recent Volvo XC70, I also drive an 83 Chevy Suburban 6.2 Diesel, mostly as a daily driver. Its in nearly perfect shape, with 247k miles, power windows, power locks, comfy seating, and it gets 23mpg. Not bad for a 6300 lb truck that can haul a 5000 lb trailer. Its one of the most reliable vehicles I've ever had.

Yeah I know there are 1500 people in my department, and all I can say is "there aren't many" women. I don't know all 1500 people. If I were to hazard a guess I'd say they are 5-10% of the engineering workforce.