Those are MBA levels courses

While you are correct in theory, the ability to defend ourselves from our country is important. I may not have a tank, but I could probably stage an ambush with the equipment I have and hopefully recover a vehicle. Or I could break into the motor pool and steal one. Or someone driving the tank could defect.

It is about having something as a starting point.

This could be big. If Google, Samsung, HTC and Sony team up for team Android, their portfolio will be rock solid. Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, etc, will be having a hard time leveraging patent war against them.

Google could lock out the other partners, but they are all making some great hardware and you know Apple/M$ are scared with all the recent lawsuits. The more Android devices they more revenue is being generated for Google.

Read the parent, he included lost wages. $200,000 seems about right.

Is the 1.6 the average? In Europe most cars are under 1.6l, and many are diesel averaging over 50MPG.How many trucks, SUVs, and other large vehicles do you see on the road here?

I would probably pay 2-5 each channel, if allowed to stream what ever show whenever I wanted, with no commercials. I think I watch only 4-5 stations on a regular basis so I figure it will run about $20-30 a month. Maybe even offer a discounted commercials included option.

The issues with rewind/fast forward is due to the container of the video. Many codecs only support going forward and not reverse. XBMC now handles this a little nicer having a 30 second back instead of 4x rewind.

What is this nuclear waste reactors you speak of?

From http://www.nei.org/keyissues/nuclearwastedisposal/
"Currently, used nuclear fuel is stored at the nation's nuclear power plants in steel-lined, concrete pools or basins filled with water or in massive, airtight steel or concrete-and-steel canisters."

"The federal government plans to develop advanced recycling technologies to take full advantage of the unused energy in the used fuel and reduce the amount and toxicity of byproducts requiring disposal."

Sounds like it is still a dream...

Mod up, the waste takes 100,000 years to become inert. We need to build something to contain that. There is a movie coming out about this: http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-09-how-to-bury-nuclear-waste-for-the-next-100000-years

than Coal but still not a perfect idea. I think wind/wave/solar is viable but will cost more, and will upset the long standing industries and lobbyist.

XBMC frontend and Myth (plus many others) DVR backend can be ran on the same box. It is just not an off the shelf solution. I think most vendors will stay away from offering this $800+ dollar option when most cable/sat/Tivo offer it for less than $20 a month. I am in the same boat, thinking about dumping cable and building out a Myth DVR backend up stairs (about $600) to stream content to XBMC (ATV) front ends. But I think I am going to drop that since most the shows I care about I can stream off the net, with XBMC or Plex.

The roku interface felt clunky compared to the ATV, streaming quality was probably about the same, but I feel the ATV queues it up faster. I have Netflix on PS3, Wii (standard def), Xbox 360, and ATV. ATV interface is the best, PS3 and 360 are about the same, but I tend to use the PS3 more (hooked up to the same TV).

Look up Bluecop plugin, it is amazing and works well. You have to send the zip to the ATV to add the repository.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=79148

I fee this is a good combo. Been running it for over a week, with plugins can stream network channels, HULU (Plus and regular) and the ATV netflix is better than the roku one. For $99 I think it is a steal. I regretted purchasing the Roku about 15 minutes after hooking it up, not the same with ATV2 w/XBMC.

The Boxee streaming 1080p is a little deal, but most TVs when you are viewing over 8-9 feet it doesn't matter. I looked at the boxee, but the lack of content swayed me away.

Living in a society there are some social responsibilities. The future generation is going to lead this country, politically, socially and economically. I for one would like every child to receive the best education possible. Look at Asian countries who send their children to school over 300 days a year. They are outpacing us. Innovation is what drove this country and education needs to be fostered to continue to drive us.

Sooner or later you will need a doctor, who is educated in some public system. Your coworkers are educated in a public system. Without public education, there would be no NASA or someone to build your 'field trip bus', much less design it. These roads, bridges and buildings you enjoy were designed and built by people with a public education.

I am going to assume you where not educated in public schools, I was. I did not have the chance to college right after High School, I am going to a public college now working on my degree. I have a great job and for the record I pay a lot of taxes. I also have significantly more than $100 left over at the end of the month. I guess my public education must have let me down.