He could always go to Mexico if he really wants Spanish...

My cousin spent some time in Sweden, I don't remember where, but he said the program was very good, and perhaps better than the American University he attended (not Ivy league, but fairly close). It did cost him some money, but was ultimately worth it for him.
For those of you who bring up India, I have a colleague who came from there; unless you get into the IIT's (Ind Inst of Tech), don't bother.
Personally, unless you find a program of similar or better quality and name, I cannot see why you would want to go. That said, Sweden is a good idea from what I have heard.

The article states that the contracts are valid through 2016. But, will this last when Obama comes in to office, with the expected cuts? I do realize that this is important for the future functions, but is it the biggest priority for the new president?

Cue the nerd insults: 'Yeah, well, you're an octopus!'

Is that not illegal? Oh well; I personally find it pathetic that students are engaging in such obscene debauchery! If you really need to get revenge on a fellow student or teacher, there are obviously much more legal and embarassing ways to do so IN SCHOOL.
THough, if actual humans were used in this process, perhaps more jobs could be created? And the situation could be partially allievated? It should not be that hard to differentiate between glossy paper and painted metal if you can read the plate on camera.
Incediantally, My first response, in keeping with the quote at the bottom of the page, was, 'No, that'd be silly.'

I find it quite sad that Vista to XP has to be considered an upgrade.

As to the financial penalties... well they would work; who actually will fork out all that extra cash? Most laypersons or uninformed small businesses won't bother changing or paying anyway.

It includes a pre-configured CPAN-shell and compilation tools for c modules.
Installation is a bit screwy on Vista; it does require some manuevering there, but it works off to bat on xp.
I, for one, am quite happy that there are other options that function well besies ActivePerl; never liked it. No longer is one dependant on the proprietary ppm packaging so much! The value of CPAN is better put to use here.
Though, businesses that rely on perl might want to wait before abandoning activeperl; strawberry is relatively new here...

A while back, about a year ago, I spent my time correcting wikipedia - the corrections I made were accurate, meaningful, and relevant to the topic. However, my additions and changes were mostly removed within two hours of my posting. Perhaps those who run wikipedia do not like my educated improvements. One incident that sticks was when a friend and I added a section dedicated to the problems with genetic algorithms; by the next day it was removed. I had sources, a good and well written arguement, and it was fairly long and not biased (at least my professor thought so).
As for adding new topics, one may try, but seeing as additions are not appreciated, than what would become of new articles (even stubs)?

What sane man would leave his basement on Black Friday? I mean, look at the news; so far three store workers were killed with in 50 miles of where I live, and 2 shoppers as well (as of the midmorning news). Despite the potentially good deals on electronics and other useful things (I really need more copper wire and a new set of wire cutters, and my multi-meter broke when my brother stepped on it) I remained in the relative safety of my basement, enjoying my day off. Of course I eventually became bored, so picked up Feynman's lectures again, but I never left my house (though a few cousins of mine are still upset, so that may have factored). Who seriously wants to risk getting injured for a few bucks? Besides, parking would be difficult and the roads clogged.
-AP

I personally see no issue with a personal touch as long as it is undetectable and actually functional; there really is not much of a point in a simple "I WAS HERE!" sort of message; perhaps something that extends or adds function to the software?
I briefly worked (back in high school) for my school's tech department (being more qualified then they were) on a few projects. One of the few rules I was explicitly reminded of was no additional functionality or 'easter egg' type things. Perhaps employers dislike anything useless, but I personally think if it will never be found and is enjoyable or helpful, why not?

Wouldn't it be apallingly hilarious if RMS was consulted or even appointed? Come on, RMS for Copyright Czar- defender of our freedoms. Seriously though, he does have some good ideas on reform, as seen at (stallman.org).