Since Thunderbolt can be used to drive displays, I personally want it just so I can daisy chain two large displays off from one Macbook Pro. If it also means that I can plug peripherals into the monotor or onto the end of the chain, well that's just an added bonus. This is the one new feature on that has actually made me really want to upgrade sooner rather than later.

Frankly, I'd consider a Möbius strip.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip

I just thought I'd throw this out. The Raleigh/Durham (RTP) area in North Carolina has one of these too. I used it to build a swing set for my son last xmass. I've been playing around with their shopbot and using their wood working room too. Access to Solidworks is a nice feature too.

Personally, the vast swath of tools and capabilities just wow me. They've got two machine shops (big and little). They've got a wood shop. They've got a plasma cutter. They've got a welding room. They've got a sand blaster. They've got a sewing room (with a surger that was so dangerous they had to hack it to slow it down). They've got a laser cutter. They've got an electronics room. They've got a 3d printer (and they're *building* two others). They've got lots of space to work too. Not to mention storage rooms and offices you can rent. Oh - and they've got classes on most of this stuff. All this for $30 a visit (or $100 a month for unlimited visits). It's a crazy deal.

Overall it's a great place to see geeks and artists doing their thing. Everyplace should have a TechShop.

Doh! You're right. I use that all the time. I think the true winner is the command and option to the right of the spacebar.

Frankly, I never use the backtick.... and on my laptop I'm missing most of the other keys listed (no windows, context, flock, scroll lock, or anything).

Another contender might be the command and option buttons to the right of my spacebar.

But, other than those, I use damn near all of the yes on this thing.

Not too long ago I saw an interview with someone (sorry, too lazy to look up the name) who is trying to create a system of standardized swappable battery packs for cars. Just like toys and electronics, the solution for electric cars is not necessarily greater range and faster charging. Instead, batteries should be packed and installed in such a manner that they literally snap in and out. This would allow drivers to drive into any gas station that offered this service and swap out your dead or dying battery pack for a new, fully charged pack. This would function just like it does for propane tanks. You simply swap the tank/battery pack out and pay only the cost of the electricity. The station would "own" the battery packs and would charge them for their customers. Heck, in some places they could use wind or solar to provide the electricity for this and it would be very profitable (after start up costs). Also, this would remove the scary idea that maybe these battery packs have a limited lifespan and I as a consumer would have to pay for a new pack. In this scenario, the station would take care of that.

I don't think this is all that far fetched. And, if standardized, this could even be automated to the point where you just drive your car over a machine which removed the batteries from the bottom of your car and puts in a new one. You swipe your credit card and you're back on the road.

Food for thought. :)