Last year I left my role as sr. systems engineer at a corporation that was working me to death. I took a job nearby that was considerably less work/stress for slightly more pay. However, now that I'm a year into it, I'm scared of all the skills that are falling by the wayside from lack of use. I find myself setting up more environments at home simply for the experience. For me, it's less about learning new skills (or honing existing skills) for my current job, and more about making sure I'm up to speed for my *next* job.

Yes, the teachers are lazy because "they don't want to tell the brats - whose asshole parents have raised asshole kids - to shut the hell up." Not to mention there's a pretty good chance the teachers didn't ask for the tablets -- these things are pretty rarely bottom-up endeavors. Oh, and, btw, my paper books when I was in school were decades old. Two years is bleeding-edge in the world of printed textbooks. You don't honestly think paper textbooks are updated annually, do you?

I think we've hit a temporary lull, but you'll see renewed interest once newer, larger monitors start to enter the market. i.e., I'm fine with my rig so long as I can play any game with the settings maxed. Rules will have to change once 4k monitors become the new norm.

Hey, we have tons of great beer and awesome cheeseburgers. The other stuff is true, but we have some good burgers.

Plenty of deals can be struck should everyone decide to use it as a media box. In fact, it's probably more profitable that way than as an Android gaming device. Roku has been successful, and *all* their device does is stream media (ok, they did try to tack on gaming with the Angry Birds edition in the second generation, but I'd be stunned if anyone uses it for games).