Hmmm...

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5699214/rebuilding_of_st_nicholas_greek_orthodox.html?cat=9

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/18/leaders-disappointed-government-declares-deal-rebuild-ground-zero-church-dead/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/nyregion/24greek.html

Here, have some facts. Thanks.

How much do you want to bet that this is the same percentage of
the population that's living on the governments dime?

It's supposed to be the successor to the "crunchpad", which was
Linux based.

http://techie-buzz.com/gadgets-news/joojoo-linux-based-tablet-pc.html

I don't know how hackable it'll be, it reminds me of HP's mini mii
which is supposed to be locked down version of Ubuntu.

When it comes to technology I like to take the long view:
"yesterday's technology tomorrow"

Not as exciting, but less expensive for sure.

Yeah, but you're presupposing that Apple is a fair platform
to begin with. I used to an Apple user for over 5 years but
I refused to stay with them after they enacted the "powermac tax"
where I had to spend an extra $1000 just to have a PCI slot. I've
been an exclusive Linux user for the better part of a decade now.

You're right about the App store lock in, but it's not against
the law to make profits. Overall, I don't "get" the iPad and the
value proposition it's selling, it ought to cost half as much with
the restrictions that come along with it. It reminds me more of
a kindle than anything else. Vote with your dollars and try
to promote the JooJoo instead which seems to fully support Flash
and Java.

https://thejoojoo.com/sites/specification

Also, the App store as it currently stands doesn't make up a
huge portion of Apple's current revenue but with the
introduction of this, the continued success of the iphone, and
the likely Kindle like integration for "songs on demand" for
the next gen iPod and support for the app store; the app store's
share of revenue will continue to grow with no limit in sight.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/137873-a-closer-look-at-those-iphone-app-store-revenue-numbers

Thank you for spelling out the conclusions Apple likely made (internally) leading up to the decision not to support flash on
it's initial release and brain storming some possible solutions. I don't see why the problem you've defined is anything more
than just another engineering challenge. The web is a pretty elastic place, I'm sure it'll evolve as touch screen interfaces
become more mainstream. I encourage you to view this as an opportunity to make a ton of money instead of a crisis.

I'm a big fan re-writing notes, it forces you to re-examine the stuff that didn't totally sink in
during lecture. Rewriting them in digital form makes it that much more portable, cleaner, and
you can bring your friends up to speed faster. Engineering notebooks (wire bound) plus a good
mechanical pencil was what I settled while I was an engineering student. Couple re-writing
the notes in digital form with a audio recording of the lecture and you're golden. Alternatively,
you can scan your notes in and then annotate them.

Tablet computers were always good for homework.

Then you should never step foot on a commercial air liner again. The article is over generalizing
and essentially amounts to fear mongering. I've personally experienced having a throttle cable
snap, thank God it failed closed, I've heard stories that went the other way... Control system failures
happen, the least we can expect from the manufacturers is that they fail safe. "drive by wire" is in essence
a good thing. So say the next time the pedal fails, the system could determine a fault occurred
and cut the throttle; it might even turn your hazards on in the future to alert the drivers around you.

You'll find that once you start working that there's nothing you
can't pick up by reading a few books. Unless you want to be an engineer
forever (it's a burn out industry), I'd suggest that you start working
on your MBA after say 4-5 years in the field. By the time you're finished
you'll easily have the chops to be a project manager (at the very least a team lead) and then something more.

That is unless you have some idea you're passionate about that you want to pursue a thesis with, in which case you should pursue a PhD and not a Masters.