Exactly. 13 years is half my life and I've used a computer nearly every day of the last 13 years. For the last 9, I've been on the computer more than half the day.

Granted, the AC does have a point. Find what interface you like and use it. Most of my computers have different interfaces due to the different tasks they are used for.

You've got 2n flips, but you haven't accounted for determining the location of the next pancake. Granted, I still think that can be done in n^2 time.

I should have noted that most of my family are teachers. I am the odd-ball in that I am a Software Engineer.

As I am from the USA (Missouri) I am well aware of the state of our primary and secondary education systems. Fixing our High Schools would be one of those other changes that are necessary. When I see people entering an Electrical Engineering department that can't do basic algebra, it is quite clear that we have a problem.

In a lot of ways, they do inflate the cost of education. However, the quality is also going down. The bigger problem is that the demand is being artificially inflated at the same time. Nearly every job requires a BS or BA...even if they don't care which subject. A University should be a place of higher learning and research, not a factory for just the next step in education.

I agree that eliminating the student loan program will help. However, there need to be a lot more changes then that.

As a casual gamer, I am quite pleased with WoW over most MMORPGs. I can play and enjoy storyline and mechanics with out the pressure of focusing on the absolute optimum gear/rotation/etc. The grind is a lot less painful than it appears to be in most other games...until the top tier. However, if you want to get top tier in a week, don't play any MMORPG.

Of course there is. It's a new type called an air-lock.

Would, you call the software engineer working on a product intended to be sold an "IT Professional"? After all, he does work with Information Technology.

I think the phrase correctly identifies those fields where creativity is the core of their job rather than a very useful side skill.

Mac Mini anyone? Admittedly, only one display port, but maybe the next version?

Isn't this about 3 and a half months too late?

The thing is plugged in when I leave it. However, a few hours (and probably a few nudges from the cat) later, it's too loose and out of power.

That's one thing the magnet attachment system is really handy for. Bought a brand new Dell and the power cord is slightly loose out of the box. Only complaint I have about the system, but it's annoying when it works itself just barely loose. I leave it sit and come back to a dead battery.