I don't normally bribe officials, but when I do, I keep my press card on me.

I believe this is a case proctocephalogy.

I have heard too many bad things from the developer tools to software for managing the things to trust them with much of anything. It seems to me the best thing that they can do is improve their developer tools to a level similar to Visual Studio or XCode, and not release things earlier then needed.

But is it really a problem?

There are two purposes I can see for a permit system: 1. It provides a framework to limit activities in the park, and 2. it can provide a source of funding for the park. I think in the case of the former, there are some activities one does not want done: such as building a structure. Other activities such as littering does not require the use of a permit, as normal laws quash that. In the case of the latter, it is entirely possible to just have an entrance fee for the park – if that is legal. Ultimately, I don't see a need for either need, as unsuitable excess will either happen rarely or can be punished/prevented through normal laws. Based on the text of the story, it seems to me that the park staff have no reason other than they don't like it. Which is not a valid reason in this context.

Not all doctors get paid insanely high. http://www.valuemd.com/relaxing-lounge/11835-ontario-doctors-wondering-sal.html

You are making two mistaken assumptions here. 1. There are no standard ports for bittorrent anymore as evidenced by the randomize port button being checked by default in many clients. 2. You are then assuming that the roommate is technically less than competent. Presumably both are paying for it. Which indicates to me, that either have the rights to the router it is connected to. One possible solution is to see if there is a WiMAX internet provider around, and a new internet connection can be done.

Where is this a problem? 12AM is the start of the morning, and 12PM is noon. Where does this not work?

For most people this doesn't matter simply because it is not an iPad. But consider, that all of these jokers coming out with new tablets are in such a rush they can't even be bothered to make their software presentable. To me that just wastes all of the effort put together to try to make the device. Whoever has that sort of mindset at the companies involved should not be in the position to say SHIP!

I have done some instrumentations and control at college and now at university doing electrical engineering. What would you recommend for going down the path of embedded programming and related fields?