Affordable vs smart based on ROI is two entirely different things.

6,000 gallons that is what roughly 24k in cash now add interest vs the price of a standard car and the math does not work out well.

I might love one also if it did not involve the reality that what I would be doing is paying for fuel for the life of the car up front including interest.

"You've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems," Obama said. "You should reject these voices. Because what these suggest is that somehow our brave, creative, unique experiment in self-rule is just a sham with which we can't be trusted."

Exactly it is like me going to a car dealership and buying the car and the gas for the life of it and paying interest on both up front. Then we add another 5K paid by someone else all for the luxury of having a low range inconvenient vehicle. I have nothing against electric vehicles but they are going to have to get hell of a lot more practical before I jump into one.

Fund this please while I spend my money getting rid of gun control yes voters.

You need a background check, ID, be of age, escorted out the door to do that.

I hate to correct you but a gun is treated as always loaded.

Java is awesome for contractors and systems engineers since it takes a virtual ass load of machines to run it. Job Security!

Makerbot will not me getting my money however, closed their source and censorship. That says to me they are really not interested in my business.

I would LOVE for you to find some way to introduce your students to it also. It is because of a math teacher that exposed me to it that I have my career.

My point is just like NFL players you are not necessarily going to turn out more programmers. You are right genetics do not determine everything but they have a very, very large influence. Certainly everyone should be exposed to it just as I had that opportunity.

The word genetics != race, get it?

Actually one was black so what is your point?

My whole class in high school was taught how to program. The dirty little secret though is genetics play a key role and only a couple of us had any aptitude for it. Most people can be taught to program in some fashion only a few however will every be any good at it.

Us old timers used to play with something similar called a spin welder. Not exactly plastic extrusion but not that far off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiACyulRE78