Ya, two things about the iphone that limit its usability: 1. small keyboard 2. lack of a good text editing program. The tablet could solve the keyboard problem by having a bigger screen, but if it doesn't have a good text editing program, then its just an iphone/ipod-touch that's too big to put in your pocket.

I am not giving up my paper books. They just have a certain feel. I love sitting up at night reading with a bowl of snacks next to me. I just can't see using a Kindel or Tablet for most of my reading.

Would you consider building one fuel station for the entire United States in a Bangor Maine a good idea? No? Well, that's exactly what an orbital fuel depot is - a single gas stations that's only useful for those in the near vicinity.

Not a good analogy. For rockets trying to get away from earth is only the first step. Getting out of orbit around the earth is the second. And having enough fuel to do more mission is the third.

Having an orbiting fuel depot would allow smaller rockets to launch with the main payload, either human or robotic, an then add boosters or fuel from the depot once on orbit.

yes, do the math, calculus shows that about 99% of a rockets mass is gone by the time it gets to orbit, this is mostly fuel. The trick is to have fuel that burns fast enough to get a rocket into orbit w/o burning up the engines themselves.

I live in a college town with many coffee houses with wireless. When I walk in to them I see about 5 macbooks to 1 pc laptop. The future is with the young.

um yea, i think Auther C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrik has that idea in um, 1968.

Orbiting Fuel Depots, 'bout time. Use of the LaGrange points, asteroids, yes! Scifi has known this for years, 'bout time that NASA caught up and went for long term development of space instead of quick one-shot missions.

The agreement says that Blizzard may give information to the police "if you are violating the Terms of Service or Use Agreements for a Blizzard site or product, or may be causing injury to or interference (intentionally or unintentionally) with Blizzard's rights or property, other users of a Blizzard site or product, or anyone else who could be harmed by your activities."

Although dealing drugs is illegal in the country, I don't think it violates the Terms of Service of Blizzard.

Engineering students can't get dates and have nothing else do, so they might as well get on a plane and blow up their underwear.

Engineering students get dates and have nothing else do, so they might as well get on a plane and blow up their underwear.

I work as the tech guru in a office which is all Macs. Despite me telling them long before that Macs weren't vulnerable to the Y2K they still freaked out as the date approached, and lo and behold, nothing happened. woo hoo

In related news, Microsoft patented the act of inhaling oxygen and exhaling co2. A judge has issued an injunction against breathing for everyone until the case is resolved.

http://dilbert.com/

Well, there is Enterprise. ha ha ha

is there a difference?