Google provides a test page where you can enter a URL and it will process the page and report on expected improvements. The test takes awhile -- depending on the queue. I have submitted a heavy Javascript-ed page to satisfy my own curiosity. Perhaps, you should do the same for PHP et al.

Well, the term "stepping stone" may be a bit misleading. If I had to guess, I would say one possible use of a large gravity well is as an accelerating slingshot.

Clearly, this is the case for your english spelling and grammar education.

I find my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to be a fair contender. It has an elegant design and the functionality is on par with the iPad 2 for exactly the same price. Granted, the iPad 2 comes in a 64 GB variety, which the Tab 10.1 does not. Also, the iPad 2 is available with 3G capability. That version of the Tab 10.1 is not out yet. However, if you compare the 2 models of the Tab 10.1 (the 16 GB and the 32 GB) WiFi only with their equivalently outfitted iPad 2 models, there is very little difference other than the OS and the available apps.

Kudos. I know where you are coming from.

Ha. Sales person and engineer are interchangeable? Ha!!! Never going to happen. Well, almost never.

So, it seems that what is really being said here is that the Python development environment on Mac OS X sucks. Well, that may be. I have no experience with it. I prefer Java, Javascript, Tomcat/JBoss and MySQL as my development stack of choice. I use Eclipse as a development environment and I am quite happy with it. I develop, primarily, on a Mac and most often deploy on some version of Unix/Linux. I don't see any issues. What works on my Mac works on the deployment systems as well. For what it is worth, I think there is a Python plug-in for Eclipse.

Have you looked into how much money flows from the sports organization back to the university or college?

I am not sure what age has to do with it. I am 54 and still play computer games regularly.

My preference is for empire building games. The Civilization series has been a constant favorite. I am playing Civ5 now and really enjoying it. I am also a Masters of Orion fan. The Total War releases are some of the most involved strategic and tactical games I have played.

I am also quite fond of RPG type games. Neverwinter Nights being a good example of such.

Though, I have to say, I am occasionally hooked by a real time action game. The last one to really suck me in was Assassin's Creed. I have Assassin's Creed 2 sitting beside the PS3 waiting. Maybe I can carve out a block of time during this holly-daze season.

If I have friends over and we want to jump into some quick and easy game playing, there is always Tekken and similar combat games.

According to the report, proportionately large increases in income can have a temporary effect on overall happiness.

According to the American Community Surveys report:

Real median household income in the United States fell between the 2007 ACS and the 2008 ACS. Household income decreased 1.2 percent, from $52,673 to $52,029.3

The median household income estimates in the 2008 ACS ranged from a median of $70,545 for Maryland to $37,790 for Mississippi.

Sorry but you are not making any sense. Over regulation does not equate to poor regulation. They are not the same thing. Over regulation implies that there should be less regulation. Poor regulation means there should be better (not less) regulation.

There is no evidence of too much regulation here -- just wrong or poorly done regulation.

This seems to be the case with Netflix already. The watch on demand TV episodes seem to come available after the season is over. For me, this is no big deal. I just watch shows time shifted. I also catch up on older ones that I never saw because I haven't watched broadcasted television in a long time.

I suppose my statement was a little misleading. I do keep Eclipse open for days at a time. Its been running since Monday morning right now. Also, you are right about it being RAM hungry. The few crashes I have experienced have been because of just what you say. Practically though, I generally have it up Monday through Friday. Perhaps, its because I am running it on a Mac :-)

Curious statement. I've never had Eclipse crash on me during start up and almost never at any other times either. I use it almost every day -- sometimes for hours on end.