I really wish the TI-85/86 line was the standard; it's a much better calculator from most standpoints. Sadly, we'll never see a TI-87.

Or Soekris, who make machines with Geode CPUs that consume an average of about 2 watts, unlike any Athlons that would consume many more times that.

By 'northern state,' do you mean Alaska? I live in Seattle and can get around by bicycle year-round. Of course, we don't get snow like the Northeast.

I hear you, and raise you my weekly unsupported Saturday bicycle tours of 130-180 miles. They burn upwards of 15,000 calories, and I have to keep slamming down food and water in order to not waste away, or even pass out while riding as I did one time. Also, I don't have a car, so I get around by bicycle when commuting and running errands.

And don't forget about those without cars, so it's either Greyhound (on an equivalent), trains, or airlines for long distances.

I may be weird, but I don't associate 'car dependence' with 'livable.'

...roughly about 65-70mph over the speed limit on all US highway driving...

You peppered your comment with commas and missed a very important one needed for conveying your meaning. Nice job.

And people tour on Bromptons. I can load a lot more than expected on mine and it still handles pretty well with more than 40 pounds on its racks, including on slow hill climbs. I don't own a car, but a Brompton is really nice for air travel: I can fold it up, put it in its back, and put it into checked baggage with no extra fees. Once at the destination airport, I can unfold it and ride away without having to deal with trains, buses, or taxis. It does fit quite well in those, too.

There's also the 'singular they'.

That must be it; I haven't commented in years and still get mod points periodically.

Despite the fact there's already a Visual Studio Add-in for Qt.

I'd recommend either static pages (nginx) or a highly-scalable asynchronous dynamic web server (like Tornado).

As long as images aren't an issue, you could use Antiword to convert it into a (somewhat) styled text file. That's what I did when I ran into the same thing with BIOS updates.

What about Japan? The members of the JR Group are for-profit and publicly-traded.

According to Wikipedia, the A2 was discontinued in 2005. The A1, which I would consider buying, succeeds it. It's still difficult to get in the US.