I can't agree more. I think I would like this feature for a few different reasons including some noted below such as undetected malware installation. I think I read somewhere about the Androids are being hit with the first wave of malware tech recently?

In any case, I think the patent app inclusion are interesting. I particularly enjoyed: "The electronic device of claim 11, further comprising: an accelerometer operable to record a vibration profile of the electronic device; and a signal processor operable to compare the recorded vibration profile with a library of vibration profiles to determine a current mode of transportation of the electronic device."

However, some prudence needs to be placed on user consent.

I don't think you are being an old crotchety bastard by saying that. Oh...did I inject new descriptors? I just wanted to say crotchety.

I try to stay away from generalizations. Blanket labels and policies are a major part of the problem. Having just sat through a summer pre-cal course, my objective isn't to run through the steps, but to actually UNDERSTAND what is happening. I am a visual thinker. I need explanation such as those that line the wiki entry for the pythagorean therem. That's not what I get. What I am faced with are teachers who don't know how to teach. Regurgitating what is in the book will not suffice everyone.

This is not to say that teachers are the only reason. I would like to think that the majority of the teachers are great at what they do. Part of the problem is the system. Reduced funding, and not giving them the resources they need in order to teach falls on the local and federal government. Conversely, a student may have a great teacher, but lack the support of the guardians to succeed. Sometimes, it is just a matter of dual income or single-parent families and the inability to MAKE (or even be able to make) time to sit down with their child and help.

In the interest of making sure I do not apply blanket terms, education is a dynamic environment, as is insufficient learning progress. I think each student's strengths and weaknesses should be looked at on an individual basis. Our current system does not allow the time for a student to be given a clear assessment before they have left a teachers classroom for the year. Next year, the new teacher must start from scratch.

It is a challenge to teach today. I'm not a teacher. I could be wrong. But I would like to teach one day. And as I am going through my education, I make it a priority to absorb what I am going through my own education in the physics and engineering field, and devise methods to teach visual thinkers like myself. I think everyone deserves the right opportunity to be taught how our world works. I truly believe everyone can understand it, if they are taught the right way.

I'm sure someone will find fault in something I've said. But I have an idea, and I am moving forward with it.

When I got my bubble chamber tat on my wrist, I got it there because I wanted to keep myself out of corporate america. I'd rather be on the ground floor doing the work. I figured this would help me stay out of the rat race. I will let you know how it is working out in 6 months when my resignation comes up and I go back to school fulltime.

137 was rounded off for the purposes of physics promotion. Richard Feynman suggested that all physicists should display the number around their offices and homes as a constant reminder that there is still so much we don't know. Leon Lederman, Director Emeritus of Fermilab, chose 137 Eola Rd. for the address of his home while serving as Director onsite at the Lab. He even joked that if you are every lost, hold up a sign that says 137 and a physicist would come to your aid.

I enjoy physics education. A simple 137 is all you need to convey the complexity.

I've also convinced myself that the only guys worth dating are the ones who know what 137 means. Suffice to say, I haven't been on a date in over 2 years.

I have a replication of a bubble chamber photo on my wrist. I think there is so much beauty in science and math, and want to be reminded of this in everything I do....there is more to this world than the petty little things I find myself involved in from time to time. I want to add 137 to it as well. People ask all the time what it means, and it's an open opportunity to drop some knowledge on some people. Of course it helps if you can figure a way to dumb it down so they understand.

Agree, lowest bidder is fine. Just have a solid contract and an accountable monitoring system in place. It's all about project controls. The trick to not getting screwed over by a crack is making sure there could never be a crack, having someone who can see unforeseen cracks before they hit, and a plan in place prior to it hitting. But that would mean more money in the front end that you can't really quantify value to because they actually do there jobs.

What about volunteering for a kids program? For instance, I work in the civil engineering industry, and there are programs such as TechXploration where they have a week of hands on experience with mentors. You should certainly be able to find a similair organization somewhere. My suggestion would be to double up on it. Pick something out of your state, maybe a university summer course for kids/students, and offer to work with them for the week you are there. Picking another state means you can still feel like it is a vacation because you aren't driving the same streets, seeing the same people, and answering the same emails.

How come we only get 5% conversion efficiency? I think we should be able to swing something higher than that. 10% should cut it down to like..what? 1/3 Calorie consumtion? Your standard P-cell gets %20. In any case....eating is what needs to go. It's sleep. I want to evolve to be the creature that does not need sleep.

The two days advance notice should only apply to object's with a velocity/distance the same as this object. Unless the object is farther away but moving faster, where the distance it takes for the object to get from point A to point B is exactly the same amount of time as the AL30.