A good estimate of the margin of error on binned data is the sqrt of the number of points in the bin. Should give a pretty good estimate without digging too far into the data, with this estimate we find the top 3 fall within 1 standard deviation. ((sqrt(45)~~6.5))

It's a good idea, and I'm sure they'd get used... until they break.. If you send high tech electronics to the middle of Africa to help schools, what will happen when they break? There is no local Apple Store, Best Buy, or Kindle repair hut to help get them back up and running...

ELIZA passed the Turing Test in 1966. The goal posts HAVE been set and shifted, always in the form of "A machine could never do X". Interestingly, for the Turing Test, the X is simply "fool a human into believing it's human."

Are you also going to say the Wright brothers cheated because their flying machine didn't flap it's wings? ... I understand (and agree) that Watson should actually have to read the clues, but it's not always (or perhaps ever) right to assume that the way us pitiful humans (or birds) do something is the best way to do it.

Ask around for people doing anything with data. There are always professors, doctors, etc entering and parsing data by hand. I ended up getting a job as a Student Research Assistant in an Emergency Medical Department in a hospital near my school. Basically they just tell me that they want X to be done to database Y, then put back in format Z. There have been some more interesting assignments, such as developing a Google Map for Defibrillators in the city and writing an android app to give a simple cardiac arrest survival rate quiz (for dispatchers and paramedics). Long story short: just look around, there is always someone who could use a code monkey, and most of those people are willing to pay!

Backing down from your beliefs due to threats and attacks will only breed more attacks and threats. While I'm not necessary against Anon, their acts are that of terrorism in this case, and unfortunately, those tactics work.

Could need adjusting on my part, but it seems too wide to fit on my netbook...

There is a direct relationship between my core clock speed and the temperature in the basement...

Most people who play WoW don't participate in the activities that provide leadership and group interaction experience. For an average progression guild there are 1-6 people who could possibly have the opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience, and 19-35 (benchies) who are being led. And then for every person in a progression guild there are hundreds (if not thousands) of people playing the game that aren't even being led by the leaders. For most people, all the people they know who play WoW will fall into the non-leader majority, which fits your experiences perfectly. This, imo, is what gives MMOs and other online games a bad rap.

Most people who play WoW don't participate in the activities that provide leadership and group interaction experience. For an average progression guild there are 1-6 people who could possibly have the opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience, and 19-35 (benchies) who are being led. And then for every person in a progression guild there are hundreds (if not thousands) of people playing the game that aren't even being led by the leaders. For most people, all the people they know who play WoW will fall into the non-leader majority, which fits your experiences perfectly. This, imo, is what gives MMOs and other online games a bad rap.