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I think that somebody should write a programming program.  It really shouldn't be that hard for an experienced programmer...

But it doesn't mean that it's innefficient.  The processor could also be working harder, because you have more peripherals, and a more demanding motherboard.  Water-cooling might work for a tablet, but I'm not sure.  You could certainly get more raw power out of a conventional PC, and you could have more application verstaility, because there is more room for expansion.

Josh, if you can't see the analogy, then I think it's better to leave it alone.  It's quite apparent, and I can see that you'll find a way to avoid it no matter what.

Right, it doesn't have to be NASA scientists-a lot of the "MIT" projects are done by outside scientists/engineers who simply get MIT grants, and so MIT gets to put their name on the research.  From my observation, NASA operates in a similar fashion,

well, thats my point, since you have an existing assembly line, you can modify the size or customize the vehicle with little difficulty.  Since you could redesign every few years, you could use new concepts, and you have 3 different concepts at any one time (since you phase out every 15 years with a new design every 5).

You can actually customize a PC more than a laptop 

But, processor is not the end-all measure of power.  The motherboard is probably more important.  With a dual-line motherboard, only available for a regular PC, you get full potential out of your 2 ghz athlon (which are, imho, better than pentiums).  They dont have these for tablets!

You could have touch screens and keyboards, for personal preference, and certain applications (ex. drawing) require handwriting!

Um, because a robber doesn't send a few million dollars worth of narcotics illegaly over the border?

And besides, wetbacks to me is no different than a hoodlum.  And if he had said niggers in referring to the blacks who go out and murder people, I don't know if i'd have a problem with it.  O'Reilly doesn't claim to be politcally correct.  I certainly wouldn't interpret it as him calling all blacks niggers, and trust me, I'm no racist, I have an African aunt (yes, and a chinese aunt, don't even bother figuring out my faimily tree).  If someone fits a stereotype, I see no problem using it.  Those people give Mexicans a bad name, not O'Reilly.

Josh, again, we have that issue of how you choose to use your allotment of energy!

What if I built a superduper energy enhancer that nobody else could build?  Why, I could build a nicer house, a nicer spaceship, and so on.  I don't have to be imperialistic, but I could be better off!  Is this wrong?  No, I worked to achieve this condition.  Is it a resource inequity?  Yes, but it is not immoral, because I put in the work and expertise to acquire it!

Hey, Josh, what about my plan!

actually, bush has approved permits for new construction, which is a good sign!

I had heard 2,000 years without breeders.  Maybe it was 2 millenia?

Nuclear reactors arent banned here-but breeders aren't used because of the supposed weapons potential.

Wired lans are 10x faster, and all you need is a few wires and a hub.  Not really much to deal with if you plan intelligently.  It's also pretty much immune to funkiness in transfers due to external factors.  A thunderstorm can interrupt a wireless LAN.

Oh dear.  This is a load of crap that i would stash away with Alexander Sheppard's rants.  There is a reason why 300 million people outproduce the entire EU.  The middle class is immense, so it's not "an elite."  Look at American culture, it relies around the middle class.

Democracy and capitalism go hand-in-hand.  They both are based on the whims of the people.  The 20% figure is only due to the sub-par education here, and around the world.  No country of similar size to America has a better education.  It is easier to provide education to a smaller group of people.

There are "new money" people all around the world.  I would actually say most of the upper class of America is old money-you only see the new money because of their opulence.  The old money sits in the background, wanting to live apart from the rest of society.

Dictatorship of the rich!  Please, come to America sometime.

Oh, and by the way, most Americans I know are average weight, not obese, so you might want to get your facts straight.