Why not a 9V?

+1 on solid state relay

I built a automated lighting system for my senior engineering project that is pretty similar.

It is very similar to a language called "Processing" which is similar stylings to C/C++.

Think in terms of black boxes. Get an idea and break it into its simplest form. Take for example, a robot that will navigate a maze through trial and error. You need these black boxes:

Nope, most microcontrollers are programmed in either assembly or a port of another language though

It's kind of the wrong question. Aduino is really just a microcontroller + a programming architecture that makes it really easy to use. In fact, the microcontroller is just an ATmega.

No, but this is a great idea

This is the Apple paradox:

Agreed, somewhat. But here's where it gets complicated:

You do realize that the vast majority of radiation is not the result of nuclear reactions right?

Yep. The dataplan has always been the thing that keeps me attached to my dumbphone. I have internet at work, I have internet at home. I spend 75% of my life at those two places. Then I have an ipod touch, so if I'm on the go and can find wifi its all good. Right now the biggest selling point on a smart phone would be…

I'm skeptical of natural language interpreters in general but I'm open to convincing.

To be honest, the average person spends so little time learning, I'm down with almost anything at this point

Maybe I am missing something, but it just doesn't make any sense that the profit margins are low.

Crappy mentalities about life let everyone justify being a horrible person

Check out my brilliant plan:

If your boss is a dick in the interview, don't take the job- even for a huge raise

Awesome.

The point of boot camp is to do something in a short amount of time that should have been done the right way over a long period of time.