Holy Crap!!! They are trying to create a star... on Earth!!!

I know this doesn't quite fit the blog's theme but this is awesome and/or crazy.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/science/04/28/laser.fusion.nif/index.html?hpt=C1

iPad, iSchmad!

Don't drink it!

In my real life I'm a technologist - I buy and implement technology for school districts in the Finger Lakes region of New York.  Part of my role includes visioning and determining how best to integrate technology into classroom curriculum.  I wouldn't say I'm a technology snob, but I do tend to analyze this stuff because schools can't afford to waste money and I won't spend taxpayers' hard earned cash on fads and over hyped gadgets that aren't dependable and can't be supported.

So of course a lot of people I work with have been asking me about the iPad.  I'll share with anyone who wants to read about it that you'd be wasting your money on this first generation attempt at a revolutionary device...and wait until HP launches their Slate later this year if you really want a cool gadget to surf the web on your couch or read color ebooks.  That is, of course, unless you're a Steve Jobs' Kool-Aid drinking Apple cultist who can't see logic through your rose colored iGlasses.