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My wife is an ophthalmologist and would never get LASIK. The benefit of potentially not having to put contacts in every morning just does not outweigh the possible complications.
In the United States at least it takes a lot of time and money to become a doctor.

The attrition rate for "pre-med" freshman actually becoming a doctor is much higher than CompSci/Eng students becoming SWE.

Clojure 1.4 is two releases behind the current version...

Isn't groovy currently on version 2.3 as well?

Re:20% of Yelp reviews are fake on Thursday September 26, 2013 @04:52PM (#6453572)
20% seems surprisingly low.
Re:IPad: The Microwave Oven of Computing on Thursday March 17, 2011 @06:23PM (#2338414)
Did microwaves become mainstream when they were 600+ dollars?

Also, a microwave helps you with the basic necessities of life (making/eating food) if you lack cooking skills. The IPad is an entertainment device.

IMO this analogy is very weak.