>>As for your "optimised" comment, go Google 'Tamarin' and 'AVM2'. Adobe's virtual machine for AS3 produces super-fast ARM code. Just right for the iPhone.

Okay, the iPhone CPU includes native, hardware based Java acceleration. Maybe you should check your facts.

http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/02/iphone-has-hardware-java-acceleration/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/01/iphone-processor-found-620mhz-arm/
http://www.gearlog.com/2007/07/iphones_processor_samsung_s3c6.php
etc.

>>Flash isn't a language. Actionscript is a language. From the sound of it you've never seen Actionscript 3. AS3 is Java-like in many ways (as opposed to AS1, which was effectively JavaScript for Flash) but without being anywhere near as prissy as Java.

After 3 years of Flash, there are still many situations where I use Java (though not any where looks is the primary concern :P). You're right, I have yet to try AS3, but AS2 is definitely not Java-ish at all. It's completely different - semi-weak typing, imperative. And clearly you can do a hella lot more with Java than AS, the only thing Flash really has going is the interface.

And everyone I know calls Flash a programming language. AS is implied.

I'm gonna go check out AS3 right now. AS2 was definitely a step in the right direction, hopefully AS3 is even better.

Flash is a much more poorly designed language than Java (although it does look much better graphically). Add that to the fact that the CPUs on the iPhone are optimized for Java, and Flash is looking worse and worse.

I think Java would be able to work around the 1-app running at a time by having a 'launcher' app that managed all the Java programs. Kinda like how the NES emulator managed all the .nes games.

I doubt it's a segway, but instead some kind of wheel-chair device that has the ability to stand on two wheels, putting the handicapped person at eye level with other people, a privilege, unfortunately, they don't usually get to experience.

I recommend the book 'Code Name: Ginger.' Tells all about Dean Camen.

wow that's awesome. it will be great for milling pcb's.
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