Got a energy/power measuring device, Energy Check 3000, from conrad.at.
Here are some results:

Device	~ Watt
Linksys NSLU2	6.5
Asus WL500GP	5.3
Sony G520 (21" CRT)	80
Sony Vaio VGN-C1S/H	26 (idle) / 42 (load)

Accuracy should be +/- 1 W.

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Java ME Wiki
Java suport (pointers)
Java, getting started
Python for Maemo

May be support Ape@map...

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"The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages."

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Finally, the replacement battery (VGP-BPS2C) for my Vaio VGN-C1S/H arrived (8 month after I reported the defect).
Sony advertises the laptop with full 2 year guarantee; however, the guarantee does not cover consumable material which, in Sony's option, includes rechargeable batteries (as one learns from the guarantee statement inside the package; the Austria Sony website nevertheless has different terms and acknowledges guarantee for the rechargeable battery). Only within the first six month after purchase, the manufacturer is assumed to have supplied a product with manufacturing defects, the onus of proof reverses afterwards. Sony declined to replace the battery under warranty.
Thanks to Verein für Konsumenteninformation (VKI) for intervening successfully!

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Got a new toy, a Nokia N810 internet tablet...
Yes, it runs Linux!

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Angi brought something from Japan, an Aritsugu knife! The deba-style knife is single-sided and for filleting fish mainly.

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