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Something like what http://www.microdrones.com makes, then? There was a demo at it at 23C3 (http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006/Fahrplan/events/1402.en.h...) and someone made an open-source UAV control system and demo'd it at 24C3 (http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Fahrplan/events/2225.en.h...)

Anyone? Not sure about that. But most people, probably, yeah. The ex-government over here (UK) had a target for 50% of high-school graduates going to university (and, presumably, receiving a degree) -- it hasn't been met, yet, but substantial 'progress' has been made towards that. Naturally, this has resulted in substantial deteriorations in standards in many instances.

An awful lot of subjects, even the more academic ones, are mostly about remembering things -- understanding is optional. This correlates heavily with determination, time spent, repetition, etc. Intelligence? Useful, usually, but optional.

(Oh, and why? I dunno, the money?)

There's http://www.mathoverflow.net -- I can't vouch for whether it's good or not, as my math sucks, but it seems like it might be useful and I stumbled across it on a usually reliable site.