Remember when I said I needed a computer that could run visual studio 2010 because nothing I currently have can? I wasn't kidding. I run dual core: desktop from 2002 (added memory), laptop from 2005
The government tends to lag behind the private sector. For the past couple years federal employees had raises higher than their counterparts in the private sector (some of which had wage freezes around 2008), its only just now catching up
I do vaguely remember some issues with TWCore in large arenas when the server switched from the small to large position packet because 8 bits wasn't enough for unique player ids in the same arena
Somebody buy me a nexus one/s and a computer that can run visual studio 2010 and I'll have an android chat client ready for you The only thing I need is hardware and time, the business logic layer is already done