I've always heard them referred to as door stops. Wikipedia has an entry about them, though it doesn't mention the spring kind specifically. But since I can seemingly find a paper about the fun sound, and it calls the device a "spring door stop", I would guess I am correct in this being at least one of its names.

Because you are asking about two different applications, I will need to address both separately:

Home Transfer Speeds:
Yes, in theory. If you have a gigabit connection between two computers, sending a large file will take less time then it would over a 10/100 Mbps connection. However, to really warrant this, you would need to be sending huge files across the network all the time. If you're gonna just be copying mp3's from one computer to another, the slower connection will get it done in a just as reasonable amount of time. That's not to say I think you shouldn't get a gigabit card - they're cheap enough, already. I'm just saying you're probably not doing what would be needed to really notice the advantage a gigabit card gives you.

Internet Download Speeds:
No. The fastest DSL downstream connection at this time is 10 Mbps, which is it's theoretical upper bound. In fact, you'll probably be downloading a little slower than that. A 10/100 Mbps card will handle this just fine; your bottle neck will be the DSL connection and not your network card.

Lots of physics and electrical engineering.

More specifically, you can think of the main difference between Computer Science and Computer Engineering as being the same difference between software and hardware. Computer Science studies software complexity, intractability, and several other elements that deal with how a program is written. Computer Engineering deals with processor design, circuits, and that sort of thing. There is some overlap between the two - for instance, every Computer Science program I've seen requires a Computer Architecture class, and most Computer Engineering students typically take at least an intro programming course. But primarily, Computer Engineering focuses on the hardware of computers, while Computer Science focuses on the software.

Because you have no soul. And also because the smaller of the two guys has to slither on the floor until he finds something to grab onto to hoist himself up to stand.

The problem is small enough that you can just brute force it. If you have a C compiler handy, just throw this into it real quick:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
int a, b, c, d, e, f;

for (a = 0; a < 10; a++)
for (b = 0; b < 10; b++)
for (c = 0; c < 10; c++)
for (d = 0; d < 10; d++)
for (e = 0; e < 10; e++)
for (f = 0; f < 10; f++)
if ( fabs(a * 2.15 + b * 2.75 + c * 3.35 + d * 3.55 + e * 4.20 + f * 5.80 - 15.05) < 0.0000001)
printf("%d mixed fruits, %d french fries, %d side salads, %d hot wings, %d mozzarella sticks, and %d sampler plates are a solution\n", a, b, c, d, e, f);

return 0;
}


...

Auron's already dead! He was killed ten years earlier! Man, I just ruined a totally huge plot twist.

I think it would be more accurate to say he invented the concept of an MMO, but in all honesty all these things existed before he wrote Ender's Game.

No.

And here's why: When my contract with Cingular/AT&T is up and I'm able to upgrade, they'll have the fourth or fifth generation iPhone which will be about twelve thousand times cooler than the current one. It'll probably even be clamshell. And it will be cheaper.

The iPhone is going to be amazing, and it's a step in the direction that I think we'll reach eventually where computing is no longer limited to monolithic machines sitting on desks, but rather is done with small pocket sized portable devices. But, if you can help it, you should never buy the first generation of something. Let the early adopters do that, and let them pay their $600 to discover all the design flaws and bugs.

Because I asked you to. Do you really need any other reason?

You win a Nobel Prize by doing the following:

The minute Petrie cures cancer, the government is going to kill him. You see, cancer is a government conspiracy! The Federal government invented cancer back in 1456 so they could eventually control our minds and our thoughts. There have actually been seven cures for the disease found, and each scientist died mysteriously. Don't go outside! They're reading your thoughts!

/tinfoil hat

For much the same reason that everyone thinks you are gay.

I'm pretty sure it's... wait for the dramatic pause... EARTH!

I don't know, but in my opinion, the best use of this device is in The Emperor's New Groove. I've looked all over youtube to find the scene I'm talking about, but sadly I can't seem to find it. So, I'll just have to encourage everyone to go watch it instead.

This isn't a question.

My web comic was extremely time consuming. I would love nothing more than to do it again, but I certainly do not have the patience to learn how to properly use Photoshop to make a good quality comic. I might try to churn one out every once in a while, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Austin, you live in Flinstone. In order for me to come visit you, first I must go back in time. And while I have spent most of my life looking for Dr. Emmett Brown, and his glorious DeLorean, alas I have yet to find either.

I am curious, however, how you are able to post to this site from the past...

First, you must answer a question of mine! What's your favorite planet? Mine's the sun. Always has been. I like it cause it's like the king of planets.

And when that thing burns out, we're all going to be dead.

ZOMG, the jig is up. You're on to me. I have been thwarted by my older, smarter brother!

I mean... uh... don't listen to him everyone. He's a notorious liar. I do no such thing!

I'm pretty sure it's Jesus.

Where do I start?

You know what, I'll just skip to the worst part. The plot. They have to go get item X so they can do activity Y so they can get item Z to go do activity Q - it makes for a good plot for a video game. Not for a movie. When a movie has that kind of plot, it's for one reason - they don't have anything of merit and are simply trying to fill time with fluff.

In general, I don't like my movies saturated in fluff.