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Percentages are RDA.
I balance the negative impact of bottle water (which I acknowledge and dislike) with the fact I am vegan.
I develop using numerous tools including Emacs, Xcode, IntelliJ, WebStorm and Visual Studio (running inside VMWare Windows 8 Pro). I have never noticed any lag whilst coding
Would I buy the same size machine again? Yes. The trade off is weight against screen size, although I think a higher resolution screen might put a strain on my eyes considering how long I use the laptop.
For me desktop was never an option, because I code on the train often. I also do not use either an external monitor nor a keyboard.
I also find that generally, in Europe, today's rates are daily. With the assumption that the working hours are at a least the same as those of an employee; but, often expected to be one or two hours more (banks, I'm looking at you).
This is why I use a email service in Norway (runbox.com), which, as far as I know, is not sharing information by default.
OSX: Skim (with an honourably mention to DevonThink) iPad: PDFExpress
Although, I agree with zacharyvoase that I do not see the point of your question.
Switzerland is great, so good luck. Although, Basel might have more bioinformatics jobs than Zurich.