I was having problems with my system crashing under "load" (i.e. games) last year. I replaced the drivers, the video card and the power supply before I noticed that the CPU heart sink was stuffed with dust. One blast of canned air later and I haven't had a problem since. It had probably been two years since I installed that processor. So yes, there are times when it really does make a difference.
First off - the kid's ten. Teach him to cook. It's practical chemistry that applies to everyday life (and it's tasty). Don't bother with the abstract stuff, he's not ready for it.
Second - if you don't know chemistry (and this goes for any subject) for goodness sake don't teach it to someone else! The "sub-standard education" that people who home school complain about is often the result of teachers working out of their area. How is taking the kid home and doing the same thing an improvement?
I think game development was spawned out of a void in six days by a supreme being. During those six days all gaming genres were created and have remained static since that time. I'm writing an article on it, I expect it to be linked to on Slashdot sometime tomorrow afternoon. I'm also writing articles on how gaming is like Judeaism Voodo checkers and Ritz crackers, stay tuned.
I don't know about the States, but in Canada Toys R Us has them in stock with a price of about $65 CAN. Can't say for sure right now, but I know they've resotcked since last Christmas when they were all out, so there are either a lot of games in the warehouses or it's still being made.
We always player nuclear RISK. Instead of just being able to cash in your cards, you could elect to use them to nuke the country they represented. It's even better when the players aren't sober; one broken treaty and Armageddon ensues...
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I was having problems with my system crashing under "load" (i.e. games) last year. I replaced the drivers, the video card and the power supply before I noticed that the CPU heart sink was stuffed with dust. One blast of canned air later and I haven't had a problem since. It had probably been two years since I installed that processor. So yes, there are times when it really does make a difference.
First off - the kid's ten. Teach him to cook. It's practical chemistry that applies to everyday life (and it's tasty). Don't bother with the abstract stuff, he's not ready for it. Second - if you don't know chemistry (and this goes for any subject) for goodness sake don't teach it to someone else! The "sub-standard education" that people who home school complain about is often the result of teachers working out of their area. How is taking the kid home and doing the same thing an improvement?
So what percentage of the Canadian population are "real", and what percentage are fake?
By this standard, about 60.4% of Canadians are real. The rest just think they're right.
I think game development was spawned out of a void in six days by a supreme being. During those six days all gaming genres were created and have remained static since that time. I'm writing an article on it, I expect it to be linked to on Slashdot sometime tomorrow afternoon. I'm also writing articles on how gaming is like Judeaism Voodo checkers and Ritz crackers, stay tuned.
I don't know about the States, but in Canada Toys R Us has them in stock with a price of about $65 CAN. Can't say for sure right now, but I know they've resotcked since last Christmas when they were all out, so there are either a lot of games in the warehouses or it's still being made.
We always player nuclear RISK. Instead of just being able to cash in your cards, you could elect to use them to nuke the country they represented. It's even better when the players aren't sober; one broken treaty and Armageddon ensues...