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arcenal @arcenal (171) • Philippines 19 Aug 08

on my previous discussions, many are telling me that C isn't important now a days. Those higher level languages are more important and those languages should be taught at school. Some also say that it is not necessary to learn C....

importance of c

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FlyingHat As everyone else says, learning C is important to learning other "higher level" languages. If you try coding in C++ with no knowledge of C, you're going to have a nice meaty chunk of trouble headed your way. That is all.

19 Aug 08

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know21 @know21 (1250) • United States 19 Aug 08

My daughter is 10 years old, and she wants a cell phone. I told her she had to wait until she is 13. Do you think I'm being to strict by making her wait? She is very responsible for her age. I just think 10 years old is to young...

cell phone

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FlyingHat Ask yourself these questions: 1. How many phone calls or text messages do you expect your child to make? 2. If the phone is somehow lost/destroyed/eaten. Can your child be able to make up for it fairly easily? 3. Do you really need that phone which has...

19 Aug 08

know21 @know21 (1250) • United States 19 Aug 08

My daughter is 10 years old, and she wants a cell phone. I told her she had to wait until she is 13. Do you think I'm being to strict by making her wait? She is very responsible for her age. I just think 10 years old is to young...

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FlyingHat The right age is when she realizes she can survive without a cell phone and when she can take 150% responsibility for her own actions. Wait, that's too much!

19 Aug 08

mummymo @mummymo (23706) 18 Aug 08

Well guys this is the first post i have started in a long time as unfortunately I haven't been well enough to get online! Before I tell you what the title is all about I want to take this chance to thank everyone who has been so...

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FlyingHat I used to constantly go into the shower with my glasses on. It was pretty annoying. - Woop, I'm going to take a nice hot shower. - Wait... Aw, I left them on again. - Gotta get out, then go back in.... Don't worry, you're not the only person that does...

19 Aug 08

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dagda24 @dagda24 (366) 19 Aug 08

Do yu find it easier to type on a laptop or on a desktop keyboard? Do you find it hard to switch between the two? Normally I find it easier to switch between the two, but now I am on my mum's laptop which has a very small...

laptop

pc

typing

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FlyingHat Using a desktop keyboard is so much easier for me. The keys are nicely spaced so that I can move my fingers with ease. Laptop keyboards slightly cramp my fingers and greatly slow down my typing. Laptops getting smaller and more compact isn't helping either.

19 Aug 08

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youngsweetheart @youngsweetheart (772) • United States 18 Aug 08

Okay, it's not QUITE as bad as it sounds. They have hired a private tutor to continue his education, and the boy is doing better now than when he was in conventional school. His name is Blake Peebles, and his intent is to attend...

dropping out

guitar hero

high school

playing games for a living

tournaments

tutor

video games

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FlyingHat Oh my my, Blake's parents sure did screw his future. Guitar hero is a great game, but it can lose it's popularity very quickly. Lets hope his parents are prepared at least to support this guy for a loooong time.

19 Aug 08

jillbeth @jillbeth (2705) • United States 3 Jul 08

Last weekend my granddaughter asked if she could play in one of my big cardboard boxes, and I let her have one. She and her two-year-old cousin spent hours playing in the box! My 8-year-old grandson likes to play in the box, too,...

entertaining children

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FlyingHat Why let one big box have all the fun? Leave the kids with lots of smaller boxes and see if any new forts or landmarks pop up around the home. :P

7 Aug 08

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