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32, so I guess that's in the "30-33" bracket :P .

Winning Chess Endings, by Yasser Seirawan.

Nope, just don't have a reason to. There's nothing they can do that's of value to me, that my phone can't do.

I'm fine with them being banned during class (when they're just going to be distracting) - but, I don't think it's reasonable to ban them from school altogether. I think that ship sailed long ago.

Transport Fever

Watching random football videos :P .

Happy birthday, Techno! I hope you have a good one :) .

Yes, definitely. Most of my friends are ones I've met online (and one of those has turned into a relationship now!)

I don't. I still carry it around with me just in case, but I hardly ever need to any more.

Excluding the cost of the computer itself (which is several hundred pounds, but isn't every year and isn't solely for gaming), I don't think it amounts to more than £200 per year. I tend to buy fewer games, but buy replayable ones that I can get hundreds of hours out of.

Nope. I'd lose access to most of my friends (including my girlfriend); my job; and most of my hobbies!

Since we're going off on tangents here, I'll just respond to a couple of points: Sure, some people are self-taught - but that model of education doesn't work for everyone. In fact, I don't think it works for most people. For the benefit of the most of us who either can't or won't self-teach...

I appreciate that "adds something of value to society" is subjective; however, I think "Something I can't live without" is far, far too restrictive. It means anybody who's not involved with producing the bare essentials for human survival, does not have a real job. We can live without...

How exactly are we defining "real job" here? Myself, I would define any form of work as a "real job", as long as it: a) provides enough income to live off without external support, and b) adds something of value to society. In the case of streamers, point (b) is met (the "something" being...

Qualifying for the American Grand Prix.