Is a 10-year-old computer too old?

Depends on the computer and what you want to do with it. If it was rubbish 10 years ago and hard to upgrade etc. then it's probably not going to be much fun to use now. If it was a very good com…

Top stories for Long   Is a 10-year-old computer too old? Matt Brown • Answered February 26 Depends on the computer and what you want to do with it. If it was rubbish 10 years ago and hard to upgrade etc. then it's probably not going to be much fun to use now. If ... Read more » 14 6   If you own your own solar panels, do you get free electricity? Gamer Dennison, former Retired (1988-2016) • Answered March 18 I installed solar panels when I built my home. My entire roof is covered in panels. I was connected to the grid and selling excess power to my local power company. That did... Read more » 152 24   During the separation, does your twin flame send you signs to remind you of them? Asked in On the Twin Flame Journey • Answered by Pradnya Pandit • May 24, 2024 Your twin flame does not send such signs, but the Divine does. The reason you are reminded of them again and again because - When the separation strikes, we start to make an ... Read more » 426 30   What are the most common driving mistakes that can secretly damage your car over time? Trausti Thor Johannsson, Car enthusiastic, fan of electric cars • Answered March 27 This one will anger a lot of people. I was taught to drive like this and it took me a while to stop doing it because it is so wrong. When you are nearing intersection, or se... Read more » 2.3K 236   Why do people still believe that tariffs are good for America? Enrique Cerdo., lives in Houston, TX (1979-present) • Updated April 4 I was in a meeting last week with 4 of my engineering functional managers. These are intelligent, educated men who can do math. They started talking about the tariffs and it ... Read more » 2.9K 368   What are the disadvantages of being bilingual? Teresa Baker, Native English, fluent Portuguese & learning other languages • Answered April 24, 2018 We're a multilingual family, and my daughters have been bilingual from infancy. People don't expect to hear a child switching between languages (at least, where I live), and... Read more » 1.5K 103   Why is the universe so empty? Asked in Astronae • Answered by Vaf-Thrudnir • November 3 How much space is the between the nucleus and a electron, The space between an atomic nucleus and its electrons is surprisingly vast relative to the scale of the particles ... Read more » 437 49   How can someone be "priced out of their home" if they already own their home? Jon Estes • Answered June 11, 2024 Yes! It is happening to me right now! I bought my property back in 1999, bare land, got a great deal only $12,000 for 3.02 acs in the hill country of Texas. Paid $500 for a... Read more » 4.1K 678   Why do you believe 3D graphics and grown-up titles like "Tomb Raider" and "Metal Gear Solid" were key to the success of the PlayStation? Erwin, Lifelong Gamer • Answered November 29 I don't. The reason the PSX succeeded and gave the N64 a severe shellacking isn't the 3D graphics or the "mature" games on it, although those certainly helped. The main reas... Read more » 74 23   Why are the number of bits in a computer system always an exponent of 2 (e.g., 16-bit)? David McCall, Developing software, one way or another, since 1978 • Updated March 31 Because in 1961 Gene Amdahl, Fred Brooks and Gerrit Blaauw made a decision. They were the lead architects for the revolutionary IBM System 360. IBM wanted a single system arc... Read more » 229 63   Is it true that airline pilots only work a couple of days a month and make over 250k per year? Paul Havis, former 777 Captain at A Major U.S. Airline (1981-2018) • Answered March 2, 2021 Yes and no. My ending per-hour salary as a 777 Captain (in 2019) at a major US airline was about $330 per hour. However, the maximum FLIGHT HOURS that an airline pilot in t... Read more » 3.5K 263   Why did Marvel/Disney pay an A-list actor (Vin Diesel) to play an unrecognizable tree root (Groot) with one word of dialog in Guardians of the Galaxy? Adam Huberty, BA English with Creative Writing & Classics, Loyola University New Orleans (2001) • Updated March 16 Technically there are three words of dialogue that Vin Diesel consistently delivered as Groot: "I am Groot." But the reason you needed a decent voice actor for this job, and... Read more » 2K 102 Read more in your feed

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