The most valuable online resource in my opinion as far as chemistry goes are the various online databases of material safety data sheets. Students should be encouraged to look these up before handling a new chemical that they haven't used before.

So, the big question is: when will the first computer game that features realistic water splashes be released?

The question you should have asked, is not "Is a masters in computer engineering better than two years of experience at a company?"
Indeed, at that point in time, the two years of experience will put you in a better place than your masters.

What you should have asked was: "Is a masters in computer engineering + 2 years experience better than 4 years of experience?"
After masters + work experience will be more valuable, however, the masters cannot be a replacement for work experience.

Then again, I am doing my PhD in chemical engineering, so what do i know about a masters in computer engineering and your employability in the IT world...

I found an awesome blog post the other day which explained how to get a desktop linux box into S3 suspend. It's all about your BIOS settings. Now, I can turn my pc 'off', and it takes less than 5s to resume. http://shallowsky.com/blog/linux/desktop-suspend.h tml