Joseph,
Perhaps. I’ll entertain the argument that educational activities are not necessarily bittul z’man according to MKY. However, there are still some difficulties – specifically the fact that some handheld games *are* educational, while some of the activities I mentioned are not educational. That being the case, my question still remains — why are handheld games bittul z’man but the activities I listed (or others) not bittul z’man?
MKY, are you out there?
The Wolf