Parents, outlandish statements, and the web.

[DjM]

DjM,

Has it crossed your mind that you might have been "had"

Ah......nope.

Cheers:

[Moira]

I have 2 teenagers. Computers and the internet have given me a better relationship with them than I had with my parents.

I snoop on my kids. I look at logs, I look at the browser cache. For most stuff I won't mention anything. When my daughters computer kept getting "infected" I traced her surfing habits and showed where she shouldn't be going. Bottom line, I know their interests and am prepared to discuss anything they care to bring up.

My parents did not have a clue of what I was into.

Buying your kid a computer and not staying aprised of their activities, buying full cable or dish and not blocking the adult channels, buying your kid a firearm, getting your kid the fastest sportscar on the block ... all I can say is there are some reckless parents out there.

What a breath of fresh air to read something like this! That's exactly the line I took with my 4 kids and so many other parents haven't a clue what their children are up to. I wouldn't be bothered with Emily's msn conversations, I never mentioned anything I discovered they were doing if it was basically harmless, I encouraged them to experiment with what the computer could do .... but I always kept the upper hand and knew exactly what they were doing. It's surprising how often I was criticised for this.

I happily disinfected their PC when one of them managed to get CWS installed or that "look who's blocked you" msn thing ..... it's all in the name of progress. I find that parents now seem to either ban their kids from doing anything (which hampers their learning), or else they give them free reign and then wonder why the PC becomes uselesss with spyware or their children get into trouble or are exposed to the more evil side of the net.

Really my own interest in computers began when we first got the internet and I realised I had better learn fast how to keep one step ahead all the time.

[e><ius]

6. Does your son use Quake?

Quake is an online virtual reality used by hackers. It is a popular meeting place and training ground, where they discuss hacking and train in the use of various firearms. Many hackers develop anti-social tendencies due to the use of this virtual world, and it may cause erratic behaviour at home and at school.

Quake the game????? gota be kidding me. Virtual reality (video game), training grounds (learning how to shoot real guns), discuss hacking (while u are spectating for 1min), and anti-social tendencies (addictive sprite animated 3D game).

OMG. What a dumbass!

[nihil]

The article was a spoof (joke).............. sort of making fun of Bible Belt rednecks?

[rcgreen]

making fun of Bible Belt rednecks?

Now, I'm a bobble belt rednick, and even I knew it was a spoof.
Thing is, I thought it was making fun of liberal urban sophisticates,
the sort of people who could afford dsl back in 2001. When kids in my
neighborhood wanna get into trouble they steal riding lawnmowers
and race them up and down the streets.

[very_unhappy]

@e><ius

the reason i know "anything" about military hardware is rainbow six