[ale] Old host you want to unload?

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

JD,

+1

Ron



JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

>Another opinion .... everyone has one, right?
>
>I don't want to suggest that how other people choose to raise there
>kids is
>wrong. It takes 25 yrs to determine that and I certainly do not have
>all the
>answers.
>
>Setting boundaries is an important part of parenting, IMHO.  There is a
>point
>where we need to pick our fights, but for internet content, that just
>isn't the
>case.
>
>I think that letting children see pornographic and other adult-oriented
>content,
>even accidentally, is wrong for small children.  Before age 11, I
>believe it is
>our responsibility to shield them from those things, especially on
>networks that
>we control.
>
>Somewhere around ages 11-13, the shielding needs to be relaxed, ...
>slightly.
>As kids mature, more and more content becomes unblocked, probably
>silently. The
>term "my network, my rules" covers it. Viewing certain content on my
>network
>will never be allowed. This is just like being at work.  Most jobs do
>not let
>employees view anything they want on the work network. Get used to it.
>
>When they move out and pay for their own internet, then they can choose
>what
>they want to see or not see.  Sure, they will go to neighbor houses to
>look at
>the dirty videos and photos.  That is expected.
>
>Facebook and twitter will always be blocked in my house. That stuff is
>not
>appropriate at any age, IMHO.
>
>Internet access have age appropriate time limits, just like TV and
>internet
>connected devices cannot be used in non-public areas.  Access will
>probably be
>addressed with a USB WiFi network and MAC address filters on the
>router. Lock up
>the usb-network and no internet .... until they learn to spoof MACs. 
>Rules of
>the house.  I expect they will try to get around most of the content
>blocks and
>access blocks. If they do, they've learned something.
>
>Ok, now that everyone is freaking out ... just kidding.  OTOH,
>everything that
>is listed above, I think I can do without too much trouble.
>
>
>On 07/22/2013 08:25 PM, Wolf Halton wrote:
>> I raised 2 kids and the only control I put on their kid-puter was
>básic Windows
>> users with no install privileges.
>> The one time my darlin daughter hit a porn site, she was searching
>for girl
>> scout cookies. She was shook up and really learned ad-aware, ccleaner
>and all
>> the other malware removers then.
>> 
>> Digital nannies remove chances for learning experiences.
>> 
>> Wolf Halton
>> --
>> http://wolfhalton.info
>> Apache developer:
>> wolfhalton at apache.org <mailto:wolfhalton at apache.org>

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