I'm really beginning to miss The Good Old Days when politicians didn't even know the Internet existed, spam email was virtually unheard of, and InterNIC was not run by a bunch of assholes.
Those days are long over and are never coming back. *sigh* These days the Internet == $$$. What real, meaningful communication that is still going on is in danger of being drowned out in the flood that is the commercialization of the Internet.
I am not suggesting sending these kids to the gas chamber, but what harm is there in having them talk to a couseler[sic]? The counceler[sic] should be competant[sic] enough to sort out which kids merely "look different" and which ones are truly disturbed and need help
That implies that all of the disturbed children in school fall into the 'strange looking' category. This, however, is not the case--the fact you feel this way is simply evidence of the unconscious discrimination we non-conformists face every day.
Sure, send them to the counselor. Let the so-called counselor make them feel as if the reason they are ridiculed is because they are think differently. That will sure help the problem.
Highschool counselors are mostly untrained idiots.
The reason the administration allows this type of discrimination against us is because they don't want to think. It is much harder to have to really think about who is disturbed--why not just single out those who dress differently? Much easier.
I thought so too until I got really good at using the mouse with +mlook on all the time. That is what really made quake good. I have never played another game with an interface that worked that well and was as responsive.
Screw 3d games. There hasn't been any improvement over quake1 except eyecandy. I've played a bit of the newer games (unreal, q2, etc) and never will the gameplay match quake1.
Being ankled on the playground, being beaten up, having your lunch money stolen, and generaly being ***afraid*** to be in school is a lot different from being lonely.
The company argued that Hamidi's e-mail -- sent on separate occasions to as many as 30,000 Intel employees -- were the equivalent of trespassing on the company's private computer system.
Yeah. Go ahead. Send me some mail. And I'll sue you for trespassing on my private computer system.
I am thinking about going to my old highschool and seeing if I can post flyers with this type of information. The administration will probably shoot me down, tho.
I sure wish someone had shown me this info when I was in highschool. We weren't even allowed to have facial hair in highschool. Sheesh.
Only then do they kill you. The bullet always comes in the back of the head.
And it is sad. This will never end.
(only halfway serious) You know, maybe this is just a conspiracy perpetrated by the illuminati. They can easily control conformists, but geeks and intellectuals are much harder. So they encourage elementary|middle|highschool teachers to allow this type of mental violence. If they destroy us, who will oppose them? Scary thought.
There is little a parent can do about it. (Since I am guessing that the options you listed are not serious.)
The question is how to protect kids from other kids? Not from kids with guns, but from kids who alienate other kids.
The parents must have some of the blame tho. I suspect that if their parents had a real relationship with them, they probably would not have gone on a killing spree. More than likely they would have just suffered through it, or at worst, taken their own lives without spraying uzi's.
But parents can't get at the root of the problem: the fact that children are cruel and hateful and the school administration encourages it.
I truly feel for you and your child. Good luck in getting through things. I was very lucky in that my parents took the time to care what was going on in my life. That is not to say that I didn't have rought times with them. Times got real rough between us. But as soon as I left for college, it all cleared up and I have a better relationship with them than I have had since I was 5 years old.
The social hierarchy that exists in today's public education system determines an individual's status based on the wrong set of criteria. Rather than rewarding intelligence and free-thought, people are segregated by "popularity"--and popularity is a balance of good looks, money, and lack of thought.
Now, I'm not saying that the members of the TCM didn't have serious problems. I certainly think the whole "Hitler's birthday" thing was very odd. But I do sympathize with the reasons they feel the way they do (just not with the way they choose to express it).
On one hand, I think that the increased exposure of this problem may help. On the other, I hope that this backlash against free-thinkers in school doesn't make things worse. It is disgusting how school administration seems to beat down anyone who feels like the TCM did. They might as well call in the thought police and eliminate crimethinkers. Sheesh.
I am surprised that I didn't explode and spray automatic fire all over the schools I went to. (Everyone expected me to.) The reason I didn't was because I was brought up by good parents who took interest in what I was doing, rather then letting me make bombs in the garage. Take away good parenting and you will have a lot more kids who kill.
And you feel comfortable letting Big Brother do it for you?
You know, you shouldn't have to *police* your child at all. If children are raised right, they will make the right decisions. If you allow porn, or even TV or violent video games take the place of a parent, they won't make the right decisions. But that is just my experience.
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I noticed that if I ever write anything anymore I (besides having terrible handwriting) I tend to skip letters too.
Do you tend to also swap letters around? That is begining to really get on my nerves. I haven't looked at the patern yet. Think I'll do that.
Is it possible?
In any case, this seems very reminisant of MUDs and varients, and I cannot remember anything like this happening.
This happened all the time on muds I played on. Characters were sold for cash, or traded for beer, weed, whatever. College is fun. :)
This has been going on on several muds I used to play on for quite some time.
I know people who would sell characters for cash, cigarettes, weed, beer, or whatever else they wanted. (College is great, isn't it?)
Thanks!
Could you point me to more info on the P=NP concept? Or if not, provide an explaination?
I'm really beginning to miss The Good Old Days when politicians didn't even know the Internet existed, spam email was virtually unheard of, and InterNIC was not run by a bunch of assholes.
Those days are long over and are never coming back. *sigh* These days the Internet == $$$. What real, meaningful communication that is still going on is in danger of being drowned out in the flood that is the commercialization of the Internet.
But that is just me.
I am not suggesting sending these kids to the gas chamber, but what harm is there in having them talk to a couseler[sic]? The counceler[sic] should be competant[sic] enough to sort out which kids merely "look different" and which ones are truly disturbed and need help
That implies that all of the disturbed children in school fall into the 'strange looking' category. This, however, is not the case--the fact you feel this way is simply evidence of the unconscious discrimination we non-conformists face every day.
Sure, send them to the counselor. Let the so-called counselor make them feel as if the reason they are ridiculed is because they are think differently. That will sure help the problem.
Highschool counselors are mostly untrained idiots.
The reason the administration allows this type of discrimination against us is because they don't want to think. It is much harder to have to really think about who is disturbed--why not just single out those who dress differently? Much easier.
But that is just me.
I thought so too until I got really good at using the mouse with +mlook on all the time. That is what really made quake good. I have never played another game with an interface that worked that well and was as responsive.
Heh.
Screw 3d games. There hasn't been any improvement over quake1 except eyecandy. I've played a bit of the newer games (unreal, q2, etc) and never will the gameplay match quake1.
to make one yourself.
Get one of those split keyboards, find a suitable chair, rig something up to let you adjust the position, and superglue.
*shrug* Too rich for my blood.
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Being ankled on the playground, being beaten up, having your lunch money stolen, and generaly being ***afraid*** to be in school is a lot different from being lonely.
The company argued that Hamidi's e-mail -- sent on separate occasions to as many as 30,000 Intel employees -- were the equivalent of trespassing on the company's private computer system.
Yeah. Go ahead. Send me some mail. And I'll sue you for trespassing on my private computer system.
So does this mean I can sue a spammer?
Or hell, anyone else who e-mails me?
I am thinking about going to my old highschool and seeing if I can post flyers with this type of information. The administration will probably shoot me down, tho.
I sure wish someone had shown me this info when I was in highschool. We weren't even allowed to have facial hair in highschool. Sheesh.
until they make you believe.
Only then do they kill you. The bullet always comes in the back of the head.
And it is sad. This will never end.
(only halfway serious)
You know, maybe this is just a conspiracy perpetrated by the illuminati. They can easily control conformists, but geeks and intellectuals are much harder. So they encourage elementary|middle|highschool teachers to allow this type of mental violence. If they destroy us, who will oppose them? Scary thought.
Small towns are always hard on nerds.
Problem is, *every* town in Mississippi is small.
:/
Too bad I have yet to meet a female CS major at state. Where are they??? hehehe.
;)
(MSU CS majors rule! physics majors suck!
There is little a parent can do about it. (Since I am guessing that the options you listed are not serious.)
:)
The question is how to protect kids from other kids? Not from kids with guns, but from kids who alienate other kids.
The parents must have some of the blame tho. I suspect that if their parents had a real relationship with them, they probably would not have gone on a killing spree. More than likely they would have just suffered through it, or at worst, taken their own lives without spraying uzi's.
But parents can't get at the root of the problem: the fact that children are cruel and hateful and the school administration encourages it.
I truly feel for you and your child. Good luck in getting through things. I was very lucky in that my parents took the time to care what was going on in my life. That is not to say that I didn't have rought times with them. Times got real rough between us. But as soon as I left for college, it all cleared up and I have a better relationship with them than I have had since I was 5 years old.
Again, good luck.
Mississippi State University.
*curses himself for getting stuck in the worlds most backwards state*
The girls here actually want a smart guy.
Where do you go to school? (I'm comming there :) The girls at my college are still act like the girls we all new and disliked in highschool.
The social hierarchy that exists in today's public education system determines an individual's status based on the wrong set of criteria. Rather than rewarding intelligence and free-thought, people are segregated by "popularity"--and popularity is a balance of good looks, money, and lack of thought.
Now, I'm not saying that the members of the TCM didn't have serious problems. I certainly think the whole "Hitler's birthday" thing was very odd. But I do sympathize with the reasons they feel the way they do (just not with the way they choose to express it).
On one hand, I think that the increased exposure of this problem may help. On the other, I hope that this backlash against free-thinkers in school doesn't make things worse. It is disgusting how school administration seems to beat down anyone who feels like the TCM did. They might as well call in the thought police and eliminate crimethinkers. Sheesh.
I am surprised that I didn't explode and spray automatic fire all over the schools I went to. (Everyone expected me to.) The reason I didn't was because I was brought up by good parents who took interest in what I was doing, rather then letting me make bombs in the garage. Take away good parenting and you will have a lot more kids who kill.
But that is just me.
What other experiences did you have? ...No, wait, let me describe them for you, because I probably had them, too.
Man. You hit it right on. Incredible.
School (up until college anyway) was pure hell. It is a shame that so many of us have to go through that.
--Dast
See subject.
And you feel comfortable letting Big Brother do it for you?
You know, you shouldn't have to *police* your child at all. If children are raised right, they will make the right decisions. If you allow porn, or even TV or violent video games take the place of a parent, they won't make the right decisions. But that is just my experience.