...as simple as it is to get one's hands on a computer and internet access, parents should similarly be equipped with the tools and knowledge to be able to better manage their children's online business. Slashparents, I'm sure, don't have an issue with such things (think worst-case heavy-handed approach with keyloggers, parental filtering, logging, webcam capturing... we're equipped and capable of knowing every online move). But muggleparents just aren't.
There's the concern, too, that if your 7th-grade kid is defaming someone on Facebook, then you've already failed this 13-year old with poor parenting choices during his formative years, and the impact that parent-driven punitive measures would have at that point in his life are minimal, compared to if the courts got involved and punished the kid for you.
Reminds me of a scene I saw as a kid watching America's Funniest Home Videos, where Bob Saget "fixed" the omnipresent VCR clock which invariably flashes "12:00", by sticking a piece of masking tape over it.
Specs never have mattered to the common user... but as long as a newer device seems 'bigger', or is purported to support newer technologies replete with acronyms, or can support newer apps, it will seem superior.
But it's not just about the source... it's about the community, the support from the original authors, the available knowledge and comprehension that transcends wiki docs, as well as having a team large enough to be able to realistically continue its development in the foreseeable future. To lose these things abruptly doesn't mean that all the source code was deleted but rather that the virtual ecosystem was.
Never had to buy a TI-84, but this (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Bisha.TI89EmuDonation&hl=en) looks interesting, and is far cheaper ($3.74 CAD).
Name all desktop and mobile combinations which (a) include all contemporary desktop and mobile options, and (b) which don't include shitty desktop and mobile options.
Impossible, you say? Then your point is moot.
I grew up on Ultima IV and V, and when Ultima VII (Black Gate + Forge of Virtue) came out... well now. I'll just happily exist in this virtual world forever.
...we will forget how to drive. Do you really want someone who hasn't driven in months or years to suddenly wrest control of the car during an emergency situation and expect the outcome to be better than what the computer could handle?
Incidentally, it's just been mandated that Ontario's minimum wage will go up to $11 from $10.25. Nice to see the peons slowly catching up to inflation right before it takes off again.
I find since having gotten rid of service from the local cable provider (die! Rogers! die!) over 3 years ago, having exactly zero channels to choose from takes comfortably out of "entertainment multiple choice", and into the realm of defining my own style of entertainment, whether from an online provider (NetFlix when they have good content, or other web providers who offer it, if it's interesting), DVD/BluRay (if I want to own it), and other sources for anything else I want to watch.
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...can it be installed on lazy teenagers?
...as simple as it is to get one's hands on a computer and internet access, parents should similarly be equipped with the tools and knowledge to be able to better manage their children's online business. Slashparents, I'm sure, don't have an issue with such things (think worst-case heavy-handed approach with keyloggers, parental filtering, logging, webcam capturing ... we're equipped and capable of knowing every online move). But muggleparents just aren't.
There's the concern, too, that if your 7th-grade kid is defaming someone on Facebook, then you've already failed this 13-year old with poor parenting choices during his formative years, and the impact that parent-driven punitive measures would have at that point in his life are minimal, compared to if the courts got involved and punished the kid for you.
Yulia Tymoshenko. I know, I know, whoosh.
..."Perfect Sense" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt14... Great movie.
My gf would argue that my ability to forget things is unmatched by people struck by lightning...
Great! This should certainly cause gasoline prices to plummet!
Reminds me of a scene I saw as a kid watching America's Funniest Home Videos, where Bob Saget "fixed" the omnipresent VCR clock which invariably flashes "12:00", by sticking a piece of masking tape over it.
u mad bro?
Obviously you've never used Linux in the wild.
I wish it were, on this topic...
Right director, wrong movie.
Specs never have mattered to the common user... but as long as a newer device seems 'bigger', or is purported to support newer technologies replete with acronyms, or can support newer apps, it will seem superior.
But it's not just about the source... it's about the community, the support from the original authors, the available knowledge and comprehension that transcends wiki docs, as well as having a team large enough to be able to realistically continue its development in the foreseeable future. To lose these things abruptly doesn't mean that all the source code was deleted but rather that the virtual ecosystem was.
Never had to buy a TI-84, but this (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Bisha.TI89EmuDonation&hl=en) looks interesting, and is far cheaper ($3.74 CAD).
Buy a Tonga!
Name all desktop and mobile combinations which (a) include all contemporary desktop and mobile options, and (b) which don't include shitty desktop and mobile options. Impossible, you say? Then your point is moot.
I grew up on Ultima IV and V, and when Ultima VII (Black Gate + Forge of Virtue) came out... well now. I'll just happily exist in this virtual world forever.
Think Minority Report-style marketing.
...we will forget how to drive. Do you really want someone who hasn't driven in months or years to suddenly wrest control of the car during an emergency situation and expect the outcome to be better than what the computer could handle?
Let's see if it sticks...
Incidentally, it's just been mandated that Ontario's minimum wage will go up to $11 from $10.25. Nice to see the peons slowly catching up to inflation right before it takes off again.
There's nothing obligatory about xkcd
But java IS coffee!
I find since having gotten rid of service from the local cable provider (die! Rogers! die!) over 3 years ago, having exactly zero channels to choose from takes comfortably out of "entertainment multiple choice", and into the realm of defining my own style of entertainment, whether from an online provider (NetFlix when they have good content, or other web providers who offer it, if it's interesting), DVD/BluRay (if I want to own it), and other sources for anything else I want to watch.
The Romans?
Open source released software.
Don't like the new version? Fork it yourself, and fix it yourself.
Or stop whining.