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  1. Re:ALERT! on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1
    Children should have no expectation of privacy

    You haven't been a teenager in a long, long time, have you?

    Here's a good question for you: your child asks you never to read their diary/whatever, because it is private to them, and (s)he doesn't want you to read it.

    Do you:
    1. Agree, and do what they say
    2. Agree, talk things over, but don't read it
    3. Disagree, take it straight away, and look through it, punishing the child for whatever she has done or thought about
    4. Agree, but then read it when he/she is not around

    #3/4, if you do them, are just wrong. If your child doesn't want you to look at something, and is willing to front it to you, then you shouldn't.

    Just in case you didn't remember, us kids are people too, and we have things we'd like to keep private.
  2. Re:Speeding not worthy of tracking... on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    You kidding? I have a permanent nausea from seeing that one time.

    And no, that wasn't a joke.

  3. Re:this addresses teen driving safety how? on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    I've never been to the USA, which is where I assume you live. I live in Australia, but have been to Italy, where the traffic is worse than anything I have ever experienced in Australia, and I found, the only way to get anywhere easily is the train.

    Sure, there are buses, but trains actually help take some of the load off of the roads, are safer, cause less pollution (depending on type).

  4. Re:Harder than that to fool parents on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    Better hope I never go out of the coverage area than.

  5. Re:wouldn't it be easier on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    Because there may be some times when you need to accelerate to avoid a crash...imagine what happens if there's a governor, and nothing happens...

    And I dunno if your governor somehow manages to tell what the speed limit is where I'm driving.

  6. Re:Never underestimate the resourcefulness of teen on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    Well, being inside an earthed metal chassis, it wouldn't be too hard to block.

  7. Re:Why is it a bad idea if they turn off their pho on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    Find a way to put an SLA into my phone...that'll make me remember to keep it charged ;)

  8. Re:I'm sure it was a joke.. on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    Can you push start? I'm only 15, haven't really worked on any recent cars...ony a Valiant, from back when they came with a full wiring schematic, and directions on doing just about anything to it.

  9. Re:No, it's a great idea on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    And lose coverage ONE time, I'm grounded. Go to a movie and I'm grounded. Perhaps if it was acceptable to have the phone on at all times, as well as towers having 100% coverage, 24x7, you'd have a good idea, but i'm afraid it does not work that way.

  10. Re:No, it's a great idea on Using GPS to Track Teens · · Score: 1

    And where do you live that you never, ever, ever lose coverage?

  11. Re:Pull the Plug on Metered HTTP Proxy? · · Score: 1

    Kids need privacy as much as anyone else...if I knew my parents were able to read all of my conversations, i'd suddenly have to start changing my conversations, so my parents don't read stuff I don't want them to.

  12. Re:Occam's Razor on Metered HTTP Proxy? · · Score: 1

    I am, and I'd have to agree. Of course, I would just find a way around whatever limitaitons were in place, but, not every nerd knows Linux, even though they all should ;)

    Either way, cutting off my internet access would only serve to piss me off. Instead of talking on IM all the time, I'd just write a kernel security model or something in my free time.

    Either of them would fill up just as much time.

  13. Re:Clueless you are ! on Flash Makes Splash in Gadgets · · Score: 1

    If that's how you learnt do do things, then that's fine.

    I've always tried to make everything I do portable, and able to work in just about any browser in existance.

  14. Re:It was only a matter of time on When Malware Authors Combine Efforts · · Score: 1

    You mean the Palladium which only allows Microsoft verified software to run?

  15. Re:can't wait on Flash Makes Splash in Gadgets · · Score: 1

    The funny thing is that I have a friend who does some web design...me being the terminal person I am, I open up his site in Lynx. Turns out it's all done in flash.

    The next time I see him, I just pick up my web development book (big one, about 15cm thick), and just throw it at him ;)

    He's gone back to straight HTML since then. I might even be able to get him to do perl :)

  16. Re:Clueless you are ! on Flash Makes Splash in Gadgets · · Score: 1

    I like to be able to open my sites in Lynx.

    Good enough argument?

  17. Re:Just installed it... on NetBSD 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    What's the point if you don't run as root ;)

  18. Re:Yeah but, on NetBSD 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Umm...yes...why wouldn't it???

  19. Re:AOL is sadly the standard on AOL Locks Out AIM Screen Names · · Score: 1

    almost everyone uses AOL/AIM

    Do they? I don't know *ANYONE* who does. All my IM contacts except for 2 are on MSN, and the others are on yahoo. And one of the yahoo contacts has got an MSN account, so I talk to her on that.

    Not much of a monopoly.

  20. Re:Gmail and GPG on New Global Directory of OpenPGP Keys · · Score: 1

    Ummm...Gmail already has SSL.

  21. Re:Forensic Security on Computer Forensics · · Score: 1

    To be honest, the say my school network is going, I figure that they have much better things to do.

  22. Re:Forensic Security on Computer Forensics · · Score: 1

    If it said it was ok to rob the schools bank, then it would give you immunity,

    When you sign the TOS you are saying that you agree that admins are allowed to go through any of your data at any time.

  23. Re:Pot. Kettle. Black. on Apple Threatens iTunes.co.uk Owner · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This guy registered itunes.co.uk. iTunes is an Apple product.

    Mike Rowe registered a site with his own name. I wouldn't feel the same way if Apple was trying to get the domain eyetunes.co.uk.

  24. Re: Exploit? on MD5 To Be Considered Harmful Someday · · Score: 1

    Gnutella is SHA-1. So is XBOX, unfortunately.

  25. Re:Ok on Massive Layoffs At AOL · · Score: 1

    By your logic if 10 people are amost equal, but one of them is behind by 1%, that they should quit and do something else.