I'll have to disagree. Although you do bring up a valid point, of course kids should be going out and doing regular kid stuff, socializing, etc, waiting until a child is 16 is far, far too long, unless you don't care at all if your child has any technical aptitude. I'm not saying that someone has to be taught to be able to use a computer prior to 16 in order to be functional with it, but rather by the time they're 16, many of their interests will have already formed and technology will probably not be one of them. I'm of course generalizing, there are many cases where this is not true, but I stand by my assertation that for many people, a computer is a gateway to technology, and I for one would not be studying to be an engineer (one field the US has been declining in graduates, I might add) had I spent all my time prior to being 16 learning other skills. Also, kids have been sitting in front of things watching other people act for quite a while, obviously TV. I don't think computers are any more detrimental to children than TV.
"most likely because kids are conditioned from an early age that sitting on your ass watching virtual people on screens doing stuff"
There are plenty of overweight individuals who were brought up before PCs were prevalent. It's just my $0.02 and I think s*k brings up some good points, but if you're going to take the line of thought that computers, and not poor parenting, is the cause of fat people, then you must also agree that we shouldn't allow children to watch TV, read books, or any other activity that involves excessive sitting?
Is there some sort of university program I'm not aware of, pumping out mindless peons by the thousands each year so they can make the same mistake as others did last year?
"Dr. Hibbert: I'm afraid your playing days are over my friend, but don't worry, you can fall back on your degree in--Communications? Oh dear Lord!
Luchenko: Da I know I know it phony major. Luchenko learn nothing, nothing!" - Simpsons
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Yes. It's probably cache issues, or perhaps/.'s server is not telling the browser that the page has been changed since the last browser cache. Just a guess.
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"most likely because kids are conditioned from an early age that sitting on your ass watching virtual people on screens doing stuff"
There are plenty of overweight individuals who were brought up before PCs were prevalent. It's just my $0.02 and I think s*k brings up some good points, but if you're going to take the line of thought that computers, and not poor parenting, is the cause of fat people, then you must also agree that we shouldn't allow children to watch TV, read books, or any other activity that involves excessive sitting?
Is there some sort of university program I'm not aware of, pumping out mindless peons by the thousands each year so they can make the same mistake as others did last year? "Dr. Hibbert: I'm afraid your playing days are over my friend, but don't worry, you can fall back on your degree in--Communications? Oh dear Lord! Luchenko: Da I know I know it phony major. Luchenko learn nothing, nothing!" - Simpsons *ducks*
Yes. It's probably cache issues, or perhaps /.'s server is not telling the browser that the page has been changed since the last browser cache. Just a guess.
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