Look... if you're kids EVER went through all that SUCCESSFULLY and you find out, then you need to sit down with them "I hope you've learned a lesson here... the good things in life take work!"
Why do people pretend like this is hard? I do design engineering for a living so I'm not just talking out of my ass when I say that this is kick-ass easy stuff. Paper requirements? Like that's hard. Confirming paper requirements... just get a damned optical scanner and you can crank though a toilet paper sized roll of paper in no time flat. ("OMG it'll take WEEKS to confirm all the paper backups!!!")
Code that is code reviewed by the general public?
Using off the shelf electronics (not ASICs) for easy electronics verification?
Hash checks to make sure the code is correct?
Stable non-volatile system for power outages and the like?
It is 100 times more complex to build the stereo in your car than to develop a simple accurate voting machine and yet the whining that is involved with this is amazing. I just don't get it? What are people's ulterior motives in this? With this much BS propaganda flying around there has to be something.
don
I don't think the internet really makes as much distinuction between 18 and 19 yr olds as you think. I know the porn-nazi's out there will flip out and say we're corrupting our youth, but it's so easy to see porn and kids (guys) are sexually developing well before 18. Frankly I'm supprised that the percentages are so low. I personally saw porn on the internet at around the age of 12-13ish (that's 23-24 yrs ago)... back before the "internet" was a few BBS's. I was experimenting with masterbating in by the age of 10. I was not sexually abused, no one led me to my sexual exploration, and i think i turned out very healthy. I'm happily married with a kid on the way.
The internet is a great way to explore your own personal sexuality wihtout getting taken advantage of by older more sexually mature people. Frankly I believe that the internet will completely change the way our society views sex and I really hope it's sooner rather than later.
don
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Look... if you're kids EVER went through all that SUCCESSFULLY and you find out, then you need to sit down with them "I hope you've learned a lesson here... the good things in life take work!"
-don-
Why do people pretend like this is hard? I do design engineering for a living so I'm not just talking out of my ass when I say that this is kick-ass easy stuff. Paper requirements? Like that's hard. Confirming paper requirements... just get a damned optical scanner and you can crank though a toilet paper sized roll of paper in no time flat. ("OMG it'll take WEEKS to confirm all the paper backups!!!") Code that is code reviewed by the general public? Using off the shelf electronics (not ASICs) for easy electronics verification? Hash checks to make sure the code is correct? Stable non-volatile system for power outages and the like? It is 100 times more complex to build the stereo in your car than to develop a simple accurate voting machine and yet the whining that is involved with this is amazing. I just don't get it? What are people's ulterior motives in this? With this much BS propaganda flying around there has to be something. don
"Just pull this lever and we'll tell you which candidate you've won!" don
I don't think the internet really makes as much distinuction between 18 and 19 yr olds as you think. I know the porn-nazi's out there will flip out and say we're corrupting our youth, but it's so easy to see porn and kids (guys) are sexually developing well before 18. Frankly I'm supprised that the percentages are so low. I personally saw porn on the internet at around the age of 12-13ish (that's 23-24 yrs ago)... back before the "internet" was a few BBS's. I was experimenting with masterbating in by the age of 10. I was not sexually abused, no one led me to my sexual exploration, and i think i turned out very healthy. I'm happily married with a kid on the way. The internet is a great way to explore your own personal sexuality wihtout getting taken advantage of by older more sexually mature people. Frankly I believe that the internet will completely change the way our society views sex and I really hope it's sooner rather than later. don
you know... technically the whole world is an "analog video signal" so camcorders would also be illegal. don