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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:59:15 -0500 From: "Allen,Steve" <steve.allen@...s.state.tx.us> To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk Subject: Re: INVASION OF THE CHILD HACKERS "Tot"? What the hell is that? Doc - um, you're trippin'. My 5 yr old is on the internet all the time, she can navigate to her own favorite web pages, sometimes we read the news together and talk about what's going on in the world [she likes BBC's web site]. She asks me about my work & what I'm doing with my computer. We google sharks, horses, last weekend we identified a species of moth in our back yard using the internet [the hummingbird moth], we learned about tornadoes-chasers [we watched a house getting lifted off its foundation - way cool!]. My daughter & I learn about all kinds of groovy stuff together using the internet. I'm very proud of her & her computer skills. Personally, I think you're a little whack, so I'm gonna clue you in - It's the freakin 21 century. The crux of the biscuit here is that parents should stay 110% involved with kids, all the time about everything they're up to. Raising children takes a whole lot of time, effort and commitment; my security job here is a cake walk in comparison. And it's NOT about "the internet" [Bad internet! Bad!]. Lame lame lame lame! She's gonna be on a computer anyway - what? you wanna stop kids from learning about the web? Get real! We need to be along side them teaching them, NOT hide it from them! And btw - children are highly intelligent @ 3 - their communication skills are their limiting factor. Computers are a great way for young people to communicate. Bottom line = The internet is a tool, period. No one should be leaving children alone, unsupervised - in front of the web or any other tool. The web is not some new way to baby-sit your shorty so you can get your frickin things done. End note: my daughter is learning things @ 5 w/ the web that I was learning when I was 15 w/o the web. She & her friends are our future, they'll be saving our asses when we're old & frail & they'll be using the internet [or their version of it, whatever that will be]. I think it's great that my daughter is this smart - christ! I wish I had the internet when I was a kid! Besides, we can watch the old foghorn leghorn & bugs bunny cartoons AND homey the clown all on you tube! WooHOO! Homey! Homey! Homey! Homey! Homey! Homey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOL60DbgzYg budda boom budda bing - it's a sweet deal. Sorry all - the paternal instincts took over. I'll shut up now... [no winking little doodle] _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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