[wplug] computer use for the young

[Teodorski, Chris]

Personally, I've found this whole thread very amusing....although I do tend to agree with Don's comments regarding the tire iron.  Unrestricted, uncontrolled access to television and the Internet by children is absolutely a bad idea.   

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanco, Donald [mailto:VANCOD at pios.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:29 PM
To: 'wplug at wplug.org'
Subject: RE: [wplug] computer use for the young

squeegy-wplug wrote:
> I don't remember writing that TV had no merits, nor that all media on
> tape or DVD was devoid of merits.  As to what to what you like to do
> when you can't watch your tv, that is your own choice.  
	Thanks to Linux it's not a concern any more - I have two TiVos and a
dual LNB satellite dish - my evenings are 100% filled with rich, savory
television.

> Personnally I
> can think of alot of things more interesting then eating dirt or
> picking fuzz, but hey you know what you like.
	Fortunately, I wasn't cloistered as a child, deprived of input and
stimulus beyond what my parents could envision as worthy, so my development
went far beyond dirt & fuzz, but sometimes you just can't get any better
than "the good old days".

> Of course this discussion is silly.  you have no chance in the world
> of changing my mind and I have no chance in the world of changing
> yours, unless of course I put it on tv.
	Well, as long as it didn't conflict with re-runs of "Fiends" or
"Seinfeld" I /might/ tune in.  Maybe you could do a script treatment for
South Park - that would rock!

Don