tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post7357717478564003327..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: Great Big Scaryblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-32438541304323988502008-01-25T17:20:00.000-08:002008-01-25T17:20:00.000-08:00Froggy, Nah, I don't really turn to TV for paren...Froggy,<BR/><BR/> Nah, I don't really turn to TV for parenting advice. But I allow that it could have been a good show: That happens not infrequently. <BR/><BR/> But it's always gotta be marketed the same way: "The air you breathe: Killing you? Find out on next week's show!" The breathless headline on the site was undercut by the more reasonable content of the copy, and that's something.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-12318805195991637462008-01-25T13:21:00.000-08:002008-01-25T13:21:00.000-08:00Blake - did you watch the show? the link in your p...Blake - did you watch the show? the link in your post did not work but I think this piece was much more thoughtful and interesting that something that you'd find on dateline or other shows. No one is really suggesting that the internet is bad for kids. Part of the point of the program was that on-line predators are not really a major threat and yes, simple common sense can address these problems but other issues of teens on-line can be very serious and make problems from the pre-internet age even worse. I think that each case described in the show represents many kids today.froggypragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135843616500795566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-7182692150322855632008-01-24T18:11:00.000-08:002008-01-24T18:11:00.000-08:00There are no "clean" fights, not for realsies.In t...There are no "clean" fights, not for realsies.<BR/><BR/>In the ring, sure, fight fair.<BR/><BR/>In the street, anything that allows you to win goes.<BR/><BR/>'tis a shame that some people treat <I>conversations</I> that way.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-80755772256194895972008-01-24T07:48:00.000-08:002008-01-24T07:48:00.000-08:00I don't think I was the one that got rid of our bu...I don't think I was the one that got rid of our buddy, I was just a pebble in the avalanche of mockery that made him change his persona. At least I like to think so, let me enjoy my delusions.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-43891466644460551202008-01-24T07:46:00.000-08:002008-01-24T07:46:00.000-08:00Maybe so, but it is important to teach your kids h...Maybe so, but it is important to teach your kids how to fight. Especially how to fight dirty. Otherwise they are going to get roughed up pretty bad in life. Just Brooklyn logic, but it seems to work out pretty good.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-14755222032967235652008-01-24T00:40:00.000-08:002008-01-24T00:40:00.000-08:00Are you the one who drove him out?There should be ...Are you the one who drove him out?<BR/><BR/>There should be a a cyber Congressional medal of honor for that.<BR/><BR/>I'm big into stoicism. For kids, though, there's that fine line between not whining and not telling your parents something they should know.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-35280019809370904352008-01-23T08:08:00.000-08:002008-01-23T08:08:00.000-08:00The important thing to do with kids is to teach th...The important thing to do with kids is to teach them to stand up to bullies. In the school yard and on the internet. Look at our old pal Luckyoldson on Althouse. A bigger bully was hard to find. But I started a meme based on his past positions and postings that others picked up on because it rang true and called him out. And he faded away. Or started posting under another name. So let the kids know that you got to listen to Al Swearengen:<BR/><BR/>Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair or fucking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.com