Re: PC tech gamers, parents & investors

[daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> Is anyone else having to limit their kid's time here?
> http://www.runescape.com

My oldest kid (in the 5th grade) would love it if we let him play this 
game but we don't.  He saw it at a friend's house.  My wife really keeps a 
close eye on his internet access for reasons similar to your bad language 
example.  Basically, we want to know who he's associating with.  Since 
that game allows interaction with others we haven't let him play it. There 
are enough other entertainment options for kids today anyway.


> Should 5th graders have typing class and computer class? and if they
> finish their assignments early - be allowed to assemble in a virtual
> world on runescape?

Uh, today it's called "keyboarding".  :)  Call me old-fashioned but I feel 
that if kids are in school they should be doing something educational.  If 
they finish early they can have computer time but not to play games.  They 
could work on programming, web design, writing, etc.


> Do we realize that 10/11 year old kids these days know the advantages
> of using different user agents such as firefox/firebug and hacking the
> onlline world?

It's like the cold war--If I don't know the capabilities of the other 
side, I assume that they are capable.  I'm not saying that kids are the 
enemy but I know the kinds of mischief that I would have been interested 
in when I was their age.

> Extremely cool child-hood huh?

Too cool to keep up with.  You didn't even mention kids with their own 
cell phones.  <sigh>


Dave Parnin