Get rid of Windows. Problem solved.
And replace it with what?
Nothing. You can't brick the OS if you don't have one! /s
Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
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Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#202Earlier quoted context omitted.
I just thought of a bizarre but interesting idea - an i3/i5-capable server motherboard with IPMI, and a rock-solid router running OpenVPN in front of the IPMI port. Maybe fractionally higher power consumption, and perhaps you'd need a GPU for it, but if both ends have really decent internet, that could very legitimately work.
> a rock-solid router Make one of these and you'll end up with a lot of money.
Where would be a good place to start? OpenBSD? http://www.skeptech.org/blog/2013/01/13/unscrewed-a-story-ab... Another platform?
It's tricky. You could for example pick seL4, but then you have no router. That could be interpreted as an amazing opportunity to make a new stack, or a feat significantly less interesting and more strenuous than climbing Mt. Everest.
Then on the hardware side, do you pick x86 (complete with firmware that lets you use fallthru to ring -2! \o/), ARM, MIPS, or what? This is a question I've no idea how to answer.
Also, heh, I'm reminded of this:
1. Search Shodan for JAWS/1.0
2. Take one of the results, go to the IP[:port], append "/shell?" and a command, eg "/shell?ls"
3. Try running "whoami"
4. Go back and look at the number of results
5. Visit the IPs normally, and learn that these are DVRs, for security cameras; alternate between dying inside and reattaching your jaw.
Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#203Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is it that hard for you to accept that people use different tools to accomplish the same task?
It's a little bizarre to introduce someone to torrents when you can use google images. Especially someone who is struggling to grasp computing as a whole.
Psst... Didn't want to focus the discussion on the legality of torrenting. Of course she uses torrent for more than only wallpapers. ;)
Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#204Take it away from them. Really, if it means that their identities are at risk, I would not put your parents at risk and persuade or force them to not use the interwebs until they get educated.
Btw, a chromebook does nothing to protect them against identify theft. Don't get them anything, better teach them what they might lose.
Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#205Lightroom is on Android now:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/9/13577740/adobe-lightroom-a...
If you have a recent Chromebook, they can run Android apps =):
Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#206Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ever been to those "super-awesome-hd-wallaper.com" websites? They are FILLED with ads, popups, etc. Instead, you can safely download one of the top wallpaper torrent package on Pirate Bay and get thousands of good quality wallpapers.
I find it a bit ironic that 4chan's /wg/ of all places seems like the safest choice here. Plus, the content is always up-to-date
wallbase.cc used to be an archive that scraped the various wallpaper boards on the chans, it worked brilliantly with colour searching, tagging and they had a fantastic supply of dual/triple monitor papers.
Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#207Earlier quoted context omitted.
>And don't tell me about "Google Cloud Print." Cloud Printing requires a PC or Mac connected to the printer and a copy of the Chrome browser running. In this scenario we're trying to replace a PC or Mac, not add to them, so Google Cloud Print is a non-starter. There are a huge number of affordable wifi-enabled printers that support Google Cloud Print. Replacing your existing printer isn't ideal, but it's not a total…
My mom has one of those, a Brother model that loudly proclaims it supports Google Cloud Print. Doesn't work with her Chromebook at all. (Unfortunately we bought it well before she owned a Chromebook so returning is not an option.)
I have a brother printer with cloudprint. It's my favorite printing experience bar none (there is however that creepy part where you send all your documents to google...) but it definitely works with my Samsung chromebook.
Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#208I second what some others here are saying - get your parents a Chromebook (or Chromebox if they want a desktop). I got a Dell Chromebook for my mother. It's nigh on unbreakable, and is great for non-tech parents. Each tab/app runs in its own sandbox, and it allows them to do the things they want (i.e. browsing). It automatically updates in the background (none of that Windows update rubbish), it has inbuilt malware b…
just out of curiosity, which model of Dell Chromebook did you get?
Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#209I am the opposite of most comments here. Don't stupid her away to a mobile device. We got our mom a computer, a cheap one, and told her to play with it. Break it. Click everywhere. Soon enough she was playing with windows settings. Soon enough nothing worked. She now knew you can brick computer, she is more careful. We fixed the computer and she explored the internet. She asked how she could download wallpapers, we i…
That's pretty much how we all learned. Good on your mom!
Re: Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
#210Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's truly pathetic that Google is selling ads that respond to a search for "Chrome" with malware.
to google for "chrome" on internet explorer Is google being used as a generic verb here, in relation to Internet Explorer's default search engine?
I prefer to bing things on duckduckgo.