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Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by mixmastamyk »

dijit wrote: post #5

I am genuinely sick to death of people taking up arms in some sort of faction war against their supposed "opponent" technology. I see it everywhere. PlayStation or Xbox! PCMR or Console! MacOS or Windows! iOS or Android! Disturbing tribalism. Liking Apple does not make you cool, not liking Apple does not make you cool. Apple produces hardware and software, it is not a religion. I see so many people taking up arms aga…

Agreed in general.

However, people who use windows/office have a tendency to try to force you to use windows as well. Even today.

Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by generalizations »

hddherman wrote: post #2

I would love to have a discussion with the person(s) who think that having an autoplay video pop up and cover 40% of the article I’m trying to read is a good idea.

I would love to have a discussion with the person who doesn't browse the web with uBlock Origin (or similar).

Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by CaliforniaKarl »

Shared404 wrote: post #66
klyrs wrote: post #17

In the late 90s, my dad was really mad about me experimenting with Linux on my personal computer which I built from parts bought with money earned at a summer job. It was kinda hilarious. He has zero involvement with microsoft, very little knowledge of computers, and tended to be mildly anti-establishment... and since it was 100% my computer, it had zero impact on his life. It really felt like a "my role is to crack…

> when I lined up a sysadmin job starting immediately after graduation. If you don't mind me asking, how were you able to do this? I would like to do this kind of work, but am unsure of how to get into it. I'm perfectly comfortable with Linux, and can hack together tools when needed but haven't had any luck.

For what it's worth, here's what happened for me: During Summer at Ohio State, I worked as a "consultant" in the computer lab. The job involved opening/closing the lab, managing the printers, and providing basic assistance to students (we had to know how the subject matter of an intro sequence).

During Summer, it was so dead, I somehow found my way to contributing to Bugzilla. Those contributions, plus hanging out in IRC, caused me to be noticed by someone who was looking to hire a Bugzilla person. That eventually led to sysadmin, and later more.

Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by [deleted] »

generalizations wrote: post #72
hddherman wrote: post #2

I would love to have a discussion with the person(s) who think that having an autoplay video pop up and cover 40% of the article I’m trying to read is a good idea.

I would love to have a discussion with the person who doesn't browse the web with uBlock Origin (or similar).

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Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by rowanG077 »

dijit wrote: post #5

I am genuinely sick to death of people taking up arms in some sort of faction war against their supposed "opponent" technology. I see it everywhere. PlayStation or Xbox! PCMR or Console! MacOS or Windows! iOS or Android! Disturbing tribalism. Liking Apple does not make you cool, not liking Apple does not make you cool. Apple produces hardware and software, it is not a religion. I see so many people taking up arms aga…

I disagree. Mainly because Apple is the main driving force behind destroying computing. The iPhone today is as much of a computer as my microwave.

Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by leoc »

wayneftw wrote: post #21
dijit wrote: post #5

I am genuinely sick to death of people taking up arms in some sort of faction war against their supposed "opponent" technology. I see it everywhere. PlayStation or Xbox! PCMR or Console! MacOS or Windows! iOS or Android! Disturbing tribalism. Liking Apple does not make you cool, not liking Apple does not make you cool. Apple produces hardware and software, it is not a religion. I see so many people taking up arms aga…

> you don't see tradesmen getting all pissy about people buying DeWalt power drills. Tribalism is everywhere. Dodge vs Chevy vs Ford is one that certain tradesmen might be inclined to take part in. Certainly even tool brands like DeWalt vs Makita. I don't see a problem with it. This is like complaining that people have opinions and that they might argue about them. It's 100% human nature. Arguing against it is like a…

Indeed from what I've heard it seems that DeWalt is despised by many professionals, while some feel that Makita is only one step up.

Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by tootie »

benbristow wrote: post #11
cowmix wrote: post #6

Now that my kids are officially "grown" (18+), here were/are my tech rules for the house: 1) We (my wife and I) do not want to know any of your passwords. 2) No content filters on any device or router level. 3) Mixed OSes (we had Linux, MacOS and Windows in the house). 4) NEVER share your passwords with friends. 5) Anything you email, txt or post to anyone... consider it public. Nothing online is private. 6) No conso…

Why no consoles?

He doesn't want his kids exposed to zsh.

Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by mixmastamyk »

Tech banned in my house :D

- Windows and telemetry-based apps. I do have a VM for a work VPN however.

- Google, except the school district forced an exception.

- Youtube, unless supervised on a shared anonymous tablet.

- Double-click and other advertising sites.

- Third-party cookies, and most third-party javascript.

- No giving out information to any site, make it up if required.

- Alexa etc, wife uses Siri.

As you can see, outside entities have forced a number of exceptions. Other additions:

- Screen time

- dnsmasq whitelist for kids

Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by [deleted] »

cowmix wrote: post #6

Now that my kids are officially "grown" (18+), here were/are my tech rules for the house: 1) We (my wife and I) do not want to know any of your passwords. 2) No content filters on any device or router level. 3) Mixed OSes (we had Linux, MacOS and Windows in the house). 4) NEVER share your passwords with friends. 5) Anything you email, txt or post to anyone... consider it public. Nothing online is private. 6) No conso…

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Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid

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Post by klyrs »

Shared404 wrote: post #66
klyrs wrote: post #17

In the late 90s, my dad was really mad about me experimenting with Linux on my personal computer which I built from parts bought with money earned at a summer job. It was kinda hilarious. He has zero involvement with microsoft, very little knowledge of computers, and tended to be mildly anti-establishment... and since it was 100% my computer, it had zero impact on his life. It really felt like a "my role is to crack…

> when I lined up a sysadmin job starting immediately after graduation. If you don't mind me asking, how were you able to do this? I would like to do this kind of work, but am unsure of how to get into it. I'm perfectly comfortable with Linux, and can hack together tools when needed but haven't had any luck.

Sorry, my experience won't help you much. In the late 90s, I took a programming class at a community college. A classmate noticed that I was a keener; she first approached me for tutoring and later introduced me to her boyfriend who needed somebody to help make a website. I did everything from server admin, maintaining desktops at the office, to writing cgi scripts, html etc., and doing random stuff the company needed like optimizing processes in their warehouse. Our endeavors on the web never went much of anywhere, but it was fun for a few years.

What hasn't changed is the value of networking. My boss's girlfriend noticed me because I was a keener. Rare to make that kinda connection, though.

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