[GLLUG] more Penguicon thoughts

[Caleb Cushing]

I got nothing against kids. but here's the way to look at it.

WE DON'T CENSOR THE COMPUTER LOUNGE

people could look at pr0n on the computers, it would be slow but they could.
they could look at pictures of people with bullet wounds (or there face
blown off, and I know where to find some of this). we aren't censoring
things. I think It would just be better to have a sign kids under the age of
18 _should_ be accompanied by an adult, and we are not responsible for
anything they are exposed to, including but not limited to, profanity,
violence, and nudity. Unless someone wants to install nanny software and
lock the terminal server down next year. Maybe I'll pull a Tyler Durden with
the projector to prove a point (if you don't get the reference go watch, or
read the book, "fight club", I have copies of both).

On 4/24/07, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dude, what's with all the hate?  Kids are beautiful, man.  Next year,
> instead of banning them, we should have activities for them, like
> teaching them freedom songs about Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds,
> painting pictures with The Gimp, and a _March of the Penguins_/_Happy
> Feet_ double-feature on the MythTV box.  Maybe even a Breakfast with
> Tux, featuring scrambled penguin eggs and kippers, if Penguicon will
> loan us their costume.  Then we could print up Penguin Hatchling
> certificates for them to take home.
>
> Seriously, though, what is with all the negative references to children
> in the computer lounge?  I spent as much time there as anyone, and I
> didn't see any problems with them.  They didn't deprive anyone of use of
> the terminals, didn't run around or scream and yell.  You don't even
> know if that was their empty condom box that was found.
>
>                                 Chick
>
>
> Someone Who Shall Remain Anonymous wrote:
> > ...It's just a lot simpler to boot the kids, or if we aren't
> > willing to boot them permanently, boot them after 7:00 or something and
> > then flip the gaming machines into gaming mode until morning, then go
> > back to terminals for the daytime.
>
>
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Caleb Cushing
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