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Have to move a bunch of firewood up to the Norton Brook reservoir for solstice silliness tomorrow. 
I was dead inside, but now it’s been flushed. Coffee is priming me up for a second dead inside removal.
Gym has been gym’d. Kid has been daycare’d. Not sure what’s next.
Gym has been gym’d. Kid has been daycare’d. Not sure what’s next.
under the weather. covid test came back negative thankfully. easy day at work thankfully. gonna wrap and ship RMSS today.
Said "FTS" and called in. 6 day weekend! I should ride a bike before we get hit with the below zeros.
coffee, then wake up and feed sleepy teens. wifey just rolled out. she loves to get first tracks.
in high school i would be out the door by 6am to get firsties
Question for other parent monkeys... my 12 year old son seems interested in Roblox and Discord. I don't know much about them, and did a bit of "my own research", but didn't find anything particularly worrying. They're both opportunities to interact with other people online.
talked to him about being safe (never tell anyone where you live or where you're going to be at any given time, and don't even think of buying anything - your mom and I will notice it on our credit cards!). We also talked about hate speech and misogyny - that people don't have filters when they interact online, so it can be tempting to jump in or pile on, but that they can still have real, severe and lasting impacts on people, so don't be a dick.
But beyond that, I'm not sure what more I can do. I guess continue monitoring and encouraging discussion... Are there any particular issues with those sites? He hasn't really ever been active with online multiplayer games (he has Minecraft, but doesn't play with other people), so I don't know how savvy he is wrt the pitfalls of the cybersphere...
talked to him about being safe (never tell anyone where you live or where you're going to be at any given time, and don't even think of buying anything - your mom and I will notice it on our credit cards!). We also talked about hate speech and misogyny - that people don't have filters when they interact online, so it can be tempting to jump in or pile on, but that they can still have real, severe and lasting impacts on people, so don't be a dick.
But beyond that, I'm not sure what more I can do. I guess continue monitoring and encouraging discussion... Are there any particular issues with those sites? He hasn't really ever been active with online multiplayer games (he has Minecraft, but doesn't play with other people), so I don't know how savvy he is wrt the pitfalls of the cybersphere...
Hey man. I swam 2500 yards early this morning. I haven't swam much since my Ironman and I was feeling it. Glad I got that done though.
I am taking Friday off from work and we're looking at 2" of rain. Swell.
I am taking Friday off from work and we're looking at 2" of rain. Swell.
I am a motionless, apathetic limbo-dwelling sloth (not only) this week. I may ride some bikes this afternoon to deal with this ordeal, so that might be nice.
Yay no 5am transport today so I slept in. only 9 transports today WIN. Espresso, eats and off I go. Gonna hit the weights tonight
The bossman wanted us all to go out after work on Wednesday as a farewell before the holiday, and to buy us a round of drinks. Someone complained and asked if we could just have coffee in the office instead. Asshole coworkers would rather sit and stare at one another in a conference room than enjoy a free beverage of choice in a non-work setting.
So I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
So I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
my kids aren't quite at that age yet, but i think you're taking the right approach. a lot of this holds true for the internet in general
- they might hear mean things, bad words, etc. it's not just a matter of not having filters, but people say that kind of stuff when they know they won't get in trouble for it, or any consequences would be minimal. tell your kids they can always just turn the game off.
- people aren't always who they say they are.
- if something seems fishy, it probably is
- if something seems too good to be true, it probably is
- encourage him to talk to you if he's not sure about something
- you just lost the game
the internet can be a great tool to learn about things and connect you with others that have similar interests. sucks that we have to deal with all this nonsense nowadays.
1TB iPhone 14 pro max has been finally procured and restored via iCloud, I have 87 gigs worth of backup data, literally took 4 hours. Successfully tested the satellite messaging /tracking function and it seems significantly faster and easier than my garmin inreach mini but nowhere near the same functionality. Either way good to have two devices when needed.
in other news, panniers and parts arriving tomorrow may get my on the road to Cabo by Thursday
in other news, panniers and parts arriving tomorrow may get my on the road to Cabo by Thursday
i saw the new bike on fb. how pumped are you?
So, wifeys dad is intubated and fully sedated, and my dad is going into palliative care.
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
No experience with Discord, but my kids play Roblox on occasion. There have been a few instances of some inappropriate comments being made to one of my nieces, and one of my oldest daughters' friends. Our kids are allowed to play it on the condition that they keep the chat function disabled. We've had the discussions about the benefits of the internet, but also about how it's an absolute cesspool, and mostly filled with garbage.
yeesh sorry dude. xmas holidays are always rough for me b/c i lost my grandmother suddenly a couple days after christmas when i was in HS.
i know some games have age filters for online play to help keep this issue down, but it can only be so effective.
Oh man, that sucks.
It’s so fucking fun, hard dealing with pretentious Ducati fucks is the part I didn’t see coming
Coffew shops playing Cat Power. Kill list
Have you ordered a titanium Akrapovič exhaust system for the bike, yet?
Haley is getting into Roblox with her friends. There are some hard fast rules about it - no interactions with people not in her friend group, and I know who they are ,etc. Discord is a hard no-go.
does roblox let you set up private servers? when i got into online gaming in high school that's what we did
not just that, but west coast jabronisI suspect these are Jabronis, not real Italian people...
why is that?
While you have some aspect of control, you never truly know who is in the chat. If you even listened to a headset chat with a bunch of groms playing, holy shit - usually gets brutal and racist if it gets out of their little group from school.