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Family

Profane- But Funny and True

Deadspin is a sports news site, mostly famous for their hatred of ESPN. That said, they also write about other things such as parenting. This article I found myself agreeing with just about everything in it. It’s a tad profane, but if you can stomach and f-bomb or ten, then it’s an amusing and an illuminating read.

I’ve committed all of these errors except for the chasing one. But don’t attribute that to any special insight on my part other than, we don’t live in a palace and there’s only so far they can run. I pretty much agree with all of them except the power-struggle stuff. For my money, the parents are the boss and the kids have got to learn that. Naturally, they will challenge on occasion and those situations need to be dealt with accordingly. Thus, power struggles are unavoidable.

Otherwise, no quibbles.

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Computers

SOPA and PIPA Primer

For those wondering what all the hub-bub is about regarding SOPA and PIPA, Wired has a pretty good rundown on what’s at stake. They’ve “blacked” themselves out along with several other websites to protest the bills. Here’s their rundown on what the legislation is all about.

The bottom line is powerful interests don’t like the freedom the Internet provides and rather than addressing the problem themselves, they’re trying to muscle lawmakers into enacting a series of laws that can be abused endlessly.

Lastly, here’s a link where you can tell your Congressman your opinion.