Posts Tagged ‘News’
New York State Bans Online Gamers Who Are Sex Offenders
Via Kotaku, a story about New York State banning online gamers who are sex offenders. This kind of makes sense, since (I think—I’m not a lawyer) convicted sex offenders are required to stay a certain distance from kids, and obviously kids (in this case I mean humans under the age of 18) are frequently playing games online.
One could argue that this raises privacy issues. But with apps that allow paranoid parents to easily find nearby sex offenders via GPS, sex offenders don’t have an expectation of privacy.
For me, this is yet another argument to keep my kids off of XBox Live or Life With Playstation or OpenFeint or whatever. As I’ve said to them many times—I trust you. It’s other people I’m concerned about.
New York State Just Banned 3,580 Online Gamers Who Are All Sex Offenders (Kotaku)
ThinkGeek iCade 8-Bitty—The Future Of Retro iOS Gaming (UPDATED With Photos!)
ThinkGeek iCade 8-Bitty Action Shot. You know you want one.
Toy Fair is in full swing and I just received an email that made as excited as Han Solo when he learned that Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker were related. ThinkGeek, retailer of all things awesomely geeky, has announced the iCade 8-Bitty. I say this is the future of Retro iOS gaming.
The future of retro what now? Let me explain.
(Note: now updated with photos. Whoo-hoo!)
Father and Son Made Millions Illegally Dumping Chicken Parts
Mmmm... Chicken...
This headline is literally what the story is about. A father and son made millions illegally dumping chicken parts.
I don’t know what to say about that. But I couldn’t let it go unmentioned. Read more »
Justin Combs, Son of Diddy, Gets Football Scholarship
P. Diddy’s son Justin Combs has received a football scholarship to UCLA, according to published reports.
I’m glad things are working out for Diddy, aka Sean Combs. Poor guy hasn’t had much success. Oh wait.
Anyway, good for Justin. The Winnipeg Free Press says that Diddy is proud of his kid (kiddy?), adding, “This is one of the proudest moments of my life. This is everything a father could want for his son, for him to excel at what he loves to do.”
Fair enough. Not having to pay for college is nice too.
Proud father P. Diddy (Winnipeg Free Press)
Dad Kidnaps Daughter’s Rapist
I saw this story by Jeanne Sager on CafeMom and had to post a link. Dad kidnaps daughter’s rapist? Hands him over to the police? Duh.
Here are the details:
Steve Jobs Biological Father Has No Comment On Son’s Death
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died on October 5. I was unaware that he was adopted. His biological father, 80-year-old John Jandali of Reno, NV, had no comment on his son’s death, according to a story in the Reno Gazette Journal. Read more »
Excercise Good, TV Bad
Two news items today that apply to parents and kids alike. Simply put — exercise good, TV bad.
Also — floor down. Ceiling up. Read more »
