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Seems simple to me, they would have obeyed the rules, yet still got the info out.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c357 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:36:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c357 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/12122122666/fox-sends-cease-desist-letters-to-firefly-fans-selling-jayne-hats-because-money.shtml#c1247 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:26:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/12122122666/fox-sends-cease-desist-letters-to-firefly-fans-selling-jayne-hats-because-money.shtml#c1247 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130315/01534722333/no-photos-sky-bill-trimmed-back-still-could-create-felons-out-kids-playing-with-toy-drones.shtml#c136 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:36:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130315/01534722333/no-photos-sky-bill-trimmed-back-still-could-create-felons-out-kids-playing-with-toy-drones.shtml#c136 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130212/02045321947/do-you-live-constitution-free-zone-us.shtml#c1337 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:52:20 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130212/02045321947/do-you-live-constitution-free-zone-us.shtml#c1337 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130206/06521321890/games-workshop-proves-it-would-rather-bully-authors-than-be-culture-participant.shtml#c637 Thu, 7 Feb 2013 07:19:43 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130206/06521321890/games-workshop-proves-it-would-rather-bully-authors-than-be-culture-participant.shtml#c637 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130204/09415221876/att-can-foist-their-data-plans-you-whether-you-use-it-not.shtml#c720 Wed, 6 Feb 2013 06:44:53 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130204/09415221876/att-can-foist-their-data-plans-you-whether-you-use-it-not.shtml#c720 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130108/20480121614/school-district-wins-suit-filed-against-it-student-who-refused-to-wear-school-issued-location-tracking-id-cards.shtml#c1084 Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:49:35 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130108/20480121614/school-district-wins-suit-filed-against-it-student-who-refused-to-wear-school-issued-location-tracking-id-cards.shtml#c1084 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130108/20480121614/school-district-wins-suit-filed-against-it-student-who-refused-to-wear-school-issued-location-tracking-id-cards.shtml#c114 Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:03:15 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130108/20480121614/school-district-wins-suit-filed-against-it-student-who-refused-to-wear-school-issued-location-tracking-id-cards.shtml#c114 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121219/09124821437/nras-plan-if-we-blame-video-games-movies-sandy-hook-massacre-perhaps-people-will-stop-blaming-guns.shtml#c386 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:29:23 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121219/09124821437/nras-plan-if-we-blame-video-games-movies-sandy-hook-massacre-perhaps-people-will-stop-blaming-guns.shtml#c386
My kids, like every other kid, have had their moments, and, at least in my family, a parent was there to handle discipline and explain the facts of life. (ie. no one owes you anything, in the real world, sometimes you lose, etc)

Maybe the problem isn't the 40+ crowd, maybe it's the people who refuse to understand that it isn't the government, the school, the television, the video game, or the internet's responsibility to raise the kids.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121120/05540921099/tsaairport-security-killing-us-christmas.shtml#c414 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:38:11 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121120/05540921099/tsaairport-security-killing-us-christmas.shtml#c414 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120928/11121520541/dark-helmets-favorite-posts-week-3-reckoning.shtml#c26 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:42:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120928/11121520541/dark-helmets-favorite-posts-week-3-reckoning.shtml#c26 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120823/02230220132/former-marine-detained-held-month-posting-conspiracy-theories-rap-lyrics-to-facebook.shtml#c29 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:36:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120823/02230220132/former-marine-detained-held-month-posting-conspiracy-theories-rap-lyrics-to-facebook.shtml#c29 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120819/22181320092/should-making-threat-facebook-be-crime.shtml#c132 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:27:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120819/22181320092/should-making-threat-facebook-be-crime.shtml#c132 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120814/01010220014/seizing-domains-is-only-training-criminals-to-improve.shtml#c245 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:56:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120814/01010220014/seizing-domains-is-only-training-criminals-to-improve.shtml#c245 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120814/01204420015/shelby-county-tries-to-reveal-authors-nearly-10000-anonymous-internet-comments.shtml#c360 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:49:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120814/01204420015/shelby-county-tries-to-reveal-authors-nearly-10000-anonymous-internet-comments.shtml#c360 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120811/01351419992/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c4 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:35:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120811/01351419992/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c4 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120807/06290019955/australian-advertising-watch-group-says-companies-are-responsible-comments-their-facebook-pages.shtml#c284 Tue, 7 Aug 2012 16:38:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120807/06290019955/australian-advertising-watch-group-says-companies-are-responsible-comments-their-facebook-pages.shtml#c284 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120726/19493919850/if-government-needs-to-step-to-help-your-business-model-you-shouldnt-be-business.shtml#c708 Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:22:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120726/19493919850/if-government-needs-to-step-to-help-your-business-model-you-shouldnt-be-business.shtml#c708 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120730/02565119873/cybersecurity-bill-protecting-us-attacks-keeping-our-own-attacks-secret.shtml#c7 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:18:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120730/02565119873/cybersecurity-bill-protecting-us-attacks-keeping-our-own-attacks-secret.shtml#c7