OT Kids and computers

My 9-year-old son, Billy, asked if he could use the computer to search
the web for information about using a cactus for electricity. I asked
him if he knew how to search the web and he said yes. He went to
yahooligans.com and started searching. He didn't find any good
information so I showed him how to seach an online encyclopedea. We
found an article about cacti and there was a link on the page to print
it. Clicked the link and it wanted us to sign up for some crap so I
told him I'd teach him how to cut and paste. I started to show him
how to highlight the text and he interrupted me. I told him to just
listen a minute and then showed him how to highlight the text, then
right-click and then click "copy." Then we opened up Notepad and I
said "Now, I click 'edit' and then 'paste.' See how it pasted in the
stuff we just highlighted? Neat, huh?" He said "Yeah. You could
have pressed ctrl-v to paste it instead, though." *ahem* I'm glad I
was able to help clear up the whole cut-and-paste thing for him. I'm
not looking forward to the day when I explain the birds-and-the-bees
to him... I might be in for a shock. Hell, I might even learn
something. :-)


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"There's nothing wrong with a little killing as long as the right people get killed."
- Inspector Harry Callahan

Shaggie wrote:
>
> My 9-year-old son, Billy, asked if he could use the computer to search
> the web for information about using a cactus for electricity. I asked
> him if he knew how to search the web and he said yes. He went to
> yahooligans.com and started searching. He didn't find any good
> information so I showed him how to seach an online encyclopedea. We
> found an article about cacti and there was a link on the page to print
> it. Clicked the link and it wanted us to sign up for some crap so I
> told him I'd teach him how to cut and paste. I started to show him
> how to highlight the text and he interrupted me. I told him to just
> listen a minute and then showed him how to highlight the text, then
> right-click and then click "copy." Then we opened up Notepad and I
> said "Now, I click 'edit' and then 'paste.' See how it pasted in the
> stuff we just highlighted? Neat, huh?" He said "Yeah. You could
> have pressed ctrl-v to paste it instead, though." *ahem* I'm glad I
> was able to help clear up the whole cut-and-paste thing for him. I'm
> not looking forward to the day when I explain the birds-and-the-bees
> to him... I might be in for a shock. Hell, I might even learn
> something. :-)


Psssst: pass it on buddy Never too late for this old dog to learn new
tricks

Jan

>Psssst: pass it on buddy Never too late for this old dog to learn new
>tricks
>

Umm... ahem.. No need. Any new tricks and it could very well kill me.

K.
"So tonight I'll ask the stars above, how did I ever win your love? What did I
do? What did I say to turn your angel eyes my way?"

Shaggie > wrote in
:

> My 9-year-old son, Billy, asked if he could use the computer to search
> the web for information about using a cactus for electricity.

I don't know about cactus, but down the road at MIT they've been making
electricity from spinach.

http://www.nature.com/news/2004/0406...0621-9_pf.html

--
Bill Merrill
Arlington, Mass.
'70 Convertible

cloud8 wrote:
>
> Shaggie > wrote in
> :
>
> > My 9-year-old son, Billy, asked if he could use the computer to search
> > the web for information about using a cactus for electricity.
>
> I don't know about cactus, but down the road at MIT they've been making
> electricity from spinach.
>
> http://www.nature.com/news/2004/0406...0621-9_pf.html
>
> --
> Bill Merrill
> Arlington, Mass.
> '70 Convertible



Done it with potatos when I was a kid.

Make electricity that is.

Jan

Jan Andersson > wrote in
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> Done it with potatoes when I was a kid.
>
> Make electricity that is.

Oh so that's what potatoes are for.

I tried to make vodka out of potatoes when I was a kid. YECCH!! I couldn't
get enough down to find out whether it contained any alcohol. So the next
thing I made was a fake ID.


--
Bill Merrill
Arlington, Mass.
'70 Convertible

Shaggie wrote:
> *clip* ... He said "Yeah. You could
> have pressed ctrl-v to paste it instead, though." *ahem* I'm glad I
> was able to help clear up the whole cut-and-paste thing for him. I'm
> not looking forward to the day when I explain the birds-and-the-bees
> to him... I might be in for a shock. Hell, I might even learn
> something. :-)

This reminds me of the one or two times I asked for help from my dad
on some math assignment. After those two times it was quite clear
to me that I will never do that mistake again. He was a bit rusty
on the math department, but very eager to finish the task. I saw the
light on the assignments after some time and was ready to do them
on my own again, but dad insisted on finishing them himself and I
had to wait and watch... Yeah, dad. You are great, but not necessarily
in maths.

However. I love my dad

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Olli

LOL.I asked my dad for math help once.I was 9th grade,he was E.E. and
computer systems designer.The explaination made sense to him I'm sure but
left me with a sore brain.
"Olli Lammi" > wrote in message
...
> Shaggie wrote:
> > *clip* ... He said "Yeah. You could
>> have pressed ctrl-v to paste it instead, though." *ahem* I'm glad I
>> was able to help clear up the whole cut-and-paste thing for him. I'm
>> not looking forward to the day when I explain the birds-and-the-bees
>> to him... I might be in for a shock. Hell, I might even learn
>> something. :-)
>
> This reminds me of the one or two times I asked for help from my dad
> on some math assignment. After those two times it was quite clear
> to me that I will never do that mistake again. He was a bit rusty
> on the math department, but very eager to finish the task. I saw the
> light on the assignments after some time and was ready to do them
> on my own again, but dad insisted on finishing them himself and I
> had to wait and watch... Yeah, dad. You are great, but not necessarily
> in maths.
>
> However. I love my dad
>
> ---
> Olli