On the topic of Wi-Fi: then your kids must never grow up.
Let’s say there’s Mom, Dad, and two kids. Mom is watching her favorite soap opera streamed on the TV, Dad is browsing the internet (including YouTube) looking for instructions to fix the troublesome washing machine. Junior, who just turned 16, is gaming online on the PlayStation with friends, meanwhile running a group voice chat on his phone. The daughter, only 12 years old, is browsing YouTube and Instagram, all in HD of course. Her friend is sitting next to her on their phone, fully engaged.
Show me a Wi-Fi channel that wouldn’t collapse under all that traffic. Exactly for situations like this, you need one or another wired connection. The console and TV can reduce their bandwidth demand on the Wi-Fi by using Ethernet cables, freeing up space to supply the mobile devices with enough speed.
If, like Nordlys for example, you mostly have peace and quiet from the youth, then Wi-Fi alone is generally sufficient. But with kids around, it becomes a tricky issue, and it doesn’t take long for them to start blaming each other for slow internet.
Let’s say there’s Mom, Dad, and two kids. Mom is watching her favorite soap opera streamed on the TV, Dad is browsing the internet (including YouTube) looking for instructions to fix the troublesome washing machine. Junior, who just turned 16, is gaming online on the PlayStation with friends, meanwhile running a group voice chat on his phone. The daughter, only 12 years old, is browsing YouTube and Instagram, all in HD of course. Her friend is sitting next to her on their phone, fully engaged.
Show me a Wi-Fi channel that wouldn’t collapse under all that traffic. Exactly for situations like this, you need one or another wired connection. The console and TV can reduce their bandwidth demand on the Wi-Fi by using Ethernet cables, freeing up space to supply the mobile devices with enough speed.
If, like Nordlys for example, you mostly have peace and quiet from the youth, then Wi-Fi alone is generally sufficient. But with kids around, it becomes a tricky issue, and it doesn’t take long for them to start blaming each other for slow internet.
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chand198620 Aug 2018 19:12Is SH already based on the Earth from 2018?
The WoW community mostly consists of more or less annoying people who are mainly interested in fantasy stuff, medieval festivals, math, and IT. They might later take on the jobs that are in demand in Industry 4.x.
Provided they haven’t been wasted before by clueless parents somewhere in Mali...
Okay, that’s the stereotype reversed this time. But actively playing is still better than mindlessly consuming TV programs.
By the way, all the gamers I know have turned out fine.
The WoW community mostly consists of more or less annoying people who are mainly interested in fantasy stuff, medieval festivals, math, and IT. They might later take on the jobs that are in demand in Industry 4.x.
Provided they haven’t been wasted before by clueless parents somewhere in Mali...
Okay, that’s the stereotype reversed this time. But actively playing is still better than mindlessly consuming TV programs.
By the way, all the gamers I know have turned out fine.
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Caspar202020 Aug 2018 20:01Especially WoW; no.
If Mali, then proper training; like CS and so on.
Still somehow turned out alright for me.
If Mali, then proper training; like CS and so on.
Still somehow turned out alright for me.
Now I finally remembered again why I dislike public transportation so much. Some time ago, there was a discussion on Hart aber Fair about violent video games, and since World of Warcraft was trendy at the time, it was labeled as the violent game... that’s when I realized that politicians have no clue and that ARD/ZDF must be aimed only at uneducated retirees.
Since then, I have been voting for the Pirate Party!
Since then, I have been voting for the Pirate Party!
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chand198621 Aug 2018 08:48This happened after a student carried out a shooting. The student had previously spent years quite isolated in his room, playing video games for more than 8 hours a day.
This gave the usual unpleasant CDU/CSU an opportunity to exploit the case and bring an old demand for "bans on violent video games" back into the spotlight.
Because, of course: If a young man shoots classmates with weapons from a shooting club after years of isolation in his room, undisturbed by his guardians, then his video games are mainly to blame.
The format of talk shows is always the same; depending on the topic, it can make you cringe more or less. But it always gives a platform to politicians or lobbyists who represent the most extreme positions. Everyone has to get their turn, after all.
Therefore: Playing computer games is clearly healthier than letting yourself be numbed by things like this. Especially if you have never truly learned to shoot—in Mali or somewhere like that...
This gave the usual unpleasant CDU/CSU an opportunity to exploit the case and bring an old demand for "bans on violent video games" back into the spotlight.
Because, of course: If a young man shoots classmates with weapons from a shooting club after years of isolation in his room, undisturbed by his guardians, then his video games are mainly to blame.
The format of talk shows is always the same; depending on the topic, it can make you cringe more or less. But it always gives a platform to politicians or lobbyists who represent the most extreme positions. Everyone has to get their turn, after all.
Therefore: Playing computer games is clearly healthier than letting yourself be numbed by things like this. Especially if you have never truly learned to shoot—in Mali or somewhere like that...
Nordlys schrieb:
to Evolith:
Your kids are obviously still young, but that will change. And when your son is always glued to the console playing World of Warcraft and stuff, you don’t give him a LAN port, but instead pull him aside and say, my boy, I see you are a hero, a fighter. We, Dad and I, want to send you to the military so you can defend our homeland in Mali or the Horn of Africa. We will be proud of you, and if you fall for your country and homeland, we will cry, but also honor you. Boy, what do you think about that?
And then let him come… KarstenNice idea, but it won’t work. My husband and I play paintball, so we’re definitely in the “war game enthusiasts” category.
No, he can definitely play games. I actually think WoW (as a former WoW player myself) is very good. I’d take that a thousand times over him playing Wolfenstein. Since his father also sometimes turns into an addict with those games, I know almost all of them. My job as a “HeliMama” is just to limit screen time if necessary and to ban certain games if I don’t think they’re appropriate for him.
My parents never had to do that with me. When a new Sims expansion came out, I practically spent the weekend in front of the PC. During my student years, we would spend hours playing WoW with the Horde or even Call of Duty during a particularly boring lecture. There were times when it was almost excessive, and times when you wouldn’t even touch the game. Still, we were outside in the fresh air, at the latest when it was time to drink. And surprise, I turned out fine, just like all my gaming friends.
My youngest is 3. He has very little to do with gaming yet and, as far as I’m concerned, will continue to have very limited exposure to it for a long time. The oldest is 16 and deep into gaming.
I think it’s ridiculous to dictate to my child how he should spend his free time. If he doesn’t want to go outside, fine. Let him stay inside. As long as his grades, household chores, and social life are in order, he can game until blacking out. I always hated it when my grandpa tried to force me to “behave properly” and play ball games in the park when I was 14. That was okay at 8 years old, but not anymore at 12/13/14! By the way, not even back in my grandfather’s days. Most people forget that at that age they started hanging out smoking and drinking in some dark corners or doing other nonsense. Those were the “outdoor activities.” Sure, some had to help out in the barn for their parents.
The conclusion of this novel: Of course, he will get his LAN port.
@xelly: Yes, but how many people actually know how to operate their router? Most haven’t even changed the password or use abc123 as their Wi-Fi password.
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