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Technology for Toddlers?
July 31st 2004, 06:53 CEST by Jibble

Kids learn a lot through manipulation of our three-dimensional world. If you've ever sat down for a four-hour session of repetitive video gaming, you know what I'm getting at here. Are kids really learning anything from all of those kid-oriented web sites, or are they just learning how to jump through the right hoop and then doing it over and over without additional challenge? Do you think that the family discussed in the article is a typical example, or an exception to the norm?

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#861 by Ergo
2004-09-01 21:51:54

#841 Jibble

Thank god I use an optical trackball and never have to worry about having too little room on my desk or having to stay on a mouse pad.

Yeah, that's a problem I have every day. Woe is me.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#862 by Jibble
2004-09-01 21:53:13

Those of us in cubicles understand how important desk space is.

убийство!

#863 by Ergo
2004-09-01 22:00:06

n00b.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#864 by Greg
2004-09-01 22:07:56

When I had a cubicle (at 2 different jobs), desk space was never at a premium. I have an office now, and desk space isn't a premium.

こんにちは

#865 by Penguinx
2004-09-01 22:10:35

I'm just kidding, Yot. What are the DVD inserts for, if you don't mind my asking?

The hand is going to get you!

#866 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:14:36

#864 Greg

When I had a cubicle (at 2 different jobs), desk space was never at a premium. I have an office now, and desk space isn't a premium.

If I were using a mouse, I'd have nowhere to store all these stuffed animals, pictures of my wife, yo-yos, magnetic construction sets, pewter Futurama figures, rubber chickens, red staplers, stolen pens, fans, water jugs, and this clickity-clack thing.

убийство!

#867 by Greg
2004-09-01 22:15:30

That's one gigantic mouse you must have.

こんにちは

#868 by Ergo
2004-09-01 22:15:56

Shit, Jibble, you just described my office.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#869 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:17:38

I left out the miniature basketball goal, but technically that's on the wall so it doesn't count.

убийство!

#870 by Penguinx
2004-09-01 22:18:14

Is the stapler a red swingline?

The hand is going to get you!

#871 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:20:49

Fukin' a right, it is.

убийство!

#872 by Penguinx
2004-09-01 22:22:02

If you keep using profanity like that, I'll burn this place down.

The hand is going to get you!

#873 by E-ph0nk
2004-09-01 22:25:37

The roms were mentioned here I guess? Dunno - but whatever.

Lo-bat is a belgian producer who uses only gameboys to make his music. He does live shows performing with just two gameboys and a mixer. Check out his website where you can download some of his songs - they are quite nice imo: http://www.lo-bat.be/

*sigh*

#874 by Ergo
2004-09-01 22:26:49

I have a bobblehead Col. Sanders, a buddy Christ, a plush Cthulhu, a plush Nyarlathotep, a complete Animaniacs stuffed collection and a Kick The Cheat, among many other things.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#875 by gaggle
2004-09-01 22:29:58

I let others around me buy toys. My desk is/was clean and tidy, with the monitors, the keyboard, the mouse and a lamp as the only regular items. And for Gods sake no movieposters on my walls.

superman flying in the movies is a plot hole because there isn't any reasonable method of propulsion

#876 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:30:01

The only thing you have that I have is the Cthulhu.

I also have a disco bunny suit guy from days long ago (Intel bunny suit, not rabbit bunny suit).

убийство!

#877 by Penguinx
2004-09-01 22:33:32

E-Phonk, that is some cool stuff. I regularly blast his stuff while sitting in traffic to the horror of my peers.

Also, Jibble, Ergo, plush Cthulhu pictures, NOW.

The hand is going to get you!

#878 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:34:34

#877 Penguinx

E-Phonk, that is some cool stuff. I regularly blast his stuff while sitting in traffic to the horror of my peers.

Also, Jibble, Ergo, plush Cthulhu pictures, NOW.

Right, I'll just let my boss know it's for the web site I post to all day.

убийство!

#879 by Penguinx
2004-09-01 22:35:46

Sounds good to me.

The hand is going to get you!

#880 by gaggle
2004-09-01 22:36:34

Hey, it works for Penguin.

superman flying in the movies is a plot hole because there isn't any reasonable method of propulsion

#881 by Penguinx
2004-09-01 22:37:31

This plush Cthulhu? If so, that totally rocks.

The hand is going to get you!

#882 by Hugin
2004-09-01 22:38:06

My desk has...a stuffed camel, a couple Totoro toys, and then a bunch of gifts either given to me by the kids of coworkers (drawings, dolls, etc) or Chinese visitors (the variety of items boggles the mind), for whom it's apparantly a Neccessary Social Thing.

#883 by jjohnsen
2004-09-01 22:38:27

Plush Cthulhu

Sgt Hulka-I punched the toilets for about 5 mins and never got them to flush.

#884 by jjohnsen
2004-09-01 22:39:04

Damn that penguins fast.

Sgt Hulka-I punched the toilets for about 5 mins and never got them to flush.

#885 by Caryn
2004-09-01 22:39:08

My desk is normal - no weird accoutrements on it. My office wall has a couple of things hanging on it, most notably the pencil "Hellchick" drawing that Gabe of Penny Arcade did of me (for a GameSpy feature - my husband asked me to sign and send the pencil sketch as a birthday present, which he framed and hung for me). And I have Quake 2 action figures and DOOM 3 pewter figurines on one of my bookcase shelves.

"It's a game. Let them put a packet of sugar in the tea, let them decorate the walls a little, and for god's sake sit on this cushion. It won't kill you." - Hugin

#886 by Caryn
2004-09-01 22:40:27

#885 Caryn

(for a GameSpy feature - my husband asked me to sign and send the pencil sketch as a birthday present

Asked HIM, as in Gabe. Jesus, English isn't my native tongue today.

"It's a game. Let them put a packet of sugar in the tea, let them decorate the walls a little, and for god's sake sit on this cushion. It won't kill you." - Hugin

#887 by Ergo
2004-09-01 22:40:44

#881 Penguinx

This plush Cthulhu? If so, that totally rocks.

That's the one I have.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#888 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:43:00

#881 Penguinx

This plush Cthulhu? If so, that totally rocks.

Yes, that one.

I also have this guy. He looks like a regular rabbit when you close his mouth, and it's always amusing to show it to new people.

убийство!

#889 by yotsuya
2004-09-01 22:44:15

Px-

The DVD inserts will be for my wedding demos. I plan to distribute them at a show in January.

That's a beautiful way to go. Shot by Yot. In more ways than one. -mgns
I wear my sunglasses at night.

#890 by Ergo
2004-09-01 22:45:42

Jibble--

I MUST HAVE ONE!!!

One other cool toy I have is an orange egg. You wind it up, then set it on the floor. After a few seconds the egg pops open and out walks a tiny T-Rex.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#891 by CheesyPoof
2004-09-01 22:45:51

On my desk I have books, 8 empy soda containers, loose papers and other crap. No geek memoribila is on display. What I do have is in a box that I've not yet unpacked since I moved into this cube two months ago.

#892 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:46:51

#890 Ergo

One other cool toy I have is an orange egg. You wind it up, then set it on the floor. After a few seconds the egg pops open and out walks a tiny T-Rex.

That sounds pretty cool. Where'd you get it?

убийство!

#893 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:47:51

My home desk is a little more sparse, as I spend less time there than I do here. Off the top of my head, I know there's a Jack-in-the-Box Pez dispenser and a "JIBBLE" Texas license plate (yes, it's real, no, I didn't keep them for more than a year).

убийство!

#894 by Ergo
2004-09-01 22:49:34

Jib--

A friend gave it to me. I don't exactly remember where he got it--I think it's Japanese.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#895 by gaggle
2004-09-01 22:50:08

Hellchick was once defeated in Giants: Citizen Kabuto by a mech soldier in a chopper. The person that did this received a free lifetime Gamespy subscription. That person is a friend of mine. Yes, true story, however shocking it may sound.

This has been Jon's Inane Storyhour.

superman flying in the movies is a plot hole because there isn't any reasonable method of propulsion

#896 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:50:18

I'll give you five dollars for it.

убийство!

#897 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:51:00

#895 gaggle

The person that did this received a free lifetime Gamespy subscription.

Is that a prize, or a punishment?

убийство!

#898 by Jibble
2004-09-01 22:51:10

<3 chris, miss him :(

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#899 by Ergo
2004-09-01 22:55:28

#896 Jibble

I'll give you five dollars for it.

And you'll get NOTHING.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#900 by Greg
2004-09-01 23:09:35

My office has a Mike Schmidt bobblehead, a Steve Carlton bobblehead, a mini replica of Veterans Stadium, a shot glass from Iceland, a terra-cotta statue, a metal slinky, a litany of glass bottles that should really be thrown out, and a whiteboard that is completely covered in various bizarre phrases and drawings, that mostly relate to work and coworkers.

こんにちは

#901 by Ergo
2004-09-01 23:27:48

I have a similar whiteboard.

Repeat after me--I am sofa king we Todd Ed.
DVDs

#902 by Penguinx
2004-09-01 23:44:27

I'll buy one of those rabbits on my way to the 'Funny Walks Society' meeting later tonight.

The hand is going to get you!

#903 by Max
2004-09-01 23:45:32

My office has an MLS hack that looks like a soccer ball, a can of Spider-Main Real Web Fluid, 6 different mugs from tech companies that I got back in the day, two stacks of audio and mp3 CDs, 7 tins of varying mints, a bunch of old Star Wars action figures, a 10" Lara Croft action figure (with real underwear!), three MacFarlane Matrix figures, the requisite mini-basketball hoop (in Tigger colors - a present from my kids), a framed painting done by my oldest daughter, some Star Wars micromachines (the X-Wing and TIE), a medical rescue HumVee Hot Wheels, 3 broken Palms/Handsprings, 1 working Palm III (don't ask), two printers, two unused watches still in the boxes, a Matrix Revolution poster I stole from a dumpster behind Best Buy, my webcam, many pictures of wife and kids, 4 different pencil/pen holders, all full, a Senor Mysterioso glow-in-the-dark figure, a generic "Action Figure" that looks a bit like GI Joe, and about 50 different PA, PvP, UF, Red Meat, The Onion, and SinFest comics. Oh, and a Catbert plush that someone gave to me and which has googly eyes drawn on it. I still have about 20 square feet of desk space for my mouse. No whiteboard; those are evil.

Watch out for cocks, I had an unpleasent experience with that recently. -gaggle
Check your FSI!

#904 by yotsuya
2004-09-01 23:47:37

a Matrix Revolution poster I stole from a dumpster behind Best Buy,

Geek

That's a beautiful way to go. Shot by Yot. In more ways than one. -mgns
I wear my sunglasses at night.

#905 by Shadarr
2004-09-01 23:48:12

My desk is buried in paper. So's my desk at home.

My computer desktop is utterly tidy, however.

Unprovoked abuse, in comic form.

#906 by Max
2004-09-01 23:56:42

Actually, I have to confess, I didn't actually steal the Matrix poster from a dumpster. My friend Jerry who works there rescued it from the dumpster for me. But he said he'd be in BIG TROUBLE if he got caught.

Watch out for cocks, I had an unpleasent experience with that recently. -gaggle
Check your FSI!

#907 by jjohnsen
2004-09-02 01:48:16

My desk is covered in pantone guides, vinyl samples and scraps of paper that I clear off every three months. I've never attempted to make it more homey with toys, although I do have a picture of my daughter.

Sgt Hulka-I punched the toilets for about 5 mins and never got them to flush.

#908 by Dumdeedum
2004-09-02 01:54:26

Other than the usual bits of paper and CDs and crap, I've only got a plant, a small rubber cow with a couple of buzzard feathers stuck in it, a 10 franc coin, a half-penny, a rubber band ball and the motor from a hard drive on my desk. I've never really seen the point of all the assorted geek toys people seem to collect, but each to their own.

MP3 of the week: Simian - La Breeze.mp3 (?)

#909 by jjohnsen
2004-09-02 01:58:15

How much can you buy with a half penny? Are they as worthless as an American penny?

Sgt Hulka-I punched the toilets for about 5 mins and never got them to flush.

#910 by Shadarr
2004-09-02 02:05:39

Twice as worthless!

Unprovoked abuse, in comic form.

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