The first computer I remember really well was my dad’s work laptop he brought home in the beginning of the 1990s. It must have cost a fortune, but my dad always had a very relaxed attitude around computers.
I remember dad saying that there’s nothing permanently bad we can do with a computer – a bold statement in the era without automatic backups and when everyone else was advising kids not to touch the expensive computers! As a result me and my siblings created stories, drawings, games and probably removed the operating system a few times. But most importantly we developed a fearless and creative attitude towards technology.
The closing phrase continues to make me think about when and how introduce ‘computers‘ to my son. At 9 months he’s already aware that the TV-remote and our smartphones are things to play with… and while the remote is just a tool like any toy in the box, the smartphone screen with its neverending source of music and video is a temptation that I do not want him to indulge with…
Do you have a child? How soon and in what forms did you let him/her play with smartphones and tablets?
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I wish WordPress.com supported Webmention. My response is here: https://islandinthenet.com/first-computer/
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Once it used to show a trackback link in the comments area… later on I’ll check that
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I verified that pingbacks and trackback and webmentions were all sent.
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I think I discovered a bug in the way webmentions work. If I link directly to a post on another site, a traditional pingback is created. But when I use IndieWeb webmentions no pingback is sent.
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I think this will allow you to accept Webmentions on your website: https://webmention.io
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This website is on WP.com … so I can’t do anything 🤷🏼♂️
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I verified that pingbacks and trackback and webmentions were all sent.
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Give him time, at just 9 months there is no hurry…
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Absolutely … but I am getting informed on the topic!
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