CockneyRebel
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14 Feb 2010, 8:11 am
Ask them to shoot you, while they're at it. That's what I did at the age of 12, when my Canadian parents wanted me to lose my accent. 
14 Feb 2010, 8:47 am
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14 Feb 2010, 10:15 am
CowboyFromHell
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14 Feb 2010, 12:59 pm
14 Feb 2010, 1:20 pm
CowboyFromHell wrote:
I've paid up to $1200 for my computers, and my parents still kept control over it, even as a legal adult. I'm 20 now, and only moved out last year, and I'm relieved.
The main issue is that even if you buy your own computer with your own hard earned money, you are in your parents' household so you have to go by their rules. But I've been in your shoes. My computer-impaired parents once nearly took the internet away because my MSN email address required to use Messenger (I use Yahoo! email) had "@hotmail.com." "WHAT'S HOTMAIL?!" IS THIS A PORN EMAIL OMFG!!"
I've always been a child in their eyes. Little did they know at 19 I consistently kept a 750ml bottle of Jack Daniel's in my room and even drank it under their noses.
At 15 my parents put parental control on all computers, I couldn't do simple things as edit a forum profile or even go to a few of the cleanest sites, and it was really hard on my mod (later admin) duties on a forum I was on. They didn't set it to be that strict, the software was just like that. Someone on said forum even taught me how to "disable" it by deleting a couple registry files, and it was cool because the parental control software was technically enabled/activated and appeared untouched but was uneffective. It was hilarious, at least at the time.
Don't ask me how I did this because:
I don't remember, it was 5 years ago
And I'd not tell you anyway just in respect to your parents wishes. It's not my business.
The main issue is that even if you buy your own computer with your own hard earned money, you are in your parents' household so you have to go by their rules. But I've been in your shoes. My computer-impaired parents once nearly took the internet away because my MSN email address required to use Messenger (I use Yahoo! email) had "@hotmail.com." "WHAT'S HOTMAIL?!" IS THIS A PORN EMAIL OMFG!!"
I've always been a child in their eyes. Little did they know at 19 I consistently kept a 750ml bottle of Jack Daniel's in my room and even drank it under their noses.
At 15 my parents put parental control on all computers, I couldn't do simple things as edit a forum profile or even go to a few of the cleanest sites, and it was really hard on my mod (later admin) duties on a forum I was on. They didn't set it to be that strict, the software was just like that. Someone on said forum even taught me how to "disable" it by deleting a couple registry files, and it was cool because the parental control software was technically enabled/activated and appeared untouched but was uneffective. It was hilarious, at least at the time.
Don't ask me how I did this because:
I don't remember, it was 5 years ago
And I'd not tell you anyway just in respect to your parents wishes. It's not my business.
More often than not, it's easy to get past stupid restrictions like that, and even if they put the best control program ever on your system, you can still boot it off a live CD if they don't mess with the BIOS (which, let's face it, most parents won't). And even if they do, there are probably ways to hack a lot of BIOS systems too.
Bottom line is, it's impossible to keep proper control of someone's computer.
Good news that the OP isn't really having his computer locked down though
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14 Feb 2010, 2:15 pm
Asp-Z wrote:
CowboyFromHell wrote:
[b]Good news that the OP isn't really having his computer locked down though
I must've overlooked that post, but the whole point of my post despite my random ramblings, was that unfortunately no matter how lame parents can be or how much someone can spend on their own computer, the location of your roof can be the most aggravating parental control device of all.
14 Feb 2010, 3:50 pm
14 Feb 2010, 8:31 pm
