Internet Safety
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I've mentioned before how we don't have any kind of television service in our home. In this age of streaming video, seriously, who needs it? So, naturally, one of our favorite outlets for entertainment is hulu.
At hulu, you can find just about everything you want with limited commercial interruptions. Instead of a two minute commercial break, it's around thirty seconds. Or, in some cases, you're allowed to choose a roughly two minute 'long-form' commercial before your program, and then enjoy your show commercial free! Score, right? Well, most of the time...
The reason we choose to stream television shows is essentially to give us more control. We're not worried about our kids being advertised to, per se, it's just that we don't want them seeing things that they're not ready for, such as 'M' (Mature) rated video games and images from horror movies and the like.
For the most part, hulu is great. But sometimes, while watching a classic episode of She-Ra or X-Men Evolution, you could possibly be subjected to images from the 'M' rated Dead Space, Grand Theft Auto, or Halo 3 ODST. Same thing goes for if you just go to the 'Family' channel and watch something there. Whatever the hot commodity that they're advertising is, that's what you're going to see.
Summer's in full swing. If your blog's like mine, you've seen some definite reductions in readers. And you know what? That kind of gives me hope. That means we're not quite ready yo live underground in some post-apocalyptic cavern trying to sustain the human race. People are going outside and enjoying their families and nature.
