The Furry Forums
Furry Chat => Rants and Advice => Topic started by: The Past on November 20, 2011, 06:31:13 PM
-
My dad basically believes every person on the internet is just some dumb fat pedophile who sits at the computer all day pretending that he is an attractive young guy/girl who has skill in things.
He believes the news stories of long-distance partners meeting in real life so one can murder the other, goes for every online relationship.
I'm not stupid. I'm not like other kids who will become attached to people on the spot and believe everything they do. I study people. I'm doubtful of what they do. I watch them and think, "is this a lie? Possibly. Let's look deeper. Is there a flaw in this claim? Let's research this, or let's see if he makes another claim that conflicts...", and stuff like that.
I have been on the internet long enough to pick out people's true intentions and behavior in the future, even with text. Most of the time when a noobie totters into the chat, I can watch what they do and think about if they will eventually cause trouble in the future. Sure enough this person will most likely screw up, sometimes within their first few days of chatting.
Sure there are times when I'm wrong---My mate is a good example of this; I thought he was a completely different person and not even close to fit as my mate the first few months of talking with him--- but this is uncommon for me.
Why am I talking about this anyway?
Okay, so, my computer right now is an old serious piece of crap and I need to get a new one soon. There is a member on these forums who I have been talking to tons lately, and he has been building and selling custom desktops. He loves building them, too. A lot of the time he doesn't even care about profit much (He told me that once all he took for labor payment was a cooked meal by the customer. XD ). Anyway, knowing how much he's into computers, I thought he'd be able to build me a sweet desktop. I didn't want it to be a supercomputer, but have just enough power to handle gaming and other programs I like to experiment with. He guided me as he picked out the computer parts and even found an epic-looking case to top it all off.
The computer itself would cost $800-something dollars, and I decided I would pay $100 for the labor.
Only thing now was asking my dad if I can get it. It's a great deal so he shouldn't have a problem with it.
What does my dad think? To cut it short, he said this "internet guy" is lying about his knowledge and experience, and that he can build the computer himself.
To be quite honest, my dad doesn't know as much as he thinks he does. I know this sounds bad, but I trust the "internet guy" more than him with computers. I can tell "internet guy" knows what he's doing. He's been building computers for years and does it with a smile. My dad has only somewhat built this one, pretty much replacing one part then adding a little more RAM (Which brought it up to 768 MB).
I don't want to be mean, but.... yeah.
So that computer I got excited about will never be because, obviously, you can trust absolutely no one on the internet.
-
Parents are bloody idiots and very close-minded.
mine never let me go on the internet alone because "everything" is porn related. what the (removed) didn't know is that my first exposure to porn and my first 2 years of porn addiction was through his personal stash. he used to say a lot of shit about vee and i's relationship, too, but now we're happily together, and my father is still the only one who doesn't accept, saying that our relationship is based on lust, and that she only wants me for my money. 1) I'm broke as it is 2) I don't even think myself as attractive.
point is, there are those parents out there that are so (removed) egotistical that it's (removed) pointless to listen to them. just earn your own keep and take your own path. my dad thinks i'm an idiot when it comes to computers and never trusted me with anything. thing is, he's seen time and time again that i can easily break through his so-called "state-of-the-art" security, and i've built countless computers myself. (paid for college doing it). it's funny, really. i built and programmed computers for 9 years before he finally asks me about computers (reason, I got a job at Best Buy. FAIL).
Post Merge: November 20, 2011, 06:45:34 PM
also, no matter how sweet it looks, paying more than $200 for a shell is NEVER worth it. the 2 best gaming machines i've built never needed more than the Antec 900 or 902 towers, which are priced at $100 and $120 respectively. (each one has 2 80mm fans and a 120mm, plus a "big daddy" fan. yes, the manual actually calls it "big daddy" fan. and expandable up to 7 additional ones.)
Post Merge: November 20, 2011, 06:46:57 PM
you can build a sick gaming comp that can handle anything (except FF14) for only $600-700.
-
my mum and dad are the same
-
i think mine might be a little worse for the fact that my dad's an Electrical Engineer, specifically in computer systems hardware (and he builds a shit-ton of computers a year), and my mother's a Software Engineer, who's been programming in the same company since college, and even her boss's bosses ask her for help.
-
Parents are bloody idiots and very close-minded.
That's "overprotective", not "idiots". They deserve a little bit more respect than that.
@Lita, maybe you should try to make the "internet guy" look better in you dad's eyes by setting up a chat, maybe even webcam chat? I know it sounds awkward but that's a solution and maybe it'll give you an idea for a less awkward one.
Also, $900 should buy a very good machine.
-
yea, i built my last one for only $900.
kilowatt rocketfish power supply
dual nVidea 480gtx's
intel i7 970 Extreme Edition hex core (got it for only $189 through the intel retail program. working for Best Buy has benefits)
Alienware Hexcore Liquid Cooler
LG Blu-ray burner and LG Blu-ray player
Antec 902 Gaming Tower
24 GB RAM DDR3 1400 (Three 8GB sticks. Were nearly impossible to find.)
intel hex-core wireless board
-
what kind of person would your dad think i was? o.O I have plenty of proof posted on the web that I'm for real and I know for certain a lot of people here are for real..
-
Unfortunately "the internet" is just another opportunity for those with nefarious means to take advantage of others, be it on forums on merchandising websites or anywhere someone can hide behind anonymity. Your Dad is merely worried about your safety.
As careful as you are in screening online contacts there are no guarantees. No different than IRL. History has shown us that a person's outward appearance and actions could be drastically different from their true nature. Many a careful person has been duped, oft times with dire consequences.
So what do we do? We can't live in fear every day of our lives. But we can be careful.
I'm not sure what your situation is with this computer build and I don't mean to stick my snout in where it doesn't belong or step on anyone's paws but all I would suggest is that you continue to do what you're doing which is being careful whether it's this incident or future situations.
If you're meeting someone for the first time in person, I would suggest to do it on neutral ground, in public or with other people present.
There are good people on the net. Kind, caring folks who are what they say and don't have ulterior motives. But as the old saying goes it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch.
I hope your computer woes get sorted out
-
They have been watching too many parenting videos...