I think it is only a matter of time until we something that can exceed C.
Verbs, for example.
And I disagree with the notion that all bias needs to be balanced out by other bias. That smacks of "teaching the controversy" to me.
The parent wasn't saying the bias needs to be balanced out by other bias; he was saying that if the people at the top lie, it takes ten voices of truth at the bottom to reach the same audience.
For the younger crowd, I can highly recommend Computer Science Unplugged. It is a great introduction to the fundamentals of computer science - algorithmic basics, information coding and entropy, finite state automata, and a bunch of other good stuff. Interestingly, the entire course is done without a computer. It has exposition, exercises, and games that reinforce those fundamentals.
It's about 10 hours of coursework, it's free, and it's geared toward the 8-12 year old crowd. My 7-year old didn't have any troubles with it, and was always hungry for more. The novelty of teaching computer science without touching a computer is also compelling.
Now, if anyone can recommend some good coursework on introduction to programming and basic algorithms for the 8-10 set, I'd appreciate it. I haven't found any good educational materials for Scratch (it's all pretty ad-hoc and amateurish), and I think Alice is a bit much for sit-you-down-and-start-programming. Any personal experiences?
Copyrights, patents, and trademarks are very different things; we need to be very exact when discussing them in the context of discussions about our basic liberties, or we can be easily dismissed as not grasping the fundamentals of what we're talking about.
So far, the courts have upheld the scorched-earth approach, and an tying an IP address to a physical location has serviced as sufficient probably cause.
Does that leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling about your open WiFi?
Yep. There's no exclusive rights here at all.
Anything else is 3 wolves and a sheep having grass for dinner.
Suggest you just sit there and wait till life gets easier.