Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?

Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by ShaneOG on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @10:58AM (#12901235)

> She asked how she could download wallpapers, we introduced her to torrents and file sharing

But... why?

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by Raphmedia on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @01:14PM (#12902548)

Ever been to those "super-awesome-hd-wallaper.com" websites? They are FILLED with ads, popups, etc.

Instead, you can safely download one of the top wallpaper torrent package on Pirate Bay and get thousands of good quality wallpapers.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by ulucs on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @01:28AM (#12906721)

I find it a bit ironic that 4chan's /wg/ of all places seems like the safest choice here. Plus, the content is always up-to-date

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by amiga-workbench on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @08:44PM (#12916939)

wallbase.cc used to be an archive that scraped the various wallpaper boards on the chans, it worked brilliantly with colour searching, tagging and they had a fantastic supply of dual/triple monitor papers.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by Raphmedia on Thursday November 10, 2016 @09:27AM (#12920575)

There's alpha.wallhaven.cc now but it's nowhere as good as wallbase used to be.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by ulucs on Thursday November 10, 2016 @02:06AM (#12918343)

now that looks like something that can be a nice side-project. Thanks for the great idea!

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by jonwachob91 on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @05:18PM (#12904472)

Or ya know... Google Images...

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by dajohnson89 on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @06:30PM (#12904933)

Is it that hard for you to accept that people use different tools to accomplish the same task?

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by CardenB on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @02:34AM (#12907176)

It's a little bizarre to introduce someone to torrents when you can use google images. Especially someone who is struggling to grasp computing as a whole.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet? by Raphmedia on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @04:11PM (#12914710)

Psst... Didn't want to focus the discussion on the legality of torrenting. Of course she uses torrent for more than only wallpapers. ;)

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