Tumblr (3.0; @booticon)http://randymccaig.net/<p>Surely you’ve seen the video of <a href="http://www.litefm.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=421220&article=9738000">the guy who shot his daughter’s laptop as punishment</a>. The majority of commenters on the Internet seem to be siding with the father, claiming that the daughter wasn’t receptive to conventional means of punishment, so he stood his ground, and took things to the next level. People claim that this will have an impact on the girl. They are right, however, it won’t have an impact that is healthy or productive.</p><p>I want to preface this by saying that I’m <i>not</i> against chores. I’m <i>not</i> against disciplining your child when they are in the wrong. That’s not what this is about. A big problem I have is that this man used public humiliation and shame in an attempt to teach his daughter a lesson. Those sorts of tactics don’t teach a lesson; rather, they make the child feel as though they’re a bad person. He justifies it by saying that she made it pubic by posting it to Facebook, however she had privacy settings on her account that would only allow her friends to view her activity. He breached her privacy to view posts he wasn’t meant to see, and that is wrong. Full stop. There’s a debate as to whether or not the daughter bought the laptop. I tend to believe she did. That said, even if she didn’t, what is he going to do when she can’t do her schoolwork now that she doesn’t have a computer?</p> <p>Another problem I have with the way this man went about this whole thing is using lethal force to destroy her computer. You could say he did it for show since it’s on YouTube, and it probably wouldn’t have gotten so many views if he just dropped it out his window, but it’s the message he’s sending in the way he’s doing it. When he posted the video to his daughter’s Facebook, he sent a message: you better watch out, because this what I’m capable of.</p> <p>All that said, sure, teenagers can be cunts. They need to be disciplined, but this isn’t how you do it. You’re damn right that this is going to have an impact on this man’s daughter. She is going to trust him even less than she already did, and is going to be less open about her emotions.</p>http://randymccaig.net/post/17418404746http://randymccaig.net/post/17418404746Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:33:53 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/16871695126/tumblr_lyq8b9FHjC1qa548l&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><b>Big Sir - The Kindest Hour</b><br/><br/> Goddamn I can’t wait for this album.</p>http://randymccaig.net/post/16871695126http://randymccaig.net/post/16871695126Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:24:26 -0500musicCoworker: “My friend died with a needle in his arm.”<br /> Me: “Was he sewing?”http://randymccaig.net/post/13325120496http://randymccaig.net/post/13325120496Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:31:28 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt62st53YV1r4eoiuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://randymccaig.net/post/11569223784http://randymccaig.net/post/11569223784Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:47:22 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt2lknVDw91qe77qeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/11476582459" class="tumblr_blog">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://news.kolbisneat.com/post/11444019585" class="tumblr_blog">The Walking Dead</a></p></blockquote>http://randymccaig.net/post/11477768588http://randymccaig.net/post/11477768588Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:35:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lspcioeUCp1qa548lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of my favorite comics. I’m seeing him next Friday (IN A WEEK), and I couldn’t be more excited.</p>http://randymccaig.net/post/11141873034http://randymccaig.net/post/11141873034Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:32:00 -0400louis ckLouieReligion<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqhr46trpa1qz9917o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jmak.tumblr.com/post/9377189056" class="tumblr_blog">jmak</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Thanks, Steve.</strong></p> <p>Posting designs like this one makes me paranoid, because I can’t shake the feeling that it’s not original. I enjoyed the process regardless, but please let me know if somebody else beat me to the idea!</p> <p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote>http://randymccaig.net/post/11105548721http://randymccaig.net/post/11105548721Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:54:05 -0400Steve JobsdeathRIPAppleTim Cook<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dK_XEGrzHUo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK_XEGrzHUo" target="_blank">Steve Wozniak Remembers Steve Jobs</a></p>http://randymccaig.net/post/11104111715http://randymccaig.net/post/11104111715Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:01:02 -0400applesteve jobssteve wozniak<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsnd18Q7J51qa548lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://randymccaig.net/post/11099941459http://randymccaig.net/post/11099941459Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:48:44 -0400applesteve jobs<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq1yzsF6IX1qearaqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com/post/9085011579" class="tumblr_blog">awesomepeoplehangingouttogether</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>David Attenborough and Richard Dawkins</p></blockquote>http://randymccaig.net/post/9123279292http://randymccaig.net/post/9123279292Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:52:28 -0400richard dawkinsdavid attenborough<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpvznr3LVT1qa548lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My favorite show on TV right now.</p>http://randymccaig.net/post/8879953639http://randymccaig.net/post/8879953639Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:57:26 -0400louietelevisionlouis ck<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqytn7uhA1qa548lo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://randymccaig.net/post/8766696221http://randymccaig.net/post/8766696221Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:51:23 -0400the mars volta<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp04lqWnHE1qz7wfjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nedhepburn.tumblr.com/post/8133349043" class="tumblr_blog">nedhepburn</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Reggie Watts by Matthias Clamer. </p></blockquote> <p>Love this guy.</p>http://randymccaig.net/post/8176050860http://randymccaig.net/post/8176050860Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:03:43 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loyg61o3Eq1qa548lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://randymccaig.net/post/8095201433http://randymccaig.net/post/8095201433Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:15:36 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_losl95bvFP1qcbsxqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://randymccaig.net/post/7980861935http://randymccaig.net/post/7980861935Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:10:42 -0400ricky gervais<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lob5dqHpl61qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/7603958429/huge-bats" class="tumblr_blog">merlin</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>One of my favorite opening lines.</p></blockquote>http://randymccaig.net/post/7614264261http://randymccaig.net/post/7614264261Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:49:03 -0400<p><a href="http://sargenthouse.tumblr.com/post/7535795205" class="tumblr_blog">sargenthouse</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://meandlp.tumblr.com"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo8814G8oX1qbzv4w.jpg"/><br/>me&LP</a> is <a href="http://matthewembree.tumblr.com">Matthew Embree</a> and <a href="http://lisapapineau.tumblr.com">Lisa Papineau</a>. Together they have created a stunning debut release called <a href="http://meandlp.bandcamp.com">Chez Raymond</a>. We are very happy to announce we will be releasing these songs via <a href="http://sargenthouse.tumblr.com">Sargent House</a> August 9, 2011. <br/><br/>Check out the first video for La Belle Tocade <br/><object height="349" width="500"> <param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rEZfQaMc2G4?version=3&hl=en_US" name="movie"><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="349" width="500" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rEZfQaMc2G4?version=3&hl=en_US"></embed></object> <br/><br/><a href="http://usthemgroup.blogspot.com/2011/07/me-lp-matthew-embree-and-lisa-papineau.html">PRESS RELEASE</a><br/><a href="http://meandlp.tumblr.com/">me&LP on tumblr</a><br/><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MEandLP">me&LP on facebook</a> <br/><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/me_and_LP">me&LP on Twitter</a></p></blockquote> <p>What a birthday present!</p>http://randymccaig.net/post/7535850568http://randymccaig.net/post/7535850568Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:13:19 -0400musicsargent houselisa papineaumatthew embree<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo6jsaPzC61qa548lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My reaction after watching the <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/124?ch=1&sd=1" target="_blank">Bioshock Infinite E3 demo</a>.</p>http://randymccaig.net/post/7498508247http://randymccaig.net/post/7498508247Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:40:58 -0400bioshockvideogames<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo6dajkopm1qa548lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://randymccaig.net/post/7494314605http://randymccaig.net/post/7494314605Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:20:43 -0400sex<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnx4mfdXKR1qa548lo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Well, at <i>first</i> I enjoyed using the new version of Tumblr for the iPhone…</p>http://randymccaig.net/post/7304106606http://randymccaig.net/post/7304106606Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:35:00 -0400tumblriphone