How has culture and society changed? Just ask 14-month-old Tyler — the kid in front of us. He keeps looking at my computer and saying something that sounds like Bob the Builder. Bbbbbbbob is really more what it sounds like. But his parents say they let him play with Bob the Builder.com. Damn, they start the kids young on computers in San Francisco.
I think it’s cute that he thinks that Bob the Builder is on my computer too.
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August 27th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
and by a show of hands, how many think it is sad and pathetic Scoble couldn’t even enjoy a baseball game without his computer?
August 27th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
You know what’s really lame? That I can’t visit San Francisco with Patrick without being dragged into the Apple store. Pathetic. And sad.
August 27th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
You mean you DON’T have Bob the Builder on your computer?
And you call yourself a geek!
August 27th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Common. He is already 14 months old. He knows that you can have the website on your computer, because you get free WiFi delivered by AT&T. ;-)
August 28th, 2006 at 3:55 am
The truth is, Scoble was playing Bob the Builder, the kid recognized the sounds and wanted to play, but Scoble, ashamed at himself, didn’t want the parents to know that he was playing kids game.
August 28th, 2006 at 6:24 am
At just 14 months this kid associates computers with entertainment. How do you think he’ll regard it as he grows older?
August 28th, 2006 at 11:15 am
Robert, have you thought that maybe Patrick is dragging you into Apple Stores for a reason?
August 28th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Ross: yeah, to taunt me. :-)
Seriously, his evangelism is working. I ordered a Mac. it should be here soon.
August 28th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
I have 4 kids 6 and under when I log in to my computer at 5:00 a.m. I have to make sure the sound is off becausae who knows what will pop up on the screen and scare the bejeesus out of me.
August 30th, 2006 at 6:26 am
That’s the same as my kid who loves “Baby Einsteins”, and that can play “BRUM BRUM” (a car racing game) with his older brother…. he says either “NSTEEIN” or “BRUMBRUM” when he sees a computer now… :-)
He even talks to his grandad in another country with Skype!
…well, geeks do start their kids in computing early….
[NOTE: I am also going to comment on your Flickr photo, as I can embed images there :-)]