Ask Slashdot: Keeping Your Media Library Safe From Kids? 307
Serenissima writes "I've spent many hours building my Media Library in XBMC and scraping all the DVD Covers and Fanart. And I love it, I can pull up movies on any computer or device in the house. I played a movie for my son the other day so I could get some cleaning done without him being underfoot. I noticed shortly after that the sound coming from the other room was from a different movie than I played for him. I snuck up and watched for a few minutes and saw him use a trackpad to navigate to the stop and play buttons of different movies in his folder. I know it's only a matter of time before he realizes he can see all of the movies. I don't want him to have nightmares because he saw the T-1000 stab someone in the face. The quickest solution I can think is a screen saver with a password. It's mildly inconvenient to me, but would stop him from accessing anything. However, I remember how much more I knew about computers than my parents when I was a kid, and I have a feeling he's going to surprise me one day. There's a lot of ways out there to stop it, the way we do it now is to not let him watch anything unless we're there (but there are only so many times I can watch the same kid's movie). How do YOU guys find yourself dealing with the convenience of running your own server while keeping your media safe from prying eyes?"
Re:RTFM (Score:5, Funny)
It could have been worse. He could have linked to this http://lmgtfy.com/?q=XMBC+lock [lmgtfy.com]
Re:Knowing more than parents... (Score:5, Funny)
You called?
you bult a media server? (Score:3, Funny)
but you can't google?
http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/2012/08/13/parental-control-for-xbmc-addons/ [xbmchub.com]
Re:Try being a parent. (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone that disagrees with me doesn't have a child. All children are the same, too, and that's why everyone's opinion about how to raise a child will be the exact same.
Re:Safe from kids? No problem! (Score:3, Funny)
Can we be clear on this? Does "adult video" harm children?
Yes, it does.
I grew up with computers, and early on pressed my parents into getting me access to the Internets. I saw plenty of pixelated, low-resolution boobies and at the ripe age of thirteen, was having sexy IRC times with what appeared to be hawt nerdy college chicks.
I went on to become a systems administrator.
Parents, don't let this happen to your children. Teach them to be developers; they get paid more and don't have to wake up at 3 AM because some drunk C-level forgot his password.
Re:two choices (Score:5, Funny)
OP is asking how to secure media on a media server...and one of the solutions is to put them on a media server?
Well, yes, that;s not such a bad idea. Have two media servers - one open and one locked down. ;)
Perhaps a third one too
What state would the third one be in? Open and locked down at the same time? Is that the set-up that Schrodinger opted for with his media?
Come on... (Score:4, Funny)
Why don't you just admit you don't want your wife seeing your collection of My Little Pony hentai?
Re:two choices (Score:2, Funny)
I just don't have kids.
Relax or get seriously bent, those are the options (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine it man, Kids running around nude in Africa have more knowledge about real life than your sheltered children. They know how babies are made because they got the water from the stream and helped out with some other birth, rather than some nurse. They know of the finality and consequence of death and respect danger because they've gutted animals to help their parents cook, or even killed beasts themselves. Hell, these 3rd world kids will be giving back to their community while yours will be throwing tantrums about not getting some worthless toy -- And you're worried about censorship? Damn, seek professional help or chill, the actual fuck, out.
You didn't turn out all fucked up despite knowing so much more about computers than your parents, and seeing the things you did that your parents wouldn't have approved of. Your parents didn't even inform you about masturbation! Why are you raising your children to be so damn ignorant about the world? Look, I don't really care why. Thing is, you're a parent now, time to man up and delete the damn movies if you don't want your kid to see them, and you can't be troubled to actually learn how to fucking USE *nix file system permissions or set up accounts on a damn multi-user OS. I mean, you come HERE? Asking US?! "What would Slashdot have me do?" Well, first off I'd have you neutered, you ignorant son of a bitch (that's right, I just called your mom a bitch -- it's for not being OK with what you wanted to watch when you were a kid), then secondly I'd ship your kid to a 3rd world country where they may die, but at least they won't be brain damaged by the likes of a lamer like you!
Re:two choices (Score:5, Funny)
Re:two choices (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Knowing more than parents... (Score:4, Funny)
Did you take intro to statistics yet?