William Chops Westfield wrote:
>> This is silly.  He isn't some child home alone.
>
> How do you know that?

Because he said so.  He was in college, apparently got some girl pregnant,
married her, dropped out and now asks "do you want fries with that" for a
living (some of that is my reading between the lines, perhaps incorrectly).
He knows enough to ask about PICs, and seems to have at least the start of a
technical background.  I can't think of any reason for him to lie about
this.  If he was making up a sob story to get freebies, he wouldn't have
turned down my offer.

>> If you're really that paranoid, get a PO box.
>
> Not doable by 'kids.'

Maybe not directly.  As a parent I don't let my 15 year old son buy anything
on the internet directly (and I make sure he doesn't have the means to do
this anyway).  If he really wants something and we agree its OK for him to
have, my wife or I will order it for him using our name and credit card.  If
I was truly paranoid, I could get a PO box, but I'm not.  In any case, kids
don't need a PO box because they shouldn't (and can't if the parents are
awake) buy anything on line themselves.


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