[TriLUG] Blocking a linux laptop (Mint 17) from connecting to an open wifi ap.

[Brian via TriLUG]

>> Is there a way to block a linux laptop from accessing an
>> open/unsecured/no-password wifi access point?
>
> You could let your kids explore the world on their own and let them ask
> questions about what they find. It worked for my kid.
>
Knee-jerk as it sounds, Joe's got a point hidden in his snark.  It's way 
better to cultivate an atmosphere in which your kids can talk to you 
about anything (and I do mean AN-Y-THING) without fear of judgmental or 
dismissive responses, than to try to prevent them from doing/observing 
any particular thing.  They're going to do/observe it anyway eventually, 
whether or not they're like most kids and mentally append "while I'm 
watching" to any "don't" rule you give them.

Spoken with authority by a single guy with no kids ;-D

-B