Just need to vent...

I've heard of some boarding schools having very good improvements in engagement -- outside of class too -- by limiting residents to just non-internet flip-phones.

 

That's what our daughter bought for the two oldest grandkids - 14 & 12. They can text but that's it. And taking them away as a consequence for bad behavior really works well! Same with PC screen time
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You can try this:
AVG Ultimate 2024 - 10 Devices - 2 Years - [Download] | eBay
It isn't the greatest VPN/Antivirus but it covers Android, Windows, iOS, and Mac - good for 10 devices.

 

Glad I do not live in one of them.

I do not mind states giving schools the authority (FREEDOM!) to proscribe cellular use on campus, in class, etc but my ears perk up when states say "You Cannot!"
What about a child with Type 1 Diabetes or other condition that requires a BT (or other) app?

We have enough state governments outlawing enough activities already.
Let schools, school - and give parents the ability to move their children out of the ones that don't.

Gee....
I wonder what made the FAA change their minds about a November approval?
Actually, given the scale of the flights involved, I'm GLAD that the FAA is as deeply involved as it is!!
We're talking about the world's largest heavier than air flying object landing it's booster in a (nearly) populated area after hypersonic suborbital flight.

Is it just me or are people missing the other major accomplishment?
SpaceX soft-landed a larger-than-Space Shuttle vehicle from near orbit, next to a buoy on the other side of the planet.....
The real-time from Starlink was nothing short of amazing.

I wish "they/them/those" were better at it.
I would spend far less time looking for 'stuff and things' on the interwebs.

I'm frequently very amused at the erroneous presumptions that big data make about me.
I do vote and have a nearly 100 percent attendance record, but I'm not foolish enough to be registered with a political party - so I get nearly zero political material in the mail.
Most of that stuff is centered around getting money out of people.

@ VPNs:
You have to admire the chutzpah of a for-profit company that gets people to route all of their data through THEIR servers in order to 'keep it private and anonymous.'
- especially the 'free' ones!
There are 2-3 VPN services that actually have 'good intentions' in this space, but they're profit centric, and thus are also cost sensitive.
That's sort of like watching a certain midwestern governor handling a shotgun.
Nothing bad happened THAT time (especially to a pheasant) but it does not inspire confidence.

I had all of my SF-86 (government security application) data scraped and sold during the Obama Administration, and I'm not into illegal or unsavory activities online - so 'data privacy' for me is a wholly unnecessary fallicy.

 

Didn't the space shuttle solid rocket boosters have some type of capability to be detonated if they went awry ?
It would stand to reason SpaceX incorporates the same safety features
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The Shuttle's boosters did - human activated, at least once iirc.
NASA is dot.gov owned and operated....so it was probably a civil serpent's finger over a button.
We used to watch them tow the boosters back into P-Can after an STS launch when I was in town on a boat.
(They contracted THAT part out, probably.)
SpaceX has an automated termination system for both Falcon stages that probably gets a regulatory proctology exam before every flight, and a hot wash after.
Starship has one as well for both stages, I would bet.
As I said before, I'm glad that the FAA is keeping them honest, and I will even stipulate that there is a theoretical chance that the elongated pause between IFT 4 and 5 was not 100 percent politically influenced.

SpaceX is playing with BIG stuff.
Somebody SHOULD be watching them.

MORE transparency will result in FEWER conspiracy theories.

(See Also: FEMA)

 

All major space launch rockets have this capability. Well, at least the Western civilian ones. This is for the safety of people on the ground (or ocean surface) in case something goes badly wrong during launch.

The self-destruct charge doesn't actually detonate the whole vehicle, but merely rips it open to spill liquid fuels, or to depressurize the combustion chamber of solid fuel motors. Though viewed from a distance, the results may look similar.

Their targeted advertising is for their benefit, not yours. If successful, they will be guiding you to the choice that most benefits them, not you.

And to having you pay the highest price they think you'll pay. This goes beyond common dynamic pricing, to individualized dynamic pricing. Learn what triggers each individual customer to buy, and what their price sensitivities. Don't let individual customers see prices lower than they are willing to pay. Figure out which individuals don't even look at price (like my late elderly dad in a grocery store) and charge them higher prices.

 

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[<< What about a child with Type 1 Diabetes or other condition that requires a BT (or other) app? >>]

Were there ever any children w/ Type 1 Diabetes before we all had cell phones?!? If there were ... how did they get along and survive?!?

 

I certainly hope you aren't so heartless and backwards as to force people to ditch modern improved medicine and revert to the older shorter-life-expectancy treatments.

 

How did people handle Type 1 Diabetes before cell phones is an excellent question and in the context of this post quite relevant.

I can answer that question - generally individuals would use finger sticks to get a little blood and then read their glucose levels with a glucose meter - depending on the results they would then take a shot of insulin or take glucose tablets depending on if their levels were high or low. All this can be done quite easily in a classroom or school restroom in a matter of minutes.

Now days here is how most type one diabetics manage their condition especially children: They would wear a glucose monitor that is inserted into the skin - it is Bluetooth enabled. They then wear a micro insulin pump that has a cather tube going to their body- the pump receives feedback from the glucose monitor and the pump will feed insulin to the body as needed. The insulin pump has a screen and is interactive giving feedback and accepting programming instructions from the user if necessary.

Absolutely no need for a cell phone.

Switch2System | Medtronic (medtronicdiabetes.com)

In schools where they don't allow cell phones in the learning environment - the kids have the opportunity to use them between classes or at lunch time. Also a child may be excused from the class at any time to go to the school office to make emergency calls home. As always a simple note from a parent explaining why a child must have access to a cell phone for medical or other reasons can easily be accommodated

But you will find none of this matters to unreasonable people with a cause to tilt at windmills. Once you explain the solution to one problem (windmill) they will immediately go on red alert to find another situation (windmill) to charge at. To them it is just another outlet to argue rather than just stop a few minutes and look at another's point of view and see where they are coming from. As a matter of fact, if you would say cell phones should be allowed in schools they will most likely immediately switch ideological positions as to why cell phones should not be allowed.
It is not a discussion on cell phone use in early education learning situations to them but a chance to argue and prove how smart they are by showing exceptional cases to make their point.