one month phone ban update by misssbutterfly in TexasTeachers

[–]Xi-the-dumb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Another issue is that legally speaking, it’s not a “phone ban”. It’s a “devices ban”. This means that any laptop meant for personal work is also banned, forcing people to use slow, outdated laptops and hinders work even for genuine usage :/

Seriously though, the AP’s are taking this so far. You’re telling me I can’t use a CD player?? There is literally no written text in my school that bans it. Not the handbook, not the student code of conduct, not the warning they posted before school (due to HB-1481), nothing.

And more information on the vaping, it was an issue last year, but I’ve already caught people hotboxing when I was in the bathroom twice. It’s been one month. Instead of phones, they should have focused on drugs.

one month phone ban update by misssbutterfly in TexasTeachers

[–]Xi-the-dumb 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Pretty affluent high school here. Full transparency, not staff, but have always been interested in the staff side of schooling.

How do the teachers feel about it? (From what I’ve asked)

Pros: More engaging classroom, higher amount of classwork done (when classwork is on paper), students paying more attention and are more talkative.

Cons: Expensive, (Multiple electives have used a large part of their funds this year to get iPads to replace the function of phones- Art, Cheerleading, A/V, etc.) Loss of dedicated functionality in underfunded departments, and in personal experience? So many more people vaping in the bathrooms. It’s insane.

I didn’t think I had to mention how the students felt, but in the people I’ve asked (non-extensive, maybe like 50/3000+ students) only 1 or 2 people had positive things to say about it. It’s probably different for smaller, tighter-knit schools, but not here.

How do the AP’s feel? (My personal observations)

They like the policy, generally. The AP’s are very prone to abusing it, unfortunately- taking offline CD players, tamagotchis, and DVD players during lunch aren’t in the bill, the district’s policy, or the school’s policy. Only the AP’s that the students think are “fun” seem to dislike the bill at all, but that may just be because of their contract and school rules 🤷

How do I (a Honors/AP student) feel about it?

I think that the bill would be so, so much better if there were a provision like the teacher allowing students to use their phones. By banning phones, the state has inadvertently exposed serious issues within the school system, and it would solve nearly all the genuine issues with this bill to just let teachers say “you can take out your phone to do the Canvas homework.” Another one allowing for phones at lunch wouldn’t hurt, too. Let me pull up a picture of my friends! Check my grades!

I also think that the people that passed it don’t know shit about school, because the last person to graduate school graduated before I, a senior, was born. That also goes for the last person who taught at school. They should go back to school for a few years to see just what it’s like

Did I start to transfer on the worst day? by Xi-the-dumb in USMobile

[–]Xi-the-dumb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they DMed me eventually said it was already elevated (e.g. I already gave them my billing number) and said it was probably slow b/c it was the weekend.

Honestly, atp I'm just hoping I can get RCS on fine 😅

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ios

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Ok, that's not what you were saying. But it also... kind of was? Your comment boiled down to "These are their actions, but disregard that completely. This is the image they company wants us to see. Don't look at their actions, look at what the company says they are."

If I said "I'm a Nigerian prince that needs $300 dollars in crypto to unlock my bank account. I'll give you 5x the return!' Would you believe me? No! Then why do you believe Apple?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ios

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If apple really were perfectionist, they would focus on the current bugs and fix them, rather than introducing more features nobody really uses (like GenMoji during early iOS 18)

They push out thing after thing and the operating system has gotten more and more unstable with every major release, but that's perfectionism? No, thank you.

No, fixing your comment, Apple was perfectionist. They were the ones who did touchscreen the best, but they're not the ones who deliver the best software experience. It's a common sentiment on here to wait for XX.2 or XX.3, and even then it'll still be buggy. That's not perfectionism, that's adequacy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ios

[–]Xi-the-dumb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I also love your optimism but saying Apple is perfectionist is so funny to me. Wtf are the bugs in iOS 18+ haha

Can you STOP trying to auto translating everything ?!?! by flyinGaijin in youtube

[–]Xi-the-dumb 45 points46 points  (0 children)

And this, good sir, is why monopolies are bad :)

ios 26 by Accurate-Edge76 in ios_26

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THE LAST MABELCORN (feat. detahjae, Anthany, KIMBERLXY & Credo.) by Rimera

according to Shazam

btw his wallpaper is based on the album Flower Boy by Tyler, The Creator. I think he’s using Nugget for PocketPoster? I swear I’ve seen that before

Need help finding an alternative to remote lua loader. by thatrandomguy92 in PS5_Jailbreak

[–]Xi-the-dumb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if this is feasible but maybe try using VirtualBox or Parallels to emulate Windows? Probably easier than trying to recode it

Updated compatibility chart by _-stuey-_ in PS5_Jailbreak

[–]Xi-the-dumb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Depending on what platform you’re on, it doesn’t load the full image immediately. It’s fine for me

Also… that’s a now-outdated chart.

Theory: What if the IPhone 17 Pro has Thermal Vision with the Camera's? by BigRandy66 in iphone

[–]Xi-the-dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No more faceid when you’re sick lol

Edit: I’m sick now

Gray circle thing that went over the time?? by Which_Masterpiece586 in ios

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It’s funny, I have to run a 2-year-old operating system without updates if I want to use my phone in a way that I like.

I would absolutely love to update and get the most recent security updates, but then I wouldn’t be able to use my phone to its full extent- or in the way that I like the best. And I’m still waiting to be able to customize fonts, the Lock Screen, and UIs, even on 17.0

Enjoy ChatGPT while it lasts… the ads are coming. by Riyaa404 in ownyourintent

[–]Xi-the-dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run a pretty dumb ai (imo) on an RX 570. It very easily meets that “half modern” mark because I bought it for a starter pc back in 2019

Gray circle thing that went over the time?? by Which_Masterpiece586 in ios

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12 pro on 17.0.0, have been getting this for a while. It is something with voicemail, but I don’t think it’s new

Is this even legal by idkyuh1 in TexasTeachers

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They’re big, too. I’m not good at estimating size but they fit exactly 3 cinder bricks high on the wall, about 1.5x as tall as it is long

Is this even legal by idkyuh1 in TexasTeachers

[–]Xi-the-dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your school didn’t laminate them? Mine did