Feels like a tragedy of the commons sorta thing. Most people would use air tags responsibly, but a small number of people abuse them and thus kinda ruin them for everyone. We can't have nice things because people suck.
CoderKat
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The part of the post that stood out to me was this quote:
“Please note that this period could be extended by up to 14 days if you are requested to provide additional information or documentation, or up to 30 days if you are invited to an interview,” the EU has warned on the official ETIAS website.
Even if most people can do it in hours (not sure how much most is -- 99.9%? 60%?), that still reads to me like it makes it a case where you can't count on it for last minute trips or if you forget to do it.
Just finished that! It was fun, but also really stressful, especially earlier on. The map was also super confusing at times.
Me too! I've already had to search for some very specific things so far. I've been trying to avoid a guide, but I'm not sure how much longer I can put it off. It's just very boring to have to head back to places if I get something time sensitive wrong. I'll probably stick with it, but it hasn't been keeping my interest as well as I hoped. It just feels like I'm repeating myself a lot and that's really boring.
What's also weird is that Twitter does in fact contain a lot of porn. When Tumblr banned porn, Twitter was one of the top choices that people were recommending.
Well, he's a complicated guy! He has layers!
Yeah. I love Google Maps and don't have any plans to stop using it, but it's always good for consumers to have competition. Monopolies lead to stagnation.
But income tax on paper is already higher for the $100k tax bracket than what the ultra rich pay. The ultra rich do everything in their power to not have an "income". Hence why there's this effort of taxing wealth instead.
But smart phones serve a purpose in schools and guns don't. Some school work can be done on phones. They're a reasonable thing to have between classes or when you've finished an in class assignment early. When I was in university, I frequently used my phone for further research of what the prof was talking about. I also used it for the calendar and reminders, which were so critical to me with ADHD fueled forgetfulness.
They're sometimes useful for accessibility. eg, I'm hearing impaired and my phone is the remote control for my cochlear implant. If live transcribe was a thing when I was a student, it would have been a major help. I'm sure plenty of other medical devices are using phones for that, too (I'm pretty sure glucose gauges for diabetics do this these days).
What purpose would a gun in school serve? It wouldn't even save lives like the American conservatives claim, cause it'd be way more common for students to kill each other over disagreements than to stop a school shooter.
I'm of the opinion that if something is distracting a student, they shouldn't use it in class (without a very good reason). Which means if a student brings their phone into class, they better make sure it won't distract them. If they play with it when they shouldn't be or it rings, by all means, punish them just like you would punish talking in class.
But stuff like using it right up until the teacher actually starts teaching? That's not a problem. Or if it rings for a legit emergency (do not disturb mode can allow this), that's totally fine. If some assignment actually benefits from a phone, great! If you finished an assignment early, go ahead and use it so long as you aren't disruptive.
Anyone else remember doodling, passing notes, or talking in class? I grew up with smartphones becoming popular and such things were extremely common both before and after smart phones. If anything, some of them were more common. Teachers would take away phones but they didn't do anything about doodling and couldn't do much against talking in class.
Closely related is someone who's just a bit to the point with their responses. I don't mean the "I'm just saying" people; those people are assholes. I mean stuff like when someone skips the pleasantries and dives right into their question or comment. Instead of saying "hi", they'll dive right into saying "I have an issue with X". Or when they see something wrong when reviewing your work, they'll just outright say "this isn't right" without trying to sugarcoat it.
Personally, I like when people do that, particularly from people I know have good intentions. I don't want to waste time doing some "hi, how are you / I'm good, yourself?" sort of handshake when someone has a question for me. And reviews are a constant, daily thing in my job (software dev), so I don't want time wasting flowery language in review comments, nor do I want to waste time typing such up myself.