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darkprince45 posted...

Boot a military term for a military fresh noob. Usually seen wearing dog tags out, boot in civilians clothes. Buys all the high text gadgets. 30 percent apr Camaro

You don't have to worry about your Casio Watch being considered "High Tech".

And it won't be seen as a "Expensive/Prestige/Bougie" watch.

It's purely utilitarian.

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darkprince45 posted...

But i think it might be too boot to wear now

What do you mean by "Too boot" to wear?

It's not like you're wearing a Tag Hauer or Rolex or any other super fancy Rich Guy watch.

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I like Casio watches, and the military prefers them for the ruggedness, simplicity, & reliability.

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It's fine for work IMO.

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modena posted...

Myself and others though are still worried about the human error part. On the driver/pilot and the manufacturer. Hell I had a single prop airplane crash land in my field a few summers ago and he was a seasoned pilot. Thankfully nobody was hurt. But imo they really need a slow and regulated rollout for these things still.

Now think of all those idiots out on the road that get into regular accidents and imagine them in the sky.

Is that a world you really want to see?

Consider how lucky you were that day.

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Until you get your pilots license, you won't be able to legally take that "Flying Car" up into the air without getting seriously fined by the FAA.

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Cleo_II posted...

A little out of our price range. I still would want an Audi S7 over that one too. I just like Audis what can I say lol

I was going to suggest a used one.

I don't like the boxier shape of the current gen.

The previous gens had a nice curvier body.

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Cleo_II posted...

Ive just always been an Audi fan girl. I feel like if I were to get a Porsche Id want a sporty one not an SUV

What about the Porsche Panamera?

Could you see yourself in a Sport Wagon?


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DarthAragorn posted...

shoot wrestle?

Collegiate Style Wrestling.

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Smashingpmkns posted...

Bautista would demolish him lol

In < 60 seconds too

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SableWolfAngel posted...

You're so nice and considered one of Sable's buddies!

::Gives you a BIG HUG:: !!!

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SableWolfAngel posted...

Quite a few, but the highest level regular user (as in not a Moderator, Administrator, or VIP) is ??? which is awarded for 10,000 Karma.

I'll hit that level in about 1055 days.

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Cleo_II posted...

Neither of us are big on Lexus. I just generally prefer Audis and my last car was an A4. Hes a BMW guy. His first BMW that he bought 20 years ago is still in our garage. But hes saying that he will drive the car more so it should be an X3 while I just want the Q5 more so weve been arguing lol

What about Acura?

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A funny tangential easter egg for you:

If you repeatedly get caught by the cannibals, they'll keep improving the level of locked door on the jail.

See how far they can upgrade it =D

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Try a Lexus Hybrid, they should have something that both you and your Hubbie can agree on.

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Lexus, legendary Toyota Reliability, but in the luxury brand version.

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It's literally a crappy car and a crappy propeller plane.

Those are two platforms that shouldn't be hybridized together IMO.

You can get better versions of each for far cheaper IMO if you got them individually.

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Trumble posted...

I guess after that "Ah", "Beh", "Veh"...

Not nearly as catchy as "Greek Letters".

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Trumble posted...

"Capital Alpha", "Capital Beta", ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet
The uppercase and lowercase forms of the twenty-four letters are:
, , , , , , , , , , , ,
, , , , , /, , , , , , and .

That comes out to 48 letters when you count both Upper & Lower Case Greek Letters.

48 Variants will be here soon enough!

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At this rate of variants popping out, we're going to run out of Greek Letters.

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Sayoria posted...

Isn't Allison Mack a lesbian?

I don't think she was at that time.

CanuckCowboy posted...

Why would you do that if Kristin Kreuk was around?

He could've done both of them.

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If only Tom Welling was a man and slept with Allison Mack alot, maybe get her pregnant and into a relationship, then she could've avoided this dangerous path in life.

Sadly Tom was in a relationship at that time. A relationship that eventually ended in divorce.

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If only Tom Welling did more to save her from Keith Raniere.

Even if that meant Tom had to sleep with Allison Mack alot, then he should've done it.

Sadly, he wasn't able to save her.

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https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/how-electricity-is-generated.php

Our options as a species are limited currently with the knowledge that we have:

1) Turbine Electrc Generator: The vast majority of our power comes from this form of Electric Generation.

Electromagnetic generators use an electromagneta magnet produced by electricitynot a traditional magnet. A basic electromagnetic generator has a series of insulated coils of wire that form a stationary cylindercalled a statorsurrounding an electromagnetic shaftcalled a rotor. Turning the rotor makes an electric current flow in each section of the wire coil, which becomes a separate electric conductor. The currents in the individual sections combine to form one large current. This current is the electricity that moves from generators through power lines to consumers. Electromagnetic generators driven by kinetic (mechanical) prime movers account for nearly all of U.S. electricity generation.

Turbine driven generators
Most of U.S. and world electricity generation is from electric power plants that use a turbine to drive electricity generators. In a turbine generator, a moving fluidwater, steam, combustion gases, or airpushes a series of blades mounted on a rotor shaft. The force of the fluid on the blades spins/rotates the rotor shaft of a generator. The generator, in turn, converts the mechanical (kinetic) energy of the rotor to electrical energy. Different types of turbines include steam turbines, combustion (gas) turbines, hydroelectric turbines, and wind turbines.

2) Solar photovoltaic cells

3) Internal combustion engines

4) Fuel cells

5) Stirling engines

6) Thermo Electric Generators

Each form of Electric Power Generator has it's own limitations.

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The Executor-class "Star Dreadnought"
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Executor

The Imperial-class "Star Destroyer"
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Imperial-class_Star_Destroyer

The Liberty-class "Star Cruiser"
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/MC80_Liberty_type_Star_Cruiser

The Munificent-class "Star Frigate"
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Munificent-class_star_frigate

George Lucas loved lifting things straight out of WW2.

The Military Vessel type is just a straight lift out of WW2 with the "Star" prefix slapped on each vessel class.


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Ivany2008 posted...

You also had to switch between 8 3 1/2 inch floppy disks every time you moved from one area to the next.

I didn't, mines were installed on my HDD.

A luxury back then, but it was nice.

But I still had the Face/Skull wheel just to log in.

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Shotgunnova posted...

This version has a hint button. :P

Lucky you.

I was 10 y/o, internet didn't exist.

I had to use my 10 y/o brain to figure out all the problems.

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What a classic PC game.

I remember beating it as a kid.

Took me 6 months of on/off trial & error to figure it out when I was 10 y/o.

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Spooking posted...

Should fire the person who hired her in the first place too.

I concur. How could you let in a writer who knows nothing about wrestling, much less the current product.

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Please, just let it rest.

We don't need anymore "Prequels".

How about "Supernatural: The Next Generation."

Focus on the Grand kids of Sam Winchester.

Move into the near future.

Stop going into the past.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

The reason we use iphones is because my dad's business gives it to us. I'm the only one using an Android because I went out of my way to buy one. Since his job comes with free iphones my parents don't want to waste that opportunity. As with me, they've also been using it since the beginning and have gotten too accustomed to it to want to move on. Unfortunately, the iphones he gets aren't the ones with the biggest screens.

Next time they upgrade, insist on the one with the biggest screens.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

It's all about familiarity. I've spent so many years typing on my old ipods and iphones that I can type on a touch screen with a reasonable amount of speed. Now that I'm on Android with a different shape and size and different key placements it completely messes me up. But my finger muscle memory still keeps the touch screen typing memory so I'm slowly getting back to where I was.

Google Keyboard is really solid, there's plenty of customization for it, but not so much that it becomes over whelming.

SerperiorThanU posted...

You're absolutely right. But I should mention my parents still use iphones with tiny screens compared to androids so calligraphy doesn't work well because of that too. But since voice commands are also getting more popular they're looking forward to move on to that since their hand muscles aren't like they used to be.

Have you thought of moving your parents to androids with big screens?

Or get the iPhone with the largest screens?

My parents eyes aren't getting any better and I have the text set to largest possible to make it easier to read for them.

And Google Keyboard + Chinese input is really good for what it is.


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SerperiorThanU posted...

Yeah, I've tried it along as one of the different methods for a few months but I just couldn't get it to work out for me. If it works better for you that's good though. After all, different strokes (lol) for different folks.

If you can manage to type on a touch screen with a reasonable amount of speed, more power to you.

I can't do it without fat fingering multiple keys or having to slow down for precision.

My parents just use the old-fashioned Romanized keyboard for characters. A stylus is likely more efficient but they've never used a stylus in their life (I've at least used a DS before) so they can't get that to work for them.

I had my parents skip the KB for typing Chinese characters.

Straight up finger caligraphy =D with direct hand writing recognition via Google Chinese Inputs.

If your parents type chinese characters, have them try direct hand writing with their fingers.

Most older folks can get used to it pretty quickly since it's like writing with a brush for calligraphy or with a pen.

Auto Character evaluation will automatically bring up a list of similar characters and they can pick which one is the intended character.

It works pretty well IMO and is reasonably fast.

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LeoRavus posted...

Why not just change the school uniforms to something other than skirts. Doubling up is fucking stupid.

UK and their weirdass dress codes for school.

That's why I think Capri's for everybody makes the most sense.

Everybody can wear Capri's.


Look at how cool Raphael Nadel looks after winning a tournament and rocking his Capri's.

His Capri's needs to be a little longer to be exactly 1/2 way between his knees & ankle, but that's a fitment issue.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

Yes, exactly. It's a lot easier to hit wrong keys on a touchscreen. The swiping method does help a bit. I've tried it but if I mess up with it it takes even longer to correct it than if I just used my thumbs to hit the backspace for any misclicks so it takes up more time overall. But that's just my experience of course.
As you said, everyone is accustomed to different things and everyone has their different way that works for them better. Another method I've seen a lot of people do is use a stylus for their tablet where they make strokes as if they're simply writing with a pencil. That doesn't work for me at all but those people are likely used to that and faster than me.

I'll admit, swiping wasn't a natural thing at first, it took me a month to adjust; but once you adjust and figure it out, it's really nice. Especially now that Google KeyBoard has really good and fast auto predict and correct.

The amount of times I get things wrong and have to individually type out the word, is once in a blue moon.

The stylus is really good for when the screen has too much crap in a small area and your finger is just too fat to accurately hit things.

My mom really likes the stylus that she has in her motorola Android phone.

My parents like writing chinese characters with their fingers since it's like old school writing with calligraphy, but your finger is the brush and predictive text figures out the rest and gives you the closest choice for which character you think it is.

And if some idiot out there tells you that you don't need high DPI screens, they obviously have never worked with pictographic languages like chinese where the smallest stroke can mean a different word, ergo getting that to render correctly and accurately is critical. High DPI is crucial to making sure you can read that text correctly and not assume what it is.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

Damn, I could never do that. That would mess up my rhythm so bad, especially with the backspace, a key I use a lot, being off to the side. I usually just use the latest MS Word but I recently I didn't want to renew it so I've been using a "discounted" Word 2010, which in some places, is actually a bit easier to use. Also Google Docs if I just want to share a document quick online.

I tried two thumb & multi finger typing and I kept hitting the wrong keys WAAAYYY TOO often.

I find swiping between the letters like you're writing in cursive to be more intuitive for me and more accurate.

The main problem is that a SmartPhone screen is just too tiny for the fast finger typing that I'm normally accustomed on a regular sized KeyBoard.

And I prefer cursive over printing, so swiping between keys works out better for me since it flows.

YMMV, since everybody is more accustomed to different things.

Obviously Typing on a full-sized KB is superior to anything on a SmartPhone short of busting out a Full Sized KB and attaching it.

But at that point, you might as well go back to a real PC and use a full sized KB.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

That's not bad. But there is also the factor of being familiar with something. I got really familiar with my iphone 5 and could get around 60 WPM on it but Apple started making decisions I didn't like so I ditched them for Android and now I'm at 10 WPM.

On my Android, I swipe between keys instead of hitting each buttons individually.

So it gives the feeling of writting in cursive, but on a On-Screen KB.

Still it doesn't compare to a proper KB for serious typing.

What's your preferred Word Processor?

I grew up on MS Word, but one of these days, I wanna try out Word Perfect.

I've always heard many stories about Word Perfect from Corel, but never really tried it.

It's cheap enough, so it's not a $ issue.

It's just a matter of finding time to mess around with it.

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DarkRoast posted...

This is an obvious "well duh" statement but this phone is soooooooooo much faster than that awful iphone 7 loaner phone I had to use for the past two weeks.

BTW, did you get to try the latest iPhone, iPhone 12?

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SerperiorThanU posted...

He actually got off pretty light. He could've gotten a 112k fine but Verizon didn't decide to press charges and he only got suspended for 5 days.

He got off because Verizon showed Mercy.

That's not a situation you want to be in.

SerperiorThanU posted...

I have 100 WPM on a keyboard and like 20 on a touchscreen.

I'm 81 WPM on KB, 9 on TouchScreen.

So, yeah, KB for me.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

lol ouch. But that guy really hated cell phones everywhere, not just the classroom. He even used the jammer in his car so that people driving near him or anyone near his car would have their services disrupted. A bit extreme tbf.

FCC eventually got to him, it didn't end well.

SerperiorThanU posted...

Good point. Although there are some mobile apps can't be run on laptops. Tablets work though. This discussion actually reminds me, I had a school course that didn't use physical textbooks. We used a specialized school library app that had the books in it. Since it was a paid app every time I backed up my tablet I had to be reminded I couldn't back up that app lol.

I hoped you cracked the DRM, because that's BS.

Everything underneath the DRM wrapper is a glorified PDF or Word Doc.

Engadget - HP Elite Folio review; A costly hodgepodge of mobile-centric features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNvpGsc0CoU
I swear, if HP/Google turned this PoS Windows machine that's a half assed Windows Machine into a ChromeBook / Android Tablet hybrid that runs on ARM with a 100 whr FAA Limit Battery, it would be AMAZING

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SerperiorThanU posted...

I actually did have some part of my childhood without technology but I actually don't ever remember writing a serious research essay or presentation that wasn't on a word document or powerpoint. They actually required it be printed out like a professional paper. Stuff like MLA citations and properly indented and categorized formatting seems almost unfeasible with pencils. I'm not sure how you do a powerpoint presentation without a computer. Of course, things like group discussions and hands-on work are still done in person.

All my serious reserach essays or presentation were first done at home on my PC

Anything in class was just done on paper.

Back then during school (Pre-Uni), nobody other than the rich business types could afford LapTops.

Even in college, only the Rich really could afford LapTops, so you knew who was ballin.

Especially any kid who brought a colored ClamShell iBook with a handle back then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F1xmbYucec

If you owned a Colored ClamShell iBook G3, everybody knew you were RICH.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

Eh, the whole point of smartphones in class (for educational use of course, so we don't have any more mixups) is to access documents, programs, and websites, and the teacher shares to the class. A smartphone that has LTE restricted and has the school wifi restricted can access online programs that dumbphones can't without the distraction of off-topic content. It's the best of both worlds.

Then you might as well have a Tablet or LapTop without cell service and skip the phone.

Operate off of WiFi.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

Well huh. Would you look at that. That does make it more practical then. Of course, as technology progresses I'm sure there will also be new technology that can regulate these. Afterall, if the genie isn't going back... then the best option is to get the genie on our side.

Somebody tried to put the genie back into the bottle.

https://www.cnet.com/news/science-teacher-suspended-for-using-jammer-to-shut-up-students-cell-phones/

https://www.toolbox.com/tech/question/teacher-uses-cell-phone-jammer-in-classroom-gets-suspended-060815/

It didn't end well for the teacher.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

What I would do to students who are goofing off? I've already answered this but since it seems you're looking to be agreeable I'll just say it again to get it out nice and clear. Take their device away, give them detention after repeated incidents, dock their participation grades. Same thing you would do to any troublemaker or student who is goofing off or distracting others when they weren't using devices. As for finding out if they are goofing off, there are assistants. Even if a classroom doesn't happen to have assistants, the teacher isn't going to be at one spot the whole period. They can move around the room while talking to see the screens of each student. Sure, students can hide multiple times a day every time that happens but if they're that dedicated they probably aren't the type of student who'd be very studious even with no electronics too.

How about we take it to the near future of student monitoring

Chinese school used AI to monitor students
https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=11858e27-1f9d-434c-b53c-ab397b25e732
Cameras, software used to evaluate teenagers behavior
Using the latest artificial intelligence software, the devices tracked students behavior and read their facial expressions, grouping each face into one of seven emotions: anger, fear, disgust, surprise, happiness, sadness and what was labeled as neutral.
Think of it as a little glimpse of the future.
While American schools, as well as students and parents, are worrying about the increased emphasis on standardized tests and the loss of classroom freedom that comes with teaching to the test China has carried things to a whole new level.
Here, the surveillance cameras took the data on individual facial expressions and used that information to create a running score on each student and class. If a score reached a predetermined point, the system triggered an alert. Teachers were expected to take action: to talk to a student perceived to be disengaged, for example, or overly moody.

https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-china-face-surveillance-2018-story.html

I can see a future world where every student in every class has cameras in all 4/8 corners of the class room, monitoring all students behaviors and recording them, making sure they're paything attention and documenting things.

SerperiorThanU posted...

Yes, there's cellular data but that's not as practical, especially for laptops

The best 4G LTE laptops in 2021
https://www.laptopmag.com/best-picks/best-4g-lte-laptops
Too late, Wireless Cell connections have already come to LapTops

The genie is out of the bottle, and it ain't going back

SerperiorThanU posted...

Have the parents not have or have limited internet and SMS access on their data.

That sounds an awful like what we had with DumbPhones and the recent resurgence of modern DumbPhones.

It'd be cheaper on parents to hand children a modern DumbPhone than a pricey SmartPhone to bring to school.

Back to Basics: The Best Non-Smartphones
https://theinformr.com/cell-phones/p/best-basic-phone/

SmartPhones aren't nearly as useful if they don't have Internet connection, at that point, you might as well give the kid a DumbPhone, they aren't missing out on that much without the internet.

SerperiorThanU posted...

There's also the fact that some classes will have moments where you're using laptops for doing assignments, sharing essays, and practicing presentations, and moments where you're not like having a big group discussion or doing hands-on work.

For most of my generation, we did those things in person, on paper, together in groups.
We huddled our Tables/Seats together and just did things together. Face to Face. Talking/Discussing/Laughing/etc.

Older teachers who don't know how to handle electronics or prepare lessons that utilize electronics would probably be better off doing what they're used to too with a classroom without electronics.

Most of my teachers used their computers to make all the assignments and printed out everything to hand to each student in each class.

We always have our 3-ring binder filled with countless assignment sheets.

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Even Harvard Students & Professors recognize that there are issues with LapTops in the Classroom

HLS Debates Laptops in Class
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/4/11/hls-debates-laptops-in-class-as/
Some worry that net surfing distract law students from class discussions
As the issue of wireless Internet access and laptop use during class heats up at Harvard Law School, two prominent student groups hosted a wide-ranging discussion yesterday on whether the school should limit wireless Internet access during class time.

The panel participants, which included four professors and an extended discussion with a crowd of about 50 students, largely dismissed the idea that the Law School should adopt restrictions on Internet access in the classroom.

At issue was whether the law school should adopt a policy similar to the one at Harvard Business School, where students are not able to access the wireless network when they are in class because their course schedules have been linked to their wireless access.

The discussionwhich was sponsored by the Law School Council and the Journal of Law and Technologycentered on whether the use of computers and the Internet aid classroom learning.

Jonathan L. Zittrain, a professor and co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, outlined the four schools of thought that currently prevail regarding the issue: the orthodox, who favor banning technology; the fundamentalists, who believe that all instructors should ban technology; the laissez-faire, who favor allowing professors or students to make their own decisions; and the innovators, who experiment widely with technology and integrate it into their teaching.

Zittrain said that he has experimented with varying degrees of technology use in his courses, having used real-time polling data from his students in some and banning laptops altogether in others.

Gottlieb Professor of Law Elizabeth Warren said that she bans laptops from all of her classes not because students are distracted by web surfing, but out of concern that many students transcribe her lectures instead of taking part in the intense class discussion. She reported that students are far more engaged in class activities when they are not able to use laptops.

Williams Professor of Criminal Justice Richard D. Parker said that he first became aware of the problem of distracting Internet use when he sat at the back of a fellow professors class.

This was a class about six weeks into the first semester and two-thirds of the students had stuff on their screens that was completely unrelated to contracts, Parker said. He said that he banned laptops in one of his classes at the urging of Warren, who challenged him to stand up to students who protested the rule by asking, Are you a man or are you a mouse?

But William Terry W. Fisher, a professor and the chair of a committee on information technology, said that even if professors wanted to impose restrictions like those at HBS, they would face several obstacles, most importantly that students would exchange ID numbers or purchase a connection from another wireless provider to circumvent the restrictions.

There was also disagreement among students over whether the Internet aided learning.

Many freely admitted that the Web serves chiefly as a distraction. But others claimed that the Internet increases class attendance, as students feel that even if their class is not engaging, they can still make some productive use of their time.

Some added that there is a generation gap, and that those who have grown up with technology are programmed to multitask.

But the notion of multitasking was criticized by Warren and former Law School Dean Robert C. Clark, the panels moderator. They said that when people multitask, their ability to reason at a high level is severely impaired.

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https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/technology-and-student-distraction
Even Harvard is saying that there is a problem with distraction via technology in the classroom.

The Case Against Technology in the Classroom
If you've been anywhere near a college campus, you've probably noticed the extent to which students are glued to their mobile devices. What do they do with them when they walk into the classroom? In one survey at six different universities, college students reported using their phones an average of 11 times per day in class. In another study, 92% of college students reported using their phones to send text messages during class.
Recently, a faculty member asked us for advice about policies regarding mobile devices in class. Indeed, this is a hot topic on our campus and at universities across the country. We were able to point him to a number of studies examining mobile devices in the college classroom. Not surprisingly, the evidence suggests that cell phones generally are a distraction for students.
Broadly, we are not wired to multitask well (e.g. Mayer and Moreno), and using cell phones during class is no exception. Several studies have compared students who texted during a lecture versus those who did not. Those who texted frequently took lower quality notes, retained less information, and did worse on tests about the material (e.g. see Kuznekoff and Titsworth, and Rosen et al). Students themselves realize that cell phone usage does not promote learning; in one survey, 80% of students agreed that using a mobile phone in class decreases their ability to pay attention.
What is worse is that mobile device usage is distracting to neighboring students. In several surveys, students have reported that texting is distracting to nearby students. A study on laptops in a simulated classroom found that students in the vicinity of another student who was multitasking on a laptop during class scored worse on a test than those who were not near multitaskers. While cell phone screens are smallerand thus perhaps less distractingthan a laptop, one could reasonably expect that a similar phenomenon of distraction applies to cell phones.
On the other hand, smart phones and other mobile devices can be used for positive purposes in the classroom. For example, instructors might choose to employ a variety of applications, including Poll Everywhere and Learning Catalytics, which can be accessed by mobile devices. These applications encourage class participation and provide instructors with instantaneous feedback about student learning.
Whether laptops should be allowed in the classroom may be a bit more nuanced, as some students prefer to take notes on their computer. However, the temptation for distraction is large. Fried found that most students using a computer in class spend considerable time on activities not related to taking notes, and furthermore identified a negative correlation between student success in class and in-class laptop use. Additionally, as mentioned above, neighboring students are easily distracted when a student on a computer strays from the immediate task at hand. For best practices about using laptops in the classroom, see this guide created by Michigans Center for Research on Teaching and Learning.
Should instructors explicitly prohibit students from using mobile devices in class? Its certainly worth considering, and potentially including in the syllabus. Its also worth talking with your students about the reasons why you do not want mobile devices to be used in class.
Lastly, its worth thinking about ways to maximally engage your students during class so that the temptation for students to respond to a text message or do a Google search is minimized.

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Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp 'Once Upon A Time in Mexico'

At the end of the semester, students in the classrooms where electronics were allowed had performed substantially worse, with scores 0.2 standard deviations below those of the sections where electronics were banned.
There may well be particular classroom settings in which laptops improve learning. But for the typical lecture setting, the best evidence suggests students should lay down their laptops and pick up a pen.
We can criticize the external validity of any of these studies. How relevant, after all, is the experience of cadets learning economics to community college students learning Shakespeare? But the evidence-based strategy is not to therefore ignore the studies but to consider the specific reasons that their results would or would not extrapolate to other settings.
The United States Military Academy authors argue compellingly that we would expect effects at other colleges to be, if anything, larger than those in their study. West Point courses are taught in small sections, where it is difficult for students to hide distracted computer use from their professors. Further, West Point students have strong incentives to perform, since class rank determines who gets the first pick of jobs after graduation.
The best way to settle this question of external validity, of course, is to replicate this experiment in more colleges. Until then, I find the existing evidence sufficiently compelling that I ban electronics in my classrooms.
Students with learning disabilities may need a laptop or tablet in order to participate in class. I (and every teacher I know) solicit and accommodate such requests. There is a loss of privacy, in that a student using a laptop is revealed as having a learning disability. This loss of privacy has to be weighed against the deterioration in learning that the other students suffer if laptop use is freely allowed.
Students may object that a laptop ban prevents them from storing notes on their computers. But free smartphone apps can quickly snap pictures of handwritten pages and convert them to PDF format. Even better: typing and synthesizing handwritten notes is a terrific way to review and check ones understanding of a class.
There may well be particular classroom settings in which laptops improve learning. Perhaps a coding class, in which students collaborate on solving a programming problem. But for the typical lecture setting, the best evidence suggests students should lay down their laptops and pick up a pen.

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Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp 'Once Upon A Time in Mexico'