What happens once phones are banned?
This report from New York magazine follows up after a few months of the state’s bell-to-bell ban:
At one high school, an entrepreneurial senior even bought a pouch-unlocking magnet on Amazon and tried to charge classmates a dollar per jailbreak. But generally, with phones off-limits, the atmosphere feels different. There’s a pleasant buzz in the lunchroom, chatter in the hallways, and an alphabet of new analog hobbies popping up just about everywhere.
New York nears a “bell-to-bell” restriction on phones in school.
As reported by Politico, Governor Kathy Hochul and lawmakers are closing in on an agreement to prevent kids from using their phones throughout the school day.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Fani Willis gives full-throated defense of 2020 election subversion case (Ella Lee/The Hill)
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Fani Willis gives full-throated defense of 2020 election subversion case
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Linux Patches Begin Adapting RAID Code To Use Folios
A new set of patches posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list begin adapting the Linux software RAID code paths to begin making use of the folio data structure...
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Asylpolitik - EU-Parlament stimmt Möglichkeit zur Abschiebung in Nicht-EU-Länder zu
Das Europäische Parlament hat dafür gestimmt, dass es künftig möglich sein soll, Asylbewerber auch in Nicht-EU-Länder abzuschieben.
Asylpolitik - EU-Parlament stimmt Möglichkeit zur Abschiebung in Nicht-EU-Länder zu
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Americans weary of Trump's executive authority, military action in Venezuela, Quinnipiac poll finds (Gregory Svirnovskiy/Politico)
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Americans weary of Trump's executive authority, military action in Venezuela, Quinnipiac poll finds
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White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them 'the worst President in American history' and 'divisive' (Ariana Baio/The Independent)
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White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponentsAriana Baio (The Independent)
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
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Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this…Jessica Schreifels (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
Building a Flying Blended Wing Body Aircraft Prototype
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Building A Flying Blended Wing Body Aircraft Prototype
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White House installs plaques mocking former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden (NBC News)
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White House installs plaques mocking former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden
WASHINGTON — The White House has installed plaques on the exterior of the building bashing President Donald Trump's predecessors, including Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, and promoting disinformation about their administrations.Sarah Dean (NBC News)
Being forced to navigate physical borders within the Schengen Area threatens the very essence of freedom of movement, weakens the spirit of Schengen, and ultimately undermines the EU’s identity and the shared sense of belonging.
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Meta pauses third-party Horizon VR headsets program
Instead, the company plans to focus on ‘world-class first-party hardware and software.’
Meta pauses third-party Horizon VR headsets program
Meta has “paused” its program to license its VR operating system to other hardware companies so they could build their own headsets using the platform.Jay Peters (The Verge)
US, Russia to hold talks on Ukraine war in Miami this weekend (Politico)
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NASA’s Two-in-One Satellite Propulsion Demo Begins In-Space Test - NASA
NASA is working with commercial partners to create high-performing, reliable propulsion systems that will help small spacecraft safely maneuver in orbit,Tara Friesen (NASA)
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Interview with Jacey Bici, Author of That Kind of Girl
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write That Kind of Girl? In 1987, I published my first book titled The Jem Girls Go Out for Dinner. The publisher was the library at my elementary school. I was five years old.justine (NewInBooks)
FL Studio is coming to a web browser near you.
Image-Line is currently beta-testing a web-based version of FL Studio, the DAW of choice for producers such as Metro Boomin and 9th Wonder. It will be a streamlined app designed for beginners learning the basics of music production. But when you’re ready to make the jump, projects created in FL Studio Web can be imported to the full desktop suite.
Fruity Loops Web! FL Studio arrives in a browser beta, with full compatibility - CDM Create Digital Music
Mark your calendar: in the year of our Lord 2025, FL Studio is the first "legacy" production software to arrive with a full Web version, complete with native FL plug-ins. Start projects in your browser, and complete them in FL desktop software.Peter Kirn (CDM Create Digital Music)
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in reply to Fesshole 🧻 • • •C++ Wage Slave
in reply to Fesshole 🧻 • • •I genuinely don't understand the urge to opt out of organ donation. You wouldn't insist that your house be destroyed after your death so that no one else could ever live in it. Viable organs are rarer and more precious than houses. Why not let people benefit from them when you no longer need them?
I agree with others on the thread: Fessor should try to change husband's mind, rather than subverting his will after his death.
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
in reply to C++ Wage Slave • • •@CppGuy in my raving days when I took drugs I had an irrational fear that if I accidentally overdid things, the NHS would be inclined to carve me up before I was 100% dead (there's a surprising amount of "spare parts" an OD victim can provide!) - but in 2000s I moved to a job in health and social care for seniors (where death and coroners cases are commonplace) and learned that NHS have *very* robust procedures to make sure that people are 100% dead before this happens!
I do now have a donor card, it also serves as a constant reminder to drive carefully..
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