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morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
a friend of mine got a CASIO watch with an integrated IR emitter and would always cause havoc when the TV was out
FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Those were actually banned at the schools I went to as a kid. Along with calculator watches, couldn’t have one of those either. ‘Because you need to know math and won’t always have a calculator on you when you grow up’ 😂
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
I think they also eventually caught on with the technology and banned them in my school… And that quote with the calculator in your pocket sounds also familiar xD
I’m currently doing landscaping work around the house and I use the voice assistant all the time to calculate surfaces and volumes, it’s so nice compared to pressing buttons or a touchscreen with dirty gloves. My younger self would be so excited!
FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
While I’m not fundamentally opposed to kids learning basic math, even at that time it was used (think 1990-1996) it was a bullshit argument to ban them. After all, they were already cheap enough that a kid could have one on their wrist!
Heck, you can now buy them for less than a dollar on Aliexpress. But why would you, since literally every smartphone has one built in. It was silly to ban them.
Lost_Wanderer@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Had a different version of that Casio. Loved it. Let my friend use it in 8th grade and got it confiscated until the end of the year. Was bummed. Haven’t used it in years. Bet it still works on a good number of TVs
lud@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
How is that legal?
Teachers can only confiscate childrens items until the end of the school day and in some cases until the parents come to school. Anytime longer would be theft.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Casio is so chaotic.