Roku is exploring ways to show consumers ads on its TVs even when they are not using its streaming platform: The company has been looking into injecting ads into the video feeds of third-party devices connected to its TVs, according to a recent patent filing....
Money intended to be used for educating children, is instead being used for…
Educating children.
If the dollars per child amount isn’t enough, raise taxes. It’s ridiculous to complain about not getting money for children you don’t have to teach.
Edit: if you want to argue that taxpayer money shouldn’t be used for religious education, or that private schools need to be held to educational standards, I completely agree. But that’s not what we’re talking about.
When I was a kid I went to a non-religious STEM School for 2 years. It was fantastic. They had all kinds of science stuff, computer programming, gifted classes. But after 2 years my parents couldn’t afford it anymore so I went back to public school. I was doing so well and learning so much. Now when I hear about voucher programs I think of myself as a kid.
I’m an adult now and my kids go to public school. I can’t afford to send them to private school. I have a passion for reading and math, and have passed that to my kids. They’re both several grade levels ahead, and their teacher is struggling with the kids who aren’t going to be able to meet grade level. It breaks my heart to see how bored and lazy they are getting at school, because same damn thing happened to me.
“religious institutions shouldn’t get taxpayer money to teach religion” is an exceptionally valid argument. But the meat of this article is about schools being funded by enrollment. They’re saying money is being taken away from public schools, and the schools are suffering.
I’m 100% on board with separating church and state, and forbidding taxpayer funds to be used for religious indoctrination. But couching that intention in an argument about private schools stealing money from public schools is disingenuous.
Across the United States, hundreds of jails have eliminated in-person family visits over the last decade. Why has this happened? The answer highlights a profound flaw in how decisions too often get made in our legal system: for-profit jail telecom companies realized that they could earn more profit from phone and video calls if...
The article mentions a lot of county jails, but are federal prisons doing this? I’m pretty sure the executive branch isn’t in charge of county jails.
I think the supreme Court could probably decide that this is cruel and unusual punishment. Or that Congress could pass a federal law setting regulations for local jails.
I’m not a jail expert, but this sounds like something Biden has no control over.
Not really about an endorsement of the two-party system. When you go to the gas pump and see a picture of biden’s face with an I did that sticker, it’s a pretty safe bet that the person who put that up is a Republican.
Likewise, when you see someone criticizing the Biden administration for things that county jails are doing, safe bet it’s a Republican.
But apparently your definition of enlightened centerists includes people who know what the executive branch actually controls.
Biden doesn’t have a gas price dial on his desk, and doesn’t set visitation policies for county jails.
You’re describing an alternate reality where heavily armed people are able to recognize corruption and rally against it. The most hate-filled, firearm fanatics I know of have Trump 2024 signs in their yard. And they’re waiting with bated breath for an excuse to murder any person who says they should have the right to health Care.
The people with the most guns are the ones with the least brains.
I think the Bethesda is going to get the most use out of generative AI. Looking at how disappointed everyone was in starfield’s copy pasted worlds, the game would have been massively improved by an “interesting things generator”.
Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads (www.lowpass.cc)
Roku is exploring ways to show consumers ads on its TVs even when they are not using its streaming platform: The company has been looking into injecting ads into the video feeds of third-party devices connected to its TVs, according to a recent patent filing....
Botswana threatens to deport 20,000 elephants to Germany (www.politico.eu)
Guest Commentary: Ohio Lawmakers are Giving More Than $1 Billion to Private Schools While Public Schools Suffer (www.citybeat.com)
Jails banned in-person visits in order to maximize revenue from voice and video calls as part of a "quid pro quo kickback scheme" with prison phone companies (arstechnica.com)
Across the United States, hundreds of jails have eliminated in-person family visits over the last decade. Why has this happened? The answer highlights a profound flaw in how decisions too often get made in our legal system: for-profit jail telecom companies realized that they could earn more profit from phone and video calls if...
Australia explained to Americans (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/10577182...
Are you registered to donate your organs? Why or why not?
If you’re in the US, register here: registerme.org
Just wondering where to get started with IPTV?
Every ‘how to’ site seems a little sketchy. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction through dm’s.
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis? (www.nytimes.com)
Why don't Americans use electric kettles? | Technology Connections [24:54] (www.youtube.com)
Minimum wage hikes will add $54.5 million to payroll costs across Atlantic Canada (www.cfib-fcei.ca)
Would you rather live in a big city or a small town?
Baltimore mayor responds to racists who called him ‘DEI mayor’ (www.thebaltimorebanner.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13670695...
Now that Reddit's IPO is done, what is the over/under on when old.reddit.com gets killed?
What do you think?
Cyberpunk's quest director says CD Projekt Red has experimented with generative AI, but there's still a 'gigantic, really long way to go' before AI NPCs are as good as scripted characters (www.pcgamer.com)
Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans “parts pairing” (www.theverge.com)
On a list of where Truckers should not stop -- Of course Troutdale is on the list (lemmy.world)
From reddit.com/…/truck_do_not_stop_list_for_usa_highl…