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8mo ago

Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren

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Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren

What standup guy! /s

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8mo ago

Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren

arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2025/01/senator-ted-cruz-is-trying-to-block-wi-fi-hotspots-for-schoolchildren/

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8mo ago

Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren

arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2025/01/senator-ted-cruz-is-trying-to-block-wi-fi-hotspots-for-schoolchildren/

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He serves the American public by making sure that no poor person is ever able to improve their circumstances through education
- He's just thinking of the future without migrants. He's giving them a head start as farmers is all. You don't have time for education or WiFi on the farm. Especially since they probably won't be able to afford electricity either.
Back in 2010s, we didn't need a public hotspot to access the internet in high school. There's always that one kid who knows the staff WiFi password who tells everyone. Sometimes there's a proxy to configure.
- Can confirm. I was that kid. I got in a lot of trouble, but for a short while, everyone had unrestricted internet access and it was glorious.
  
  We used to arrange LAN games in the computer lab. Of course, I'm as old as dirt, so there was no Wi-Fi. And the teacher who had to double duty as the IT guy told us to never leave anything installed on the computers and he'd look the other way!
Makes sense, only rich peoples kids should be able to have access to the internet at school. /s
- If you can't afford a phone that supports 7g you're clearly too poor for a phone of any kind.
I'd give my kid a hotspot and tell them to share the password with everyone they know.

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