I don’t recall what kind of car it was, but there was one that saved the phone number associated with any phone that connected via Bluetooth.

While I don’t think it’s likely as a way to trick people to connecting to get their phone number, it was a rental car which opened them up to impersonation scams. Knowing they just rented from the company and where in the city provides quite a bit of information on you.

Probably comes from a combination of belief in American exceptionalism, tradition, and either popular opinion remains with reciting the pledge or a lack desire to change.

States are managed individually for the most part and only 47/50 still require reciting the pledge (with some exceptions). Without a call for change from the people, it would be political suicide for any lawmaker to come out for a change like this. Opponents could use this decision as a claim of lack of patriotism.

The context of the origin of the US’ pledge of allegiance is it came shortly after the end of their Civil War when there was still a lot o political tension. A desire was born to instill national loyalty in children.

“Historians point to surges in American patriotic oaths and pledges to the flag after the Civil War, when tensions surrounding political loyalties persisted, and in the 1880s, as rates of immigration increased dramatically”

However, today as mentioned by another commenter, students cannot be legally compelled to recite the pledge, nor punished for not reciting the pledge as decided by the Supreme Court in 1943 using the first amendment as the base.

That’s just a white dude with a tan.

There was also a mystery solving themed Canadian show to teach deductive reasoning.

Busytown Mysteries

The S-Blade has a Hackblood charge!

Thanks. It seems it’s the show desktop (Win+D) vs minimize all (Win+M) command. Minimize all doesn’t affect some programs.

What does Windows + D do? I was always a Windows + M to minimize. Then I learned how to make virtual desktops and Windows + Control + Left/Right to switch desktops to one with a bunch of benign windows open.

I store mine between my phone and phone case.

I see your point. What a scary world.

This reminds me of Prometheus and Bob.

https://piped.video/watch?v=xgatYXNnc0A

I wonder if it’d be worth spoofing packets with some automation? Get that sweet discount and still maintain your privacy?

If insurance companies mandate tracking I could see new efforts to do this like piracy and adblocking came about.