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    From ram@ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) to comp.misc on Mon Apr 15 15:36:53 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.misc

    stan wrote in the Android newsgroup
    (cross-posting it into the most absurd other newsgroups):
    |wo years ago, they both tried Apple's Screen Time
    |restriction tool and found it too easy to disable,

    Even though "stan" totally yeeted this topic into newsgroups
    where it didn't belong, the text he sent up actually raises
    an interesting question:

    Take for example when I tell my computer, "Alright,
    if I wanna turn on the screen tomorrow, make sure it stays off,
    no matter what I say!"

    Then the next day, I'm like, "Forget what I said yesterday,
    turn that screen on right now!"

    So what's the poor computer supposed to do, huh? Follow one order
    or the other? Good luck tryin' to figure that one out!
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  • From Bob Eager@news0009@eager.cx to comp.misc on Mon Apr 15 16:35:42 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.misc

    On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:36:53 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote:

    stan wrote in the Android newsgroup (cross-posting it into the most
    absurd other newsgroups):
    |wo years ago, they both tried Apple's Screen Time |restriction tool and found it too easy to disable,

    Even though "stan" totally yeeted this topic into newsgroups where it
    didn't belong, the text he sent up actually raises an interesting
    question:

    Take for example when I tell my computer, "Alright,
    if I wanna turn on the screen tomorrow, make sure it stays off, no
    matter what I say!"

    Then the next day, I'm like, "Forget what I said yesterday,
    turn that screen on right now!"

    So what's the poor computer supposed to do, huh? Follow one order or
    the other? Good luck tryin' to figure that one out!

    Given that too much screen time is bad for you, the Three Laws of Robotics make the answer very clear.
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