Numpty

@Numpty@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NASA has some explaining to do⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Generally, you use the radio network from mobile phone to cell tower, and then fibre optic to the switches. Sometimes they use microwave line of sight for surface-to-surface connections where fibre doesn’t make sense, or is unviable (terrain, distance, cost, difficulty of laying fibre, etc.). It’s possible that there could be a satellite connection in the process, but unlikely unless you’re on an airplane, a ship, etc.

  The GPS on the mobile phone definitely does use satellite (receive only though, no transmit).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roblox tells employees they have to come to office three days a week or take severance package⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol. You’re not a parent are you?

  It’s not lazy, it’s being involved as a parent. I teach them. I council them. I explain the good and the bad.

  They don’t have unfettered access to the internet either. I carefully limit to what is appropriate to their ages. As they get older and are more able to understand the implications I relax the restrictions.

  My kids will survive just fine not playing in an environment that encourages bed behavior.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roblox tells employees they have to come to office three days a week or take severance package⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Roblox is filled with “quality” content like this: www.roblox.com/games/…/POOP-WITH-FRIENDS

  My kids used to play on Roblox… then they invited me to try it… and I started watching what is going on in there. It’s pretty bad. LOADS of grooming going on… shitty games… games that encourage anti-social behavior… horror games targeting under 5s… now they aren’t allowed to play it anymore.