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Kids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok clout (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm sure the schools don't pay that much for the desks (or the Chromebooks) since they buy in bulk -- those are just the prices I could find for single units. I was more trying to show the difference in price, rather than exactly how much the schools spend.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Not even that, but they are simple and repairable. I remember we had these sleigh-style desks (same idea except the seat was one-piece molded plastic) that were a total of four parts (two rails, the seat and the desk top) aside from bolts/hardware, and they had a graveyard of parts to replace pieces as needed. And those desk were tough as all hell.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sounds great, but... unfortunately, it seems impossible to tilt on the chair with those, which I see as an essential part of going to school.

    Also, the heights of the chair and table seem unadjustable, and it seems the pupil is seated too far away from the desktop to actually be comfortable.

    What a useless piece of piss. Yeah, at least it's repairable, but is such a stupid piece of faulty furniture even worth repairing?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Again, that was the style and not the exact ones we had, but yeah they were all fixed position, however ours weren't too bad. I dunno, I don't remember anyone complaining much, I was on the taller side of my peers and fit fine while I recall even the smaller kids were alright too. Id wager a big reason they were chosen was so kids couldn't balance on the back legs, fall back and crack dome. They were great for cracking your back!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Oh man you could hook your feet in the legs and get a stretch going that was like a chiropractor visit! Not sure what the other commenter is on about those desks were indestructible and served their purpose well. I do remember being excited when we got to start using free-standing chairs we could adjust where ever we wanted.

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