Beautiful. I remember the red LED screens, and those clicks. Sigh…

Love this!

Actually that one was sort of done as an over-the-top joke about people crying about me sealioning (which I wasn’t).

And people took it too seriously and accused me of being insane and writing “fan fiction” with this story! Which I don’t even know what they meant by that, and then of course they cried “There you go, sealioning again!”

Lemmy, Lemmy, Lemmy. Never change. lmao

But a better, unrelated story, and much better written and much much shorter is: https://midwest.social/post/18497609

“Step into Zarahemla, where one man’s quest for fame goes from ‘Lemmy’ to ‘lemme out!’”

“Emily thought she was just running a simple errand for a tiny gnome… but little did she know, she was about to worm her way into a twisted fate!”

“Well, well, well. Looks like our lonely botanist has found a friend that really grows on him… but be careful, dear boils and ghouls, because in this twisted tale, the only thing thicker than love’s roots… is the blood it feeds on! So grab your gardening gloves and prepare for a tale where a nice little friendship blossoms… and so do the bodies!”

“Next time you think you’re grounded in reality, think again—because in this tale, it’s not just your mind that mushrooms out of control. Hope you’re ready for the root of all terror!”

"In tonight’s tale of terror, we follow a man with a mission—a mission to get rid of the mysterious figure known as Universal Monk.

Our brave hero thinks he’s just battling a keyboard warrior on the interwebs, but after a little trip, he’ll learn that hunting sea lions isn’t as easy as he thought.

Get ready, boils and ghouls, for a twisted tale of identity, deception, and a change of taste you won’t believe… until it’s too late!"

Yep, agreed!

I’m a teaching assistant at an elementary school where phones are banned until the final bell rings. The kids are completely used to it now, and as a result, they pay much more attention in class. The middle school nearby recently adopted the same policy, and while there was a lot of drama at first, people have adapted, and things are running more smoothly. Since the current elementary students are already familiar with the no-phone rule, I expect that when they move up to middle school, they’ll adjust easily.

In a few years, this policy will likely be widely accepted, but it probably won’t feel totally smooth until these students reach high school.

I didn’t even know I liked calculators until I found this community right now! But this machine looks awesome!