Inattentive *drivers* and inattentive *pedestrians* are to blame for a spike in pedestrian deaths. A smartphone or whatever else is incidental. This title seems to imply that smartphones are directly at fault. Drivers have the responsibility for safely piloting their 4000 lb. machine down the road. And let's be realistic here - an inattentive pedestrian is much less likely to directly cause the death of another pedestrian than an inattentive driver is.
The best way to get a high-school student to do something is to tell them they CAN'T. "You can't hack this machine!" It's like telling them that the car to which you just gave them keys is "uncrashable." Give 'em five seconds!
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Inattentive *drivers* and inattentive *pedestrians* are to blame for a spike in pedestrian deaths. A smartphone or whatever else is incidental. This title seems to imply that smartphones are directly at fault. Drivers have the responsibility for safely piloting their 4000 lb. machine down the road. And let's be realistic here - an inattentive pedestrian is much less likely to directly cause the death of another pedestrian than an inattentive driver is.
The best way to get a high-school student to do something is to tell them they CAN'T. "You can't hack this machine!" It's like telling them that the car to which you just gave them keys is "uncrashable." Give 'em five seconds!
The dull-grayish metallic color... A very dense appearance... Does anyone else have a sudden urge to sing "Stairway to Heaven"?