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The old ammo ham cans could contain a couple of microphones and a microcontroller. It could be mounted and left running triggering a speaker to give different audio indicators like the AIM-9 Sidewinder growl tones. The range would likely just be enough to fire on the vertical grid cell that it covers.

The microcontroller could be cheaper as it only needs to loop code until it detects the frequency and sound profile. The old MIPS based ESP32 had good enough DSP for this. The ammo ham can would help with the distance and for carrying. I would almost suggest a cell phone because of the microphone, cameras and beefy DSP but EMF Emissions get people killed. A STM Blue or Black Pill board would work and so would a Pico.

Parts could be salvaged from smartphones including a battery. Quality parts can be difficult to find but the microphones from smartphones should have good performance. It might be possible to physically disable the modems by removing the power and data lines but that might work on some 4G phones or older.

@nicolaromano I'd argue that the issue compounds with older issues that were never fully resolved.

In Mathematics the solution would be to rely heavily on theory. To get a student to link previously learned theories to a more advanced topic. This would increase the amount of material learned, the critical thinking of a student and push the emphasis back to learning instead of performing.

In college I learned Integration by having to find the inverse of Derivation. I believe that moving the emphasis back to learning instead of exams would yield much better results.

Can genAI do this work for the student? Yes and no. Then again, can the genAI tools used by teachers and professors detect it? Perhaps it's better to focus on learning and critical thinking as genAI might actually be a useful tool some day.

That's just my view on the issue. As a Mathematician, it would be unforgivable to not rant and insult. Students aren't the problem and new technology isn't either, the problem has and always will be the institutions. The needless pressure from people who have no right to even speak in a department, much less interfere with their operation. The drug testing is also insulting.

@garyackerman I think it means that one might have to run away from a particular faulty development.

@PawelK The Xbox One was finally cracked. The security on it is insane.

@garyackerman An actual chalkboard.

@PawelBauer I haven't been on in a while. Many family issues and betrayal.

I've been thinking a lot about hardware modifications. It would be nice to have a PCs on a card like Macs would use.

It's good seeing you again.

@PawelBauer @hn100 That does look interesting indeed.

@thendrix The free market isn't for everyone.

@thendrix @amerika Look into Embedded Cpp, that seems to resemble the old language.

@boxcars $20 for a galvanized cast steel part with simple threading? That's rough.

@skyblond I wonder what an investment of 100,000 could do for FOSS replacements.

That is a trashy move but it seems to be the Modus Operandi of Tech now.

@skyblond Broadcom Wi-Fi? Do tell.

@bonifartius Remember using CUPS, that was kinda fun.

@thendrix On one of my last drives in ATL I saw 3 Porsche 944s in mint condition with liveries driving in a loose convoy.

One never knows what they'll see in ATL.