Time to first sighting of solitaire on a student laptop: 23 minutes into the 2nd lecture of the semester.

Last semester internet access was left on during lectures unless otherwise requested by the instructor. This semester, no doubt in response to complaints by professors, they have inverted it into an opt-in system: net access is off unless explicitly turned on.

One of my classmates already found a giant loophole in the system that means her internet and AIM access during class has not been impacted. Out of respect for her ingenuity, I won't disclose her method.

12 Jan 05