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Re:Medical student surgically implants Bluetooth into own ea... by differentView on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @06:13AM (#30683536)
Pointing out the flaws of a failed cheating method (he was caught) by a cheater who likely have tried other failed cheating methods ("It was the student’s final attempt on Monday to clear the exam after repeatedly failing it since getting admission into the college 11 years ago.") doesn't prove the cheating didn't happen.

He just appears to be both an incompetent medical student and an incompetent cheater.

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Re:Medical student surgically implants Bluetooth into own ea... by michaelt on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @06:40AM (#30683730)
I don't think that PragmaticPulp doubts that cheating happens. But "student tries to cheat on important exam" is barely local news, let alone global technology news.

The thing that got this to the front page of HN is the specific claim of a surgically implanted bluetooth earpiece. That is what PragmaticPulp is doubtful of.

Of course, if the claim was merely that the student was wearing a very small earpiece, such as [1], and that when told to hand it over he claimed it couldn't safely be removed? That would be much more plausible.

[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/COOMAX-Invisible-Earpiece-Wireless-...

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