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  • Cost of Attendance, Undergraduate, Brown University: Full Time Off-Campus. $71,412

    Yet, they have billions in investment funds.

    I’m 110% in favor of higher education, but not at schools that are run like an exploitation racket. Even state schools, that receive loads of Federal funding, are exploiting students financially. It’s insane that it has gotten this bad. Soon, the upper class will be the only ones who will be able to afford an education. In light of everything else, that almost feels intentional.

    Apologies for the slight digression here, but institutes of higher education that are overflowing with cash make me see red. You’re a school, that’s not how any of this is supposed to work.









  • That was my first question as well, along with counting the many ways this could have turned out horribly. The article calls it a prank, but this had disastrous potential. Not just for the company; anything that goes wrong in that sector, in the way of IP theft and the like, will be blamed on the prankster first, until proven otherwise.

    The casual way it’s discussed, and calling it a prank, gets under my skin a little. Am I alone in that?

    Think of how much policy will need to be typed up because of this, and again, the potential for disaster, on both sides. I’d be floored if a former employee did this to my team, and I wouldn’t care if it was a joke, at all. At the very least, the dude would be trespassed, if for no other reason than to show he’s been warned.

    I’m just going to imagine that this guy wanted more funding allocated for his buddies in the IT department, and did this as a parting gift.

    It’s Just a Prank, Bro: Office Edition



  • No, I am not sure, and I should have been clearer about my information being quite dated. Apologies for that, and for taking 3 months to reply (voluntary internet vacation).

    In 2005, when I worked in purchasing, we needed a business license to order their business machines, and they were serious about it. But, e-commerce has changed drastically since then, when the only way to order was through the Dell website. Not surprised they’re on Amazon.

    Hopefully, the computers are still better on that side of things. What did you end up getting, and how do you like it?




  • It’s not just Lemmy, it’s all of the communities and people that he constantly trolls and shits on. The only people he hasn’t tried to piss off are neo-fascists and Russians. If someone doesn’t see that, they must not be paying attention. Which, well… that’s not a bad idea, to be honest.

    Regardless, it’s nice that everyone is finally waking up to the fact that he’s just a grifter who likes to call non-grifters pedos.

    Also, I caught the comment you made next to this one; what client are you using that shows downvotes? If they’re actually downvoted (shows +1 to me), it’s likely because the sentence, right after the one they quoted, answered their question. So, the comment as-is didn’t really add anything to the conversation.