Daily Archives: 2024-05-24

After Learning Her TA Would Be Paid More Than She Was, This Lecturer Quit

Source: Hacker News

Article note: Hey, it's me for the last 5 years, designing and running classes while getting paid (effectively once tuition waiver and benefits are factored) less than the TAs. With me the excuse has been "Finishing PhD in another department" we'll see if it actually changes. No one has been stabbed, yet.
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ICQ will stop working from June 26

Source: Hacker News

Article note: I had no idea there were original-network ICQ servers still running.
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“Unacceptable”: Spotify bricking Car Thing devices in Dec. without refunds

Source: Hacker News

Article note: Gross. They were still in production in 2022. Sounds like someone has managed to hack the bootloader so at least a few of them will be hacker toys instead of ewaste.
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