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.
Apologies for the confusion, and the late reply. I see what you mean; my comment could have been worded far better.
Exactly because of stuff like the above, I'm just returning from a long break from social media. I'll do better. Thanks for highlighting the issue, take care.
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?
I don't think it would be fun to be a serf, and I haven't idealized it. I made a dumb joke, based on a trope, and a couple of you guys just can't accept that, and have to leave a smug reply.
I worked in manual labor for decades, in worse conditions than any serf ever experienced, right up until my body fell apart. 20 years ago, I would have traded my life with nearly any serf, in a heartbeat, and I'd be far better off now.
But, I'm sure you could show little old me what hard living really is. If only I knew!
Also, what bugs me about this is that your text editor is not "fedora/gnome/whatever" or "FUCKING LINUX" it's just a text editor. Often, they don't even install with a spell check dictionary. I guess it would fall under "whatever" but, eh, not in that context.
ETA: Just noticed they're root. I predict their next post will be FUCKING LINUX ISN'T SECURE!!!!1
It was meant as a joke. Capitalism isn't feudalism in new cloths, either, but that gets a pass. I think you just hate ducks.
Besides, serfdom went on for centuries, under hundreds of different lords and rulers, in just as many environments. Your description covers one type, not all types. It's disingenuous to paint it black and white, just because you have a problem with ducks.
Ah, who am I kidding? Serfs had a far better work/life balance than most people in the developed world today. They had to use regular belts, though, which is embarrassing.
Would there be heavy ligament anchor points on the bones? It seems like there would be evidence of a completely different muscle build, maybe simply by the size of the spine bones themselves. I'm no bonologist, though.
And yeah, that chest is gnarly (but I'm no chestologist).
EDIT: Sorry everyone, was just having some fun, until I remembered that no level of crazy breaks through the joke wall anymore. So, yeah, for more facts find me on Truth Social under patrioteaglefreedomlover17762
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