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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
It seems similarly performative to remove them, especially in the context of the election/Zuckerberg's signalling. Yes, adding tampons to men's bathrooms was largely performative and less substantial, but the same applies to
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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
UW has had some pretty bad issues (e.g. systems lab abuse [1], early-entrance programs [2]). Another program I was in had serious issues such as overworking and threatening student eligibility, such that almost all the leadership involved l
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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
The following has been added to the "Tampering and Abuse" section of the UW Registrar's Policies & Procedures page in the last day: > Additionally, the creation of any service that enables any of the above behaviors is
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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
I'd personally describe it as an attempt for two reasons, although reasonable minds can differ: 1. They made substantial progress towards a working tool with available code, before requesting permission from the school. That request
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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
Yeah, a small amount of "organic" mischief isn't bad IMO, but it's problematic on a larger scale.
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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
UW cs student - most current cs students would still know that this would get you in trouble.
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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639478
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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
UW student - see the "Tampering and Abuse" section of ( https://registrar.washington.edu/registration/policies-proce... ) which has been around for much longer and is well communicated with students.
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by uwthrowaway 2y ago
I'm a uw cs student, it is made pretty clear that you're not supposed to trade spots or otherwise automate any part of the registration. Students typically know not to talk about this stuff. While well-intentioned, if this was com