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uwthrowaway

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    Comment #42773718

    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 a…

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    Comment #42649798

    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…

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    Comment #42649651

    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…

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    Comment #42643261

    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…

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    Comment #42640054

    Yeah, a small amount of "organic" mischief isn't bad IMO, but it's problematic on a larger scale.

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    Comment #42640035

    UW cs student - most current cs students would still know that this would get you in trouble.

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    Comment #42639835

    See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639478

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    Comment #42639734

    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 communic…

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    Comment #42639696

    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 t…