Apple has spent years "intentionally, knowingly, and deliberately paying women less than men for substantially similar work," a proposed class action lawsuit filed in California on Thursday alleged....
Yeah, tbh I’d see if you can get a different union to represent you, but it doesn’t look like there’s one union specifically for grad students. (I’m assuming you’re in the US, if UAW was an option)
Yeah, that’s a shitty situation all around. Just from what you’ve said, I blame the UAW about as much as the international students- it’d be great if the solidarity was there, but it’s natural that their priorities are elsewhere. The school is the real problem, but I definitely get how it’s hard to think so fondly of UAW after that experience.
I’m a vegan who smokes weed and I think that’s the extent of my woo (though Ron Swanson would certainly disagree, I’m very often struck by how much woo German medical doctors are allowed to push).
I’d want to do it, partly because the large quantity of bioavailable iron calls to me, but also because of the oxytocin and potential bonding effects (if it doesn’t have any, it doesn’t have any: no harm done). I don’t think I want it enough to really push back against a doctor/hospital that didn’t want to allow it, but I might look for one that is open to it.
Grindr has lost about 45% of its staff as it enforces a strict return-to-office policy that was introduced after a majority of employees announced a plan to unionize....
His hair looks awesome and non distracting. Pink and blue hair in fifth grade could be distracting, but lots of things are distracting in school. Teachers should be trained to deal with this situation.
Special counsel prosecutors sharply objected on Monday to Donald Trump’s request for an April 2026 trial date in the case involving his efforts to subvert the 2020 election results, arguing his lawyers’ reasons were disingenuous and denied the American public’s right to a speedy trial....
Apple punishes women for same behaviors that get men promoted, lawsuit says ( arstechnica.com )
Apple has spent years "intentionally, knowingly, and deliberately paying women less than men for substantially similar work," a proposed class action lawsuit filed in California on Thursday alleged....
Shawn Fain, president of the UAW: ‘Workers realized they’ve been getting screwed for decades’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Work math [satire] ( sopuli.xyz )
xkcd #2908: Moon Armor Index ( imgs.xkcd.com )
xkcd.com/2908...
[Biology] The umbilical cord: is it 'necessary' to sever it, or is it designed to disconnect on its own eventually?
What are the consequences of not severing it? I imagine you’d have the weirdest bellybutton on earth if nothing else....
Is zero divisible by zero?
Seems like it should and the result should be one. Does mathematics agree with me on that?
Bosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problem ( fortune.com )
Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule ( www.latimes.com )
Grindr has lost about 45% of its staff as it enforces a strict return-to-office policy that was introduced after a majority of employees announced a plan to unionize....
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination. ( apnews.com )
I was expecting something clearly offensive, like FUCK YOU shaved into his head, but nope....
Men In The US Are Peeing Incorrectly According To Urologist ( www.iflscience.com )
Gentlemen, it is with great displeasure that I must inform you that we're doing it wrong.
Trump 2026 trial date in election case should be rejected, prosecutors argue ( www.theguardian.com )
Special counsel prosecutors sharply objected on Monday to Donald Trump’s request for an April 2026 trial date in the case involving his efforts to subvert the 2020 election results, arguing his lawyers’ reasons were disingenuous and denied the American public’s right to a speedy trial....