Students and young workers from more than 120 universities have pledged to refuse work at Google and Amazon until the Israeli contract is dropped.

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More than 1,100 self-identified STEM students and young workers from over 120 universities have signed a pledge to not take jobs or internships at Google or Amazon until the companies end their involvement in Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract providing cloud computing services and infrastructure to the Israeli government.

  • Avid Amoeba
    9·
    5 months ago

    I know it’s officially not cool to like Rick and Morty anymore

    I’m sorry what?

    • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
      20·
      5 months ago

      It became associated with aggressive internet shutins bleating about Pickle Rick and the szechuan sauce, although it’s hard to tell where exactly the line was between “these guys are losers yelling and being obnoxious at McDonalds,” and “stop cyberbullying we’re all just internet weirdos who like a funny cartoon and that is fine.” And then, Justin Roiland had some kind of sex abuse allegations and the worm turned and the world is officially supposed to hate Rick and Morty now, I think.

      I mean, allegedly. I’m with you; some of it is still some great funny shit.

      • MindTravellerEnglish
        11·
        5 months ago

        Rick and Morty fired Justin Roiland and got two new voice actors to play Rick and Morty. Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden. They’re great, they voiced season 7 and it’s the best season of Rick and Morty yet.

        • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
          4·
          5 months ago

          I hadn’t fully been aware of the changeover, but yeah I saw season 7 and it was definitely more coherent and solid and less wandery and desperate than some of the middle seasons, absolutely there was an uptick in quality to me yes

      • Avid Amoeba
        7·
        5 months ago

        Thanks for the recap. Yeah I think I was more or less aware of most of those bits. I guess I didn’t get to the conclusion. 😅 Also I think they handled Justin Roiland’s issues fairly unambiguously. Assuming he was a bastard, I didn’t skip a beat watching the Justin-free season.