https://www.iafrikan.com/2020/06/30/do-we-really-own-our-digital-possessions/
During 2019, Microsoft announced that it will close the books category of its digital store. While other software and apps will still be available via the virtual shop front, and on purchasers' consoles and devices, the closure of the eBook store takes with it customers' eBook libraries. Any digital books bought through the service – even those bought many years ago – will no longer be readable after July 2019. While the company has promised to provide a full refund for all eBook purchases, this decision raises important questions of ownership.
(Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Wednesday July 01 2020, @05:27PM (1 child)
Nb: I know plenty of Oxford physics professors. I would say there is, rightly, concern about the representation of minorities in the university. In particular there is a thing where most of the students have been to privately funded schools; but ethnic minorities, male/female ratio are also a big deal. But no one is proposing renaming Fresnel diffraction or anything "wacky".
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @07:14PM
So they're racists? Most math students would be of east asian descent if we wanted accurate representation based on the only metric that matters. If universities claim there's another metric that matters, job applications from graduates can go in the bin and they can go sue their former university.