Let’s just say I had a similar reaction and attempted to decipher the simultaneous ToS update by Microsoft/Meta/PayPal as well.

I’m relieved to know that I’m not the only one befuddled by the inaccessibility of the legal terms in general…?

And kudos to Microsoft and PayPal legal team that there is at least a summary of changes page in plain language.

In years of mentoring students planning their first redesign project, 8 out of 10 people would pick either the course management platform (you'll know when you see it) or something similar. It never fails.

What they don't realize is that the poor UX they have to put up with is merely symptoms of the larger institutional bureaucracy at work...

And that, is a problem bigger than any individual can tackle.

Wish you all good luck with the start of the new semester.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichmann_in_Jerusalem#Banality_of_evil

Conundrum of developing world tech infrastructure: outdated software/firmware made by an obscure company that's already closed, customer service that's clueless of what they are doing, etc...

But, hey, at least the service is cheap — $3 for ~28mbps, ain't bad at all. A service of this grade costs at least 15-20 times in the US.

I thought this was a joke. An air travel reduction software license?

They are actually serious — that's pretty cool.

"... After 30 days you may use it only if you take fewer than three flights in any 12-month period (i.e. at most one return flight per year). If you fly more than this you must purchase WordWeb Pro to continue using the software after 30 days."

I'm mildly amused that using ChatGPT as a language learning tool is better than using a combination of web translation/reference tools.

Double checked everything and it worked flawlessly as intended (though the full translation can definitely be made more natural sounding).

“Vigorous writing is concise.”

I stand by my belief that every grad student entering English-based institutions should be gifted a copy of Strunk and White.

Just imagine a world in which academic papers are as enjoyable as novels. Imagine that. (I might be exaggerating a tiiiny bit, but you get the point.)