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National Science Foundation (NSF) had offered $1.5 million to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and the Python Package Index (PyPI), but the Foundation quickly became dispirited with the terms of the grant it would have to follow.

"These terms included affirming the statement that we 'do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion], or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws,'" Crary noted. "This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole."

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[–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 297 points 1 day ago (7 children)

One of our geology grants got hit for mentioning mineral inclusion. Total clown show.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

An administration that uses LLMs and Ctrl + F and vibes for policy decisions that don't sound good even before you realize they don't make sense, and ignores courts and due process... it's a hazard to touch.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 153 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] portifornia@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, since rocks went all woke and stuff, they have really been rolling down hill...

[–] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] portifornia@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Their metamorphosis has been a heavy topic to follow.

[–] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] AliasVortex@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Aww schist, here we go again!

[–] PlanterTree@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 day ago

The diversity of rocks you can find in the environment is truly stunning

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago

Unironically yes ❤️

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

It is all just so unbelievably stupid.

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 49 points 1 day ago

One of my recent software projects has an "ignore" list feature, but I guess I have to update the terminology to "include/exclude" if that means chuds will stay away.

[–] PlanterTree@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

for real? Mentioning the wrong (key-) word gets you cancelled like this?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

We now get to experience what it would have been like if the Nazis had a negative IQ. Which is impressive to say, because some of them were totally deranged.

All they're doing here is ensuring that all of the really intelligent people leave and go live somewhere else.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

Yep. And Universities had to edit their papers to remove any "bad words".

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

Ooh I know what I'm using as variable names this week

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Honestly this is magnificent. 🤡