IE "we lied, but don't tell nobody!"
I agree with almost all on your 'bad' list. I'm unfamiliar with a couple, so have no opinion.
Your 'good' list is good. I disagree with several, such as Hyundai, Plex, rPi, for example, but I don't think they should be boycotted to oblivion, either. Except maybe Hyundai, who can crawl under a rock and die. I'm never buying another Hyundai car as long as I can.
They bought zfs? Ffs
Could you elaborate on the custom installer?
with the added trust of Microsoft
That's rich.
Oh, I agree. Just one reason I decided to move on to a different employer.
Former student here. I am very disappointed in the system for which you're supporting. While I enjoyed most homework assignments, I especially enjoyed the P/F assignments (you either pass for turning it in, or fail for not turning it in). The P/F assignment were still graded for accuracy, though, so I was able to learn from them, too, but without the stress about negatively affecting my grade if I didn't understand something. This is what I mean when I say 'free point' homework assignments, but I can only vouch for myself. During schooling, I used homework sites like Chegg (but not Chegg, because they suck) to check my answers, never as cheating. You saying that you're disappointed in OP without truly understanding how they use these sites, is extremely disappointing coming from a (college?) professor. I expect better from both sides of the fence.
and there’s no way to opt out
Allow me to show you a way to opt out
I feel this. I increased complexity and length, and reduced change frequency to 120d. It worked really well with the staggered rollout. Shared passwords went down significantly, password tickets went to almost none (there's always that 'one'). Everything points to this being the right thing and the fact that NIST supports this was a win... until the the IT audit. The auditor wrote "the password policy changed from 8-length, moderate complexity, 90-day change frequency to 12-length, high complexity, 120-day change frequency" and the board went apeshit. It wasn't an infraction or a "ding", it was only a note. The written policy was, of course, changed to match the GPO, so the note was for the next auditor to know of the change. The auditor even mentioned how he was impressed with the modernity of our policy and how it should lead to a better posture. I was forced to change it back, even though I got buyin from CTO for the change. BS.
He has a name! Have some damned respect!
That's not how a professional company rejects an applicant. Judging by this grammarless email (and this email alone), it sounds like you may have dodged a bullet. I am sorry that you've been rejected, though. That's never a fun experience, and their lack of compassion in their "cute" (but actually rather insulting) email is incomprehensible. Just because they didn't see you a a secret recipe, doesn't mean you're not. KFC has gone down hill more than almost any other chain in terms of flavor and quality, and their email here is a testament to their decision-making skills they seem to still be lacking.
E: autocorrect and my own mistakes.
Well... another reason, then.