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I think that cash- and check-users self-segregating themselves to a separate but equal line in the grocery store is a great idea.
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withak posted:I think that cash- and check-users self-segregating themselves to a separate but equal line in the grocery store is a great idea. calm hitler's cash and carry
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withak posted:I think that cash- and check-users self-segregating themselves to a separate but equal line in the grocery store is a great idea. 
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Aug 6, 2023 17:44
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Just so it's on this page as well: self check-outs can and usually do accept cash. This is a false dichotomy.
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Aug 6, 2023 17:49
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I'll just anonymously hand over cash, in person, while being watched by several humans and numerous recording devices. You know, anonymously.
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Aug 6, 2023 17:55
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Gort posted:I'll just anonymously hand over cash, in person, while being watched by several humans and numerous recording devices. that's what bitcoin is for, duh
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Aug 6, 2023 18:20
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Just so it's on this page as well: self check-outs can and usually do accept cash. This is a false dichotomy. Yeah the only time they don't is towards the end of the night when they count the tills of a bunch of the machines and turn them over to credit only leaving maybe 1 self serve station as cash. But that's because of the logistics of counting tills and not because cash machines somehow cost more than an employee per year to run.
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nachos posted:Austria is apparently constitutionally preserving the right to “pay anonymously” aka with cash so self checkout might end up being a moot point anyway if boomers decide that saving cash is the new front in the culture wars and they all start refusing to use credit cards Kinda feel like doing that myself.
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Aug 6, 2023 19:39
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There are a few stores in my area where one bank of machines is specifically card only.
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nachos posted:Austria is apparently constitutionally preserving the right to “pay anonymously” aka with cash so self checkout might end up being a moot point anyway if boomers decide that saving cash is the new front in the culture wars and they all start refusing to use credit cards Somewhere out there is a tech bro who is convinced that this is a problem solved by bitcoin.
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bawk posted:Somewhere out there is a tech bro who is convinced that this is a problem solved by bitcoin. Bitcoin is the solution to countless problems. We just haven't discovered them yet.
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Aug 6, 2023 20:43
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Does Germany still do that thing where your bar tab is kept track on the coasters and then at the end they come and add it all up and take your cash? I always thought that was kind of neat.
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Aug 6, 2023 20:46
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That's just some bars, not universal. The last time I was at a restaurant they had some gadget* to track the tab and print a receipt.
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Aug 6, 2023 21:23
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TACD posted:Card / contactless payments are great but I agree TBH, it’s extremely important to be able to use cash for lots of reasons and it’d be horrifying if it was done away with I tend to agree. Also if this becomes A Thing with worldwide right wing movements it’d be funny to see visa, Mastercard, countless startups who built their business model off taking a cut of payments, etc squirm even a little bit. There’s enough schadenfreude to go around with this one.
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Family Values posted:Boomers are definitely already doing this. My boomer relatives are posting memes on FB about using cash instead of cards so small businesses don't have to pay bank processing fees. They're not totally wrong, but are also ignoring the cost of handling cash. Around here there was a period where there was only one card processor company around and they charged stupid fees for small volume so a lot of small shops would not accept card or would only accept it for purchases above a certain amount. Fortunately eventually the government wised up and implemented through the national bank a new card processor with reasonable fees, benefits for small business and low hardware costs (basically a card reader/pin input and a smartphone app), so now pretty much every shop allows card.
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I’m currently waiting a huge checkout line at a Publix in western Florida and really missing my self checkout machines right now.
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The Dave posted:I’m currently waiting a huge checkout line at a Publix in western Florida and really missing my self checkout machines right now. That’s your own fault for going to Florida
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The Publix I’ve been to in NC have a bunch of self checkouts?
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Arivia posted:That’s your own fault for going to Florida I don’t disagree with this. While driving to our rental we were greeted by a place that had two massive, 3 story red banners declaring “TRUMP NOW. TRUMP WON.”
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Simultaneously lolling at the obvious error and kinda impressed that it knew to bold each "n"
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I thought it was going to count the "m" as two "n"s.
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Aug 7, 2023 18:33
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Alas, it's simply educated stupid.
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AI is very good at certain specific things, but this is why I am very skeptical of the people who think AI is going to replace all TV writers, lawyers, doctors, etc. Also, for the AI to be good at the specific things it can be good at, it needs to be trained on good data, be free from human error, and be free from weird AI-specific errors. That means even the things it is good at aren't 100% guaranteed either. Leon Trotsky 2012 fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Aug 7, 2023 |
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Aug 7, 2023 18:35
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folks that are gonna go ahead using it don't care if it's accurate or good or right - i think it's clear that everybody knows it's a garbage product right now and folks are still using it and jamming it into everything like, mayonnaise just has 4 n's in it sometimes, that's ok
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Tayter Swift posted:Simultaneously lolling at the obvious error and kinda impressed that it knew to bold each "n" Took me a moment to figure out what the question was and whether 4chan had made another high profile embarrassment
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The social media site formerly known as Twitter is now trying to raise money by embedding video ads into any tweets with an uploaded video and disguising ads as verified tweets from real people with a tiny "ad" disclaimer in the top right.
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Aug 7, 2023 19:19
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Ah yes, balsa, that wood well known for its robustness, let's name a product after it
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It is reasonably robust for its weight.
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Thanks Ants posted:Ah yes, balsa, that wood well known for its robustness, let's name a product after it Balsa is the perfect material for moving fast and breaking, so the target market is well-understood
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I love potatoe salad made with mayonnaisne.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:The social media site formerly known as Twitter is now trying to raise money by embedding video ads into any tweets with an uploaded video and disguising ads as verified tweets from real people with a tiny "ad" disclaimer in the top right. Isn't this just most sites with a social component? I can't think of any that are ad supported that don't do this poo poo already.
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Volmarias posted:Isn't this just most sites with a social component? I can't think of any that are ad supported that don't do this poo poo already. Twitter specifically removed the advertisement tag, structures the ads to look like tweets from verified users, removed the "sponsored content" tag, and just put a small "ad" copy in the top right corner. The video thing is common, but making all of your ads look like real posts from "verified" users and removing the sponsored content tag without making any public announcement is pretty scummy and trying to appeal more to advertisers. It's just screams desperation.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Twitter specifically removed the advertisement tag, structures the ads to look like tweets from verified users, removed the "sponsored content" tag, and just put a small "ad" copy in the top right corner. One of the reasons the Reddit app is borderline unusable is because it just plops the ads in as reddit posts. Not quite as brazenly as Musk does it but there you go.
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It’s pretty much the norm these days. The same thing happens on Instagram and Facebook. The boost to conversion rate likely heavily outweighs any user churn rate.
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I thought there was some kind of law that says advertisements must be clearly labeled? I know the joke response is going to be “lol  ” but I feel like at some point it became an actual thing with YouTube and twitch videos requiring them to be labeled and I feel like all blogs I read have advertisements clearly labeled too.
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Boris Galerkin posted:I thought there was some kind of law that says advertisements must be clearly labeled? I know the joke response is going to be “lol It clearly says ad in the corner, it is visible enough to pass muster as well. Ad is in the same size as the rest of the text as well.
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More like bad
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They should make a new mad men
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Brain Curry posted:More like bad
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