i_stole_ur_taco

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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

It’s not food, it’s a lumpy drink.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 27 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

Yup. I was using self checkout once and it flagged me when I was trying to pay but didn’t say why. The supervisor was on top of it and unlocked the terminal and it made him watch a 5 second video of “suspicious activity”, which was me moving my reusable bag to the other side at a low angle. Some AI they use saw that as trying to sneak an unscanned product past the scanner.

I thought it was terribly clever but he just rolled his eyes and apologized for the inconvenience. As if an underpaid Walmart employee is going to waste their time arguing with a shoplifter.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Shutting down a laptop also makes it shut up!

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

Please don’t give the engineers any more ideas.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

“My designation is one of one. Sigh.”

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

🐦‍⬛ Animal #405 🐰 I figured it out in 1 guesses! 🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 1

https://metazooa.com #metazooa

Lmao, first time trying this game and I thought it was broken. Too bad I didn’t use that luck on something bigger!

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 24 points 5 days ago (7 children)

At first I didn’t like this, but then I noticed the apology at the bottom.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 41 points 5 days ago (1 children)

lol. They’re promoting their employee shuttle. Classic Felon.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein is one the books I read during my formative years that I still think about a lot.

If you like graphic novels, The Sandman by Neil Gaiman is fantastic. Great writing and great artwork.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago

Yeah but he’ll change every base unit to x, so now we measure acceleration in x/x^2 and volume is measured in x^3 and the highway speed limit is 80x/(x/60).

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

If it comes down to it, you can show up to vote and spoil your ballot. I believe that at least gets tracked as a number, though it’s not going to move the needle in any direction.

 

YSK there's an app called CNV CityFix you can install on your smartphone that allows you to review and report issues in your area that the city should address.

Every once in a while I'll see some egregious graffiti, dumped trash, tree debris blocking a path, etc. More often than not, someone has already reported the issue in the app and the City is aware of it and adds it to their list. Within a few days (or less), a crew with the right equipment comes out and addresses it.

Being able to snap a photo and send the location to the city to put it on their radar is great for both parties. The city gets quality reports about issues quickly, and residents have a low effort way to get them dealt with.

You can also search for reported issues nearby, and there's often laughs to be had at people's descriptions of their perceived problems, or particularly witty ways people describe legitimate issues.

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