Sure, it's a fair criticism that they are trying to push a subscription. Coin is a little archaic, I personally never even have cash with me, but they could have an NFC tap for a single purchase.
But their subscription approach also makes sense and would benefit some frequent visitors. I assume it means you can use the subscription on all of their machines. And there's simply no easy way of doing that other than using an app. Could be a web app with QR code, I suppose.
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I don't quite understand the issue here. The tap water is still free and doesn't require anything, just press the button. They added an extra feature that is paid, which requires maintenance and power to run. I can see how it could be paid by the venue hosting this device, but you can't really blame the provider.
- And then take a hard... turn left at the roundabutt.
I think you got downvoted because the way you said it implies that all 3rd party repair shops are shady. But it's true, that the vast majority of repair shops are shady in places that I have lived.
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Stop this capitalist propaganda! (/s)
Dips go down, that's a spike. And I'm worried for the person who caused that spike.
Of course, but I would say that here it reaches levels of realism that it shouldn't be able to.
After thinking about it for a bit, I concluded that it works so exceptionally well in this instance because this is drawing hairs using hairs (on the brush). I might be wrong though, I know jack shut about art.
Full-"length"? Are they admitting it's a statue of a snake? I bet it's measured in parrots, too.
Apps can't "scrape your device for useful information". Modern apps are sandboxed and only have access to what you gave them permission to. Usually, they just gather the information from within the app. What you clicked, when you clicked, why you clicked, etc. If you give the app permission to location data and contacts, then they'll grab those, too, but you always have the option not to.
This is why companies, like Google, Amazon, Meta, try to push their own devices, they can have full access to your data.