boonhet

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

OP said coffee shop so I'm presuming it's not a real restaurant, and the app would facilitate ordering without queueing. Which I like. But I don't wanna download an app, I want to just sit down, scan a QR and pay with one of the cards stored in my phone. And obviously cash should still be a backup option. I can see why they might want to do away with card terminals though.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Lmao that sounds illegal

Oh wait, America is a thing

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not just laptops, even. I've fixed desktops that way. Unllug and hold power button.

And I'm fairly sure it might still work in some exceptionally niche scenarios

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Always pains me to watch Chuck because it's a show about an IT support guy and HE ALSO REFERS TO DESKTOP COMPUTERS AS HARD DRIVES LIKE WHAT THE FUCK, WERE THEY ACTIVELY TRYING TO DRIVE US MAD

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago

George BUSH. Not George Shave.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Uh... You posted it. Why post a video you didn't watch?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

A QR code and a website I could understand. But app? No.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Besides the whole "various weapons feel different" there's not a single actionable item there. That last one is valid though. At the very least they need some guns to have more recoil, etc.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Uh, what do you want them to do for the shooting mechanics in an arcadey 3rd person shooter?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I alternate between "play the guy because more relatable" and "play the girl because ass"

Then again, my friend also used the "I don't wanna watch a guy all day" reasoning when I asked him and well, now we all know she wanted to be a girl all along.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 weeks ago

I'll have you know, I've started several projects in Rust!

Only to realize I don't have time to do unpaid work even if it IS fun.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Lots of things, yeah. Many countries have set up energy efficiency loans too - for home renovations, or for business purposes. The idea is that you give out low interest loans so people (or companies) can achieve what they need earlier. I don't know if anything like that is in place in Germany, France or Sweden (or Italy, I suppose they still have a bit of their car industry left), but if I was in a relevant position in one of those companies and there was a need to, say, build a battery manufacturing plant locally so that EVs could be built for cheaper and less dependence on existing battery manufacturers, I'd definitely go ask the relevant nation's government, parliament and/or business development department, for a loan, tax break, or subsidies. Worst that could happen is they say no.

But yeah, an already successful car manufacturer getting straight on subsidies for selling cars they're already making and selling anyway - extremely unlikely in most countries I'd think. Now if one or two of the German big 3 were on the verge of bankruptcy because of Chinese competition, that might change. Still sounds unlikely though. China's GDP is 4x that of Germany's, they can afford to keep subsidizing their shit for longer.

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