COASTER1921

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Are happy hours and lunch specials not dynamic pricing? It's just a different way of framing it as a discount rather than surge price, but it's basically the same idea as far as I'm concerned. I'm happy to vote with my wallet on this, if Wendy's decides they want dynamic prices then I'll just go elsewhere. Fast food certainly isn't an essential.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

At the time animated series didn't have the same quality they do today, I suspect it's reputation is so good because there's no subsequent animated series.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Basically, though I tend to use GMX email aliases for these sorts of useless signups. I don't want some temporary email account to be all that's needed to get control over my TV should I ever connect it to the internet again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Many of the cheap TVs with Roku built in require you to set up a Roku account before you can even use the HDMI inputs. After setting up your account you can disconnect it from the internet and use it as a normal TV, but I spent a while trying to get around this block. In the end I had to create a Roku account.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Most of the big venues are owned by Livenation. Unfortunately, in 2010 Livenation merged with ticketmaster and somehow the DOJ approved it. Because of this short of legal action Ticketmaster exclusivity is here to stay.

Personally, I'm happy with tickets being non-transferable. If so much of the demand is scalpers this cuts them out of the picture entirely.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I work in tech and needed to do this as part of onboarding after receiving an offer. Asking during the interview is a little weird but if they've had problems where their desired candidate didn't have the necessary documents then it makes sense. I wouldn't assume they're wanting to see your house, they're likely just wanting to make sure you won't need H1B sponsorship to get the necessary documents to complete the I-9.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Tasker has a similar companion app, it just doesn't work with as many things on my Pixel 8 Pro as Macrodroid. The only phone automation I rely on anymore is Wifi hotspot toggling based on connected Bluetooth devices, which Tasker is incapable of now even with the companion app. I really don't know how Macrodroid does it.

Of the automation apps my preferred UI Automate with its flows. It allows the complexity of Tasker without becoming unreadable as the automations become big. It's harder to edit and even worse without root than Tasker.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

It's still a cat and mouse game between Google and playintegrityfix/next. If you need to rely on your phone at any time rooting isn't really an option anymore. I don't see Google changing to be less hostile toward device automation unfortunately.

We really need a 3rd competitor or better workaround. It would be cool if you could have a virtual Android device inside a rooted device to run apps requiring safetynet. But that's way way way easier said than done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not even just banking apps anymore. Tons of libraries just check by default before allowing apps using them to run. I can't use my local transit agency's app with root, not can I order a fast food burger.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It barely works for Android 14+ without root. Macrodroid has much better compatibility for whatever reason.

Unfortunately rooting while passing safetynet verification is very hard or impossible lately depending on the device. If apps didn't unnecessarily check safetynet status this wouldn't be a problem, but since so many now the rooted phone effectively becomes a brick. I really miss the days of custom ROMs and full device automation without stupid workarounds. Unfortunately, I don't think there's any going back without app developers getting on board with an alternative to Google-verified security on Android.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

All red baseball hats are probably going to have this association for many decades to come. That being said, so few people wear baseball hats lately that it's certainly not a big loss.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Same, but lack of public transit support in my city is a dealbreaker. And although it's better for servers and privacy, needing to download the map for any city you would otherwise quickly browse the map of is annoying.

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