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I wonder if they know how to use ATMs

by orthoxerox 7y ago

kristopolous 7y ago
I await a birds nest made from $20 bills.
- Nextgrid 7y ago
  Take a picture of that, write “capitalism” underneath then bring it to an art gallery and you’re rich.
pisky 7y ago
Here in Australia most people now buy food and drink by tapping their bank cards on a reader. Can't be long now until a particularly smart crow sees this at a beach side shop, and steals a card to copy this. Is a shopkeeper obligated to serve other species? I for one will welcome our new flying thief overlords.
- cwkoss 7y ago
  Joshua Klein built a crow vending machine with some success (using coins). Tap to pay could be quite a bit more profitable, though I assume you'd have a pretty high chargeback rate. http://www.josh.is/crow-machine/ http://www.josh.is/crow-machine/
  - glenstein 7y ago
    His research claims have been disputed, and an initially favorable NYT story about him ended up being retracted. I think he probably can't be cited anymore as a credible source on the question of crow intelligence.
clarry 7y ago
I think I saw a video of some bird puzzle where they have to tap the right thing with their beak to get a treat. It doesn't seem too far removed from entering a PIN code. I bet you could teach them to do that. Also, it doesn't seem unreasonable to think they would learn to insert a credit card into the machine given that they're good at manipulating sticks and stones and putting them into places.
- londons_explore 7y ago
  Tapping buttons on a vending machine and then tapping a contactless bank card seems like the most promising route for a crow to buy food.
sb057 7y ago
If this video is to be believed, they understand the concept of using a card at an ATM, but can't quite grasp exactly what to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWfVIjSdxTk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWfVIjSdxTk
- puranjay 7y ago
  To be fair, when ATMs were first introduced here, most people struggled to use them too

I wonder if they know how to use ATMs

kristopolous 7y ago

I await a birds nest made from $20 bills.

Nextgrid 7y ago
Take a picture of that, write “capitalism” underneath then bring it to an art gallery and you’re rich.

pisky 7y ago

Here in Australia most people now buy food and drink by tapping their bank cards on a reader. Can't be long now until a particularly smart crow sees this at a beach side shop, and steals a card to copy this. Is a shopkeeper obligated to serve other species? I for one will welcome our new flying thief overlords.

cwkoss 7y ago
Joshua Klein built a crow vending machine with some success (using coins). Tap to pay could be quite a bit more profitable, though I assume you'd have a pretty high chargeback rate. http://www.josh.is/crow-machine/ http://www.josh.is/crow-machine/
- glenstein 7y ago
  His research claims have been disputed, and an initially favorable NYT story about him ended up being retracted. I think he probably can't be cited anymore as a credible source on the question of crow intelligence.

clarry 7y ago

I think I saw a video of some bird puzzle where they have to tap the right thing with their beak to get a treat. It doesn't seem too far removed from entering a PIN code. I bet you could teach them to do that. Also, it doesn't seem unreasonable to think they would learn to insert a credit card into the machine given that they're good at manipulating sticks and stones and putting them into places.

londons_explore 7y ago
Tapping buttons on a vending machine and then tapping a contactless bank card seems like the most promising route for a crow to buy food.

sb057 7y ago

If this video is to be believed, they understand the concept of using a card at an ATM, but can't quite grasp exactly what to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWfVIjSdxTk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWfVIjSdxTk

puranjay 7y ago
To be fair, when ATMs were first introduced here, most people struggled to use them too