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To unlock drink verification can (2013)
- science4sail 3y agoFrom the timestamps, I guess that this blurb[0] dates from the tail end of the DRM wars[1]. It's fascinating how the enshittification of various online services have led to a resurgence of that era's anti-establishment attitudes. [0] possibly copy-pasted from an earlier 4chan post? The language style certainly seems to match. [1] https://xkcd.com/86/ https://xkcd.com/86/ and https://xkcd.com/488/ https://xkcd.com/488/ and https://xkcd.com/546/ https://xkcd.com/546/
- zerocrates 3y agoI'm almost certain it's a 4chan "greentext" originally, yes. It's from the time around the introduction of the Xbox One, which, as one of many policies for the console that were unpopular and ultimately rolled back before release, was going to require the Kinect camera to be plugged in for the console to function. By this time there was already a well-known Black Mirror episode out involving computer vision tracking to ensure people really watched ads, so these ideas were floating around in the culture. As well as Sony's "say McDonald's to end the ad" patent surfacing around that time. The xkcd comics you link to would have been quite a few years earlier... the reference to Sony then probably more for the controversy with the rootkit on their CDs, as well as their efforts to lock down Blu-ray discs.
- COGlory 3y ago>By this time there was already a well-known Black Mirror episode out involving computer vision tracking to ensure people really watched ads, so these ideas were floating around in the culture. As well as Sony's "say McDonald's to end the ad" patent surfacing around that time. In addition, Microsoft actually filed a patent for a system that would use the Kinect to track how many people were in the room when watching rented movies, and upcharge you if you exceeded a certain number of people. https://www.tweaktown.com/news/26574/microsoft_patent_could_use_kinect_to_price_movies_based_upon_number_of_viewers/index.html https://www.tweaktown.com/news/26574/microsoft_patent_could_...
- seamac3 3y agoThis might just be fiction, but what would let the server know that the can has been drank?
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoUnique unlock code at the bottom of each can? Some kind of scannable QR code or NFC system? They do not care if you dump the ooze into the toilet, so long as it has been purchased. You could even region lock the cans! Make sure nobody is trying to cheat you by purchasing wholesale or across the border. Edit: You could even make them like some kind of Nintendo Amibo action figure. Dedicated holder device with API interface to the game.
- Am4TIfIsER0ppos 3y agoThe always on camera watches you drink it. The qr code is either on the bottom of the can or in the lid if you buy the deluxe bottle version.
- aftbit 3y agoActually if you dump the can out the window, they'll claim it's piracy.
- thereisnospork 3y agoReal-time blood sugar monitoring, if your customers aren't diabetic yet they could be drinking more. Coming soon to a dystopia near you.
- kmeisthax 3y agosomething something we can fill x% of the user's visual field without inducing seizures
- 0-_-0 3y agoXbox Kinect
- charonn0 3y ago
- dooglius 3y agoTo provide some historical context for this meme, the Xbox One had recently been unveiled and at the time was going to have a mandatory Kinect. It was rumored that the camera would be un-disableable and on at all times.
- stonogo 3y agoPretty sure it was "say McDonald's to end commercial" from https://patents.google.com/patent/US8246454B2/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US8246454B2/en
- Gigachad 3y agoI remember them being both around the same time. Was looking like we were on the verge of some absurd tech dystopia. Which was partially true, but it wasn't as weird as always on kinect and the mcdonalds patent.
- morelisp 3y agoThe McDonalds one ended up happening, just as variants of "retweet for a 10% discount".
- 0xfai 3y agoThe Kinect Azure is pretty badass. I see why they would say that and it is very funny. I work in computer vision and NUI R&D and it's really hard to understate the accomplishment that is Kniect. I get why most people don't want to play dance games and don't like the machine looking at them but it is REALLY hard to package up solid solutions for the problem the Kinect solves and the Azure and surprisingly it's cross platform SDK are IMO one of the most beautiful tools every produced by humans.
- tough 3y ago/i need one to record myself a la matrix https://vimeo.com/58286717 https://vimeo.com/58286717
- unwind 3y agoMeta: this needs "(2013)" in the title.
- teddyh 3y agoI believe this to be at least a screenshot of the original version: <https://imgur.com/dgGvgKF https://imgur.com/dgGvgKF>
- m463 3y agogood time to post other ones like: http://bash.org/?244321 http://bash.org/?244321
- aftbit 3y agoMan I first encountered that one in the Runescape days. Blast from the past.
- philipwhiuk 3y agoWeird all I see is username: solarwinds password: *****
- joelthelion 3y agoIf we're sharing bash.org links... http://bash.org/?795779 http://bash.org/?795779
- TheHappyOddish 3y agoI still say "I put on my robe and wizard hat"[0] to people, although I don't think people get it. 0. http://bash.org/?104383 http://bash.org/?104383
- userbinator 3y agoI suppose the significance is that this is the 10-year anniversary (to the month) of this dystopian meme. While we fortunately haven't gotten to that point of corporate enslavement, it does feel like society has shifted increasingly in that direction since 2013.
- walrus01 3y agoI literally just saw a BMW advertisement yesterday that says it comes with 8 years of adaptive cruise control/driver assist, which then disables itself after the timer runs out (presumably unless you pay to license it again).
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- LocalH 3y agoAbusive business practices are not "good" no matter whether they harm the people you dislike or not.
- TheDong 3y agoThe argument is about harm to the general populace, not about harm to a specific group they dislike. Are indoor smoking bans good? The justification is that second-hand smoke has significant negative impacts on the general populace. Are tabacco taxes good? They encourage the same thing that smoking bans do, a reduction in smoking leading to better health for the population. The parent commenter is just saying the same applies to cars. Cars cause a huge number of deaths, especially of pedestrians and cyclists, but also of other car users. They harm the general populace. Just like existing in the same room as someone smoking has health consequences for you, living in the same city as cars increases your chance of death. You can, of course, legitimately argue that capitalist competition isn't the right way to discourage it, but rather having the government levy additional taxes and fees would be better.
- asah 3y agoCan I ask something as an Old Guy(tm)? I thought games were supposed to be fun and entertaining. If the developer makes it un-fun, then why keep playing? why not finding something else fun to do? e.g. play another game? learn a new skill? do something IRL? etc. Serious q, please don't bash.
- taberiand 3y agoIt doesn't have to be fun if it's addicting enough https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber
- wasimanitoba 3y ago"Okay, but couldn't we at least make the game fun anyway?" "No! It has to be just barely fun. If the game was TOO FUN then there would be no reason to MICROPAY in order to make it MORE FUN!"
- chrisnight 3y agoWhen it comes to anti-consumer actions taken by companies, many times one can take a blind eye to it as long as they can still play the game. The problem is that’s it’s like a frog in boiling water. At some point you realize that you need to give your email, phone number, credit card info, money, advertising attention, and more just so you have the privilege of downloading their special launcher that is the only one that can run their game, which of course also requires you to install a root kit in your system for “anti-cheat”. Only for you to open the game, which requires you to have internet, just to be able to play a single-player game mode. The game’s fun though. And it only takes 5 seconds to actually load it up once you’ve downloaded everything and installed it. So it’s fine, right? Consider it just like other software like Microsoft Windows. “It’s supposed to make your life easier, so if it doesn’t, why not just stop using it?” Because it still does make it easier, even with all of the crap that Microsoft does that we can rightfully complain about. Perhaps also consider it like Twitter. Why stay if it’s so toxic? Because everyone is on there, and if you aren’t, then you’ll never talk to your friends, since it’s not like they’d move platforms just for your sake.
- acumenical 3y agoI always hoped this meme would make an appearance in an episode of Black Mirror
- silisili 3y agoIt's pretty close to the premise of 15 Million Merits
- esperent 3y agoIronically when I try to open this page I'm IP blocked for using an ad blocker (actually I thought that was the joke at first): Blocked IP Address Your current IP address has been blocked due to bad behavior, which generally means one of the following: You have been using Opera or Brave as a browser, or have installed the Ghostery add-on, and are unaware that these programs are hijacking your Internet connection for their own purposes Note I'm just using plain old Chrome + Ublock Origin
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- Symbiote 3y agoThis manages to be more dystopian even than the door scene in Ubik by Philip K Dick https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7444685-the-door-refused-to-open-it-said-five-cents-please https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7444685-the-door-refused-to... (“The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.” ...)