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I'm not too bothered about their loss, given that gas pumps now have advertising screens installed. Let the ad revenue make up for it.

ejb999 3y ago
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- megabless123 3y ago
  Their comment is more substantive than your comment.
netsharc 3y ago
Hah, I'm going to make a startup that shows ads in the in-car display, "this gallon of fuel is brought to you by McDonald's. Try our new quad-cheeseburger, a drive-through is coming up 2 miles ahead!".
- adhesive_wombat 3y ago
  That was a thing, they raised millions: https://www.businessinsider.com/4screen-in-car-marketing-startup-raises-23-million-2023-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/4screen-in-car-marketing-sta...
- vel0city 3y ago
  Imagine if your GPS would automatically add an extra stop at Starbucks in the morning and McDonald's around lunch and dinner time. You try and punch in directions to one grocery store and it reroutes you past a competitor who paid for placement.
  - fuzzzerd 3y ago
    Thanks, I hate it.
  - netsharc 3y ago
    It's user-hostile UX, but to mask the hostility the GPS can say "Starbucks on your route is offering 10% off bagels, for the next 10 minutes!". And similarly for the grocery store, "try Kwik-E-Mart and get a free treat!"
asynchronous 3y ago
I actually enjoy the gas station ads because it brings us one step closer to the glorious dark future of Cyberpunk /s
wizerdrobe 3y ago
In case anyone is unaware, those little buttons on the side of the screen can and usually do mute the ads. In 99% of the time I’ve tried the 2nd from the top, on the right hand side mutes them.
- trackflak 3y ago
  My desired method of muting them might require a bit more clean up. It may also involve a trip to the ER ward for burn treatments. But I would at least look back and say I enjoyed myself.
- jtbayly 3y ago
  If only! I've tried and given up. Nothing mutes them.
  - carom 3y ago
    Second button down on the right side of the screen, generally.
- quesera 3y ago
  Literally all of the gas stations I frequent have disabled this feature (or made it a more complex series of button-presses) in the last year or so. :( That said, GP's assertion that the station can make up for stolen gas with ads is nonsensical and dishonest.
  - trackflak 3y ago
    > nonsensical and dishonest. Or what some of us refer to as 'humour'. It's worth getting into, a lot of people say good things.
    - quesera 3y ago
      Maybe. It's a common argument in other contexts, and some people believe it. I'm here to help.
  - 3y ago
callalex 3y ago
An upside-down air can will typically damage a speaker without leaving any physical evidence behind.

ejb999 3y ago

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megabless123 3y ago
Their comment is more substantive than your comment.

netsharc 3y ago

Hah, I'm going to make a startup that shows ads in the in-car display, "this gallon of fuel is brought to you by McDonald's. Try our new quad-cheeseburger, a drive-through is coming up 2 miles ahead!".

adhesive_wombat 3y ago
That was a thing, they raised millions: https://www.businessinsider.com/4screen-in-car-marketing-startup-raises-23-million-2023-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/4screen-in-car-marketing-sta...
vel0city 3y ago
Imagine if your GPS would automatically add an extra stop at Starbucks in the morning and McDonald's around lunch and dinner time. You try and punch in directions to one grocery store and it reroutes you past a competitor who paid for placement.
- fuzzzerd 3y ago
  Thanks, I hate it.
- netsharc 3y ago
  It's user-hostile UX, but to mask the hostility the GPS can say "Starbucks on your route is offering 10% off bagels, for the next 10 minutes!". And similarly for the grocery store, "try Kwik-E-Mart and get a free treat!"

asynchronous 3y ago

I actually enjoy the gas station ads because it brings us one step closer to the glorious dark future of Cyberpunk /s

wizerdrobe 3y ago

In case anyone is unaware, those little buttons on the side of the screen can and usually do mute the ads. In 99% of the time I’ve tried the 2nd from the top, on the right hand side mutes them.

trackflak 3y ago
My desired method of muting them might require a bit more clean up. It may also involve a trip to the ER ward for burn treatments. But I would at least look back and say I enjoyed myself.
jtbayly 3y ago
If only! I've tried and given up. Nothing mutes them.
- carom 3y ago
  Second button down on the right side of the screen, generally.
quesera 3y ago
Literally all of the gas stations I frequent have disabled this feature (or made it a more complex series of button-presses) in the last year or so. :( That said, GP's assertion that the station can make up for stolen gas with ads is nonsensical and dishonest.
- trackflak 3y ago
  > nonsensical and dishonest. Or what some of us refer to as 'humour'. It's worth getting into, a lot of people say good things.
  - quesera 3y ago
    Maybe. It's a common argument in other contexts, and some people believe it. I'm here to help.
- 3y ago

callalex 3y ago

An upside-down air can will typically damage a speaker without leaving any physical evidence behind.