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Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It's About to Break Them

• danso 2y ago
  Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/world/asia/japan-bank-notes-vending-machines.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x00.Ssw0.t5OJQX8I-6EJ&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/world/asia/japan-bank-not...
• bell-cot 2y ago
  > Japan is set to introduce a new set of bank notes this summer, something it does every 20 years or so to thwart counterfeiters. > New yen notes [...] won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on. > The country has 4.1 million vending machines... Sure sounds like planned obsolescence, at scale.
• Peacefulz 2y ago
  Why would this not be resolved with a firmware patch?
• Grimeton 2y ago
  Not being the pro here, but something tells me that they've already figured it out when they do it every 20 years. What do you think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyl-RDs-IC0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyl-RDs-IC0