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Deadzombie
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"it's 2015, and some things are surprisingly inefficient - still."


          

why am I 'showing' my receipt at the exit of lowes and costco?
why am i still getting black bars on the sides of more than half of my 'HD' channels?
why am I still making ice with ice-trays?
why am I still being held in custody for more than 8 hours before i see the commissioner??? fucking corrections officers ...

add on?

  

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provide some conceptual solutions
Feb 27th 2015
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good one. is digital authentication the solution to physical keys?
Feb 27th 2015
2
      all of which can be bypassed faster than you can pick a lock
Feb 27th 2015
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      honor code?
Feb 27th 2015
10
      yea thats a fear..tech will get better
Feb 27th 2015
14
      Fob system like i have at my house
Feb 27th 2015
15
Why is anyone faxing anything?
Feb 27th 2015
3
I literally had an argument with a company over this
Feb 27th 2015
7
      I have one (my OfficeJet)
Feb 27th 2015
9
Why do I need multiple forms of ID?
Feb 27th 2015
4
Why are stores still giving out paper receipts?
Feb 27th 2015
5
paper trail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Feb 27th 2015
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i prefer paper bc systems go down and poof goes the proof.
Feb 27th 2015
12
u still making ice with ice trays bc u need to step ur fridge game up
Feb 27th 2015
11
okizzzzzzaaaay?????
Feb 27th 2015
13
ikr... ice trays? lol
Feb 28th 2015
17
Lol...I was gonna say
Feb 28th 2015
18
      i mean these types of fridges been out since the 90s
Feb 28th 2015
22
Download more RAM for your TV to help with those black bars
Feb 28th 2015
16
enlighten us, please
Feb 28th 2015
19
A lycos search will tell you all you need to know.
Feb 28th 2015
21
^^^ doesn't get the joke
Feb 28th 2015
23
how are all broadcasters not recording in HD, at least?
Feb 28th 2015
20

tomjohn29
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1. "provide some conceptual solutions"
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Fri Feb-27-15 07:20 PM by tomjohn29

  

          

i know keys...physical keys are ancient

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Deadzombie
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2. "good one. is digital authentication the solution to physical keys?"
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thumb prints? captcha? barcode tattoos?

  

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PoppaGeorge
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Fri Feb-27-15 09:52 PM

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8. "all of which can be bypassed faster than you can pick a lock"
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>thumb prints? captcha? barcode tattoos?



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Deadzombie
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10. "honor code?"
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tomjohn29
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14. "yea thats a fear..tech will get better"
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Fri Feb-27-15 11:19 PM by tomjohn29

  

          

n/m

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Navem nu, cuando sol
Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
Vita em, no continous non
Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen

When the sun shades the ship
We sweat and life is not safe
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When we unite we hedge amen

  

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tomjohn29
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15. "Fob system like i have at my house"
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Navem nu, cuando sol
Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
Vita em, no continous non
Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen

When the sun shades the ship
We sweat and life is not safe
To swim or to touch not
When we unite we hedge amen

  

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John Forte
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3. "Why is anyone faxing anything?"
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Regina Rose
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7. "I literally had an argument with a company over this "
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who has a personal fax machine anymore? hell during the height of it's craze few people I knew had one then..

companies that only accept docs through fax or snail mail make me soo angry

  

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PoppaGeorge
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9. "I have one (my OfficeJet)"
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>who has a personal fax machine anymore? hell during the
>height of it's craze few people I knew had one then..
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>companies that only accept docs through fax or snail mail make
>me soo angry

I fax stuff out several times a month, it's no biggie.

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John Forte
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Fri Feb-27-15 07:26 PM

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4. "Why do I need multiple forms of ID?"
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We should have a singular identity document loaded with out permissions and privileges (driving, leaving the country, etc)

  

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5. "Why are stores still giving out paper receipts?"
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If I pay for something with a credit card, they should be able to email my receipt to an email address associated with that credit car.

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6. "paper trail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"
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and not everybody pays for stuff with a card.


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12. "i prefer paper bc systems go down and poof goes the proof. "
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11. "u still making ice with ice trays bc u need to step ur fridge game up"
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13. "okizzzzzzaaaay?????"
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17. "ikr... ice trays? lol"
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18. "Lol...I was gonna say"
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I still use ice trays for the rare occassion where I need ice cubes
But nearly every "grown up" I know has the fridge with the auto ice maker
Doesn't even count as new technology any more.

  

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SHAstayhighalways
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22. "i mean these types of fridges been out since the 90s"
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my dad got one so i know the price went down by now
lol

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16. "Download more RAM for your TV to help with those black bars"
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How do people in 2015 still not know why that happens?

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19. "enlighten us, please"
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Esoscially on how to download TV Ram

  

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21. "A lycos search will tell you all you need to know."
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23. "^^^ doesn't get the joke"
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Like there is stupid, and then there is you, and then there is dead. - VAsBestBBW

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Deadzombie
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20. "how are all broadcasters not recording in HD, at least?"
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