SnotFlickerman

SnotFlickerman, 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago)

Not the same company, but I live in apartments with washer/dryers like this. Coin op entirely removed.

You have to have a device that is bluetooth capable to use them.

Anyway pretty sure someone in this apartment has figured out something similar because the machines keep magically becoming unpaid machines after they get serviced. After each service, they will be asking for money to be able to be used for like a day or so, but then soon enough, I’ll go back to the laundry room and all the machines will be free and not asking for money. Just ready to go, no device required.

Originally, I thought it was the company disabling them due to like a data breach or something and was trying to find out if there was an undisclosed data leak and/or a class action lawsuit brewing. Since neither of those are the case, I’m pretty sure it’s a Notorious Do-Gooder.

So, thanks, Notorious Do-Gooder, for all the free washes and drys.

(Especially since this same idea crossed my mind over a year ago but I’ve just been too lazy to view the bluetooth data traffic myself)

SnotFlickerman, 2 days ago (edited 1 day ago)

Around 2007 or so I used to unplug Coinstar machines from the internet (plug was usually right in back) and then put in all my coins and try to redeem an online gift card. It used to be you could only get all of your cash back via online gift cards, because the machine took out a fee to give your money back in cash.

When it couldn’t connect to the internet, it would apologize and refund me in cash, with no convenience fee (since I was clearly inconvenienced). Full amount returned.

SnotFlickerman, 2 days ago

I can’t bring my video card in bed with me.

Sorry, desktop PC, you’re just bad at snuggles while I can hug my Steam Deck.

SnotFlickerman, 2 days ago

Sure they can, but I’m pretty sure the companies who created them have like a decade before other companies are allowed to even think about creating generic versions of the same drug. Our patent and copyright systems are both completely fucking broken.

SnotFlickerman, 2 days ago

Won’t someone think of the profits of the private companies!?! /s

For fucks sake, it’s like it’s the only god damned thing anyone fucking thinks about.

SnotFlickerman, 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago)

True, but its about their operations in the US, which are required to follow US laws. They still need a patent and copyright from the US government for their US operations.

This means their patent for the drug in the US system means they can prevent it from being available to US consumers as a generic.

Also, the issue of the cost is related to how our government isn’t allowed to negotiate drug costs like others are.

The drug is made by a foreign company that has a presence in the US. They have a US headquarters for their US business.

Local laws have more to do with the issues raised in the article than the origin country of the company making the drug.

That’s like saying T-Mobile is bound by German laws despite operating in the US because it is owned by Deutsche Telecom.

SnotFlickerman, 4 hours ago

Charlie Brown but an adult wearing the same outfit (adult sized) and just as bald.

I can “AUGH!” with the best of them.

SnotFlickerman, 2 days ago

butts, boobs, ‘n’ knees

be my main squeeze

Steve Dallas, Poet Laureate of Bloom County