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Re: Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

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I feel like we live in a world where it is becoming increasingly impossible for things like this to exist. I don’t have much commentary on the matter other than to say it makes me sad.

On the other hand, the internet also makes it possible for someone like me, on the other side of the world, to learn that it exists.

Re: Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

#52

I feel like we live in a world where it is becoming increasingly impossible for things like this to exist. I don’t have much commentary on the matter other than to say it makes me sad.

Not sure how many people will get the reference, but I was thinking this just yesterday about the Pokémon red and blue games. Back in the nineties many rumours spread about hidden secret in those games, but we didn’t have the internet to verify or debunk them. Like many kids back then me and my friends spent hours trying to move that truck to get a mew, but it was impossible, it was just a rumour that spread because back then no one knew for sure if it was possible or not. That couldn’t happen with the internet today.

Another thing I remember growing up in the nineties was being told orbs in photos were spirts, and again without the internet I couldn’t prove or disprove it. It was a complete mystery which I thought about all the time.

The internet has taken a lot of those mysteries away. Don’t get me wrong, it’s really cool that we’re able to look things up so easily on our phones today, but I do share your sadness that the world isn’t as mysterious as it once was.

Re: Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

#53
post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You must not have read the article, it is on Capitol Hill in Seattle, which is in the state of Washington, not Washington D.C.

Seattle may have or influence tech secrets Russia wants.

I can assure you that there are no tech secrets on Capitol Hill in Seattle. It is a bar district and lively neighborhood, but contrary to its name has little to do with government.

A vending machine on the street of a random american neighborhood is not a security risk.

Re: Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

#54

I feel like we live in a world where it is becoming increasingly impossible for things like this to exist. I don’t have much commentary on the matter other than to say it makes me sad.

I came here to say something like this, it makes me sad too, but I do have commentary on it.

Imagine buying beer or wine from your local dude who brews for fun, like at a farmers market. There's a sense of community in things like that. But you can't, that guy would have to spend six figures on commercial licensing and FDA inspections and code compliance and whatever else.

We can't just buy things from people anymore, we have to be consumers and can only buy from businesses, there has to be a clear cut distinction, all our relationships must be in compliance. Governments are regulating and taxing our communities out of existence and leaving us with a sterile system of impersonal distribution in which they are the middleman so that they can milk every cent that is "rightfully" theirs out of every single interaction everyone has.

Re: Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

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post #52

I feel like we live in a world where it is becoming increasingly impossible for things like this to exist. I don’t have much commentary on the matter other than to say it makes me sad.

Not sure how many people will get the reference, but I was thinking this just yesterday about the Pokémon red and blue games. Back in the nineties many rumours spread about hidden secret in those games, but we didn’t have the internet to verify or debunk them. Like many kids back then me and my friends spent hours trying to move that truck to get a mew, but it was impossible, it was just a rumour that spread because…

This but with the Mario games. I couldn’t believe it there were shortcuts in the first game. Someone told me and I didn’t believe them. Same with contra and how you could have more than 3 lives. The shortcuts spread through word of mouth and some you wouldn’t find out after years of gameplay.

Re: Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

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post #52

I feel like we live in a world where it is becoming increasingly impossible for things like this to exist. I don’t have much commentary on the matter other than to say it makes me sad.

Not sure how many people will get the reference, but I was thinking this just yesterday about the Pokémon red and blue games. Back in the nineties many rumours spread about hidden secret in those games, but we didn’t have the internet to verify or debunk them. Like many kids back then me and my friends spent hours trying to move that truck to get a mew, but it was impossible, it was just a rumour that spread because…

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Re: Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

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post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2nd link for Europeans: http://archive.is/2017.08.07-014013/http://www.capitolhillse...

Quick question: Why "for Europeans?" I tried from a couple of EU-based endpoints and could access the second link just fine. What error did you get? I ask because I know the operator of CHS via a friend of a friend kind of thing.

Getting the same Cloudflare error from Germany.

Re: Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

#60

> dispensed drinks were rare cans that were either ordinarily unavailable in the United States or have not been in circulation since the 1980s > In June 2018, the machine mysteriously disappeared I don't think it's mysterious. The owner likely ran out of full, rare cans of soda and could not / did not want to source them anymore.

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