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Re: How do we pay for parking?

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Post by kortilla »

thechao wrote: post #23
burcs wrote: post #5

Modern parking lots always seem ripe for physical phishing, whats stopping someone from sticking up a couple of QR codes that link to a fraudulent payment page or some other malware? This is one of those things that tech really didn't "fix" and now I have to select from one of 20 apps instead of just paying with cash or even a credit card.

I have, on multiple occasions (in Austin, >10 years ago), paid for parking to an "attendant" at a lot I know is free. Those guys will just have your car towed — the whole scam just hangs together: the towing company charges you for the storage & processing, but not the nominal fee; the attendant gets cash. Win-win-lose.

How can they have it towed if it’s free. That’s just theft.

Re: How do we pay for parking?

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Post by [deleted] »

happytoexplain wrote: post #14
rvnx wrote: post #8

If you want to get to the point of the story, +/- summary : An old lady in Seattle couldn't understand how to pay for parking using confusing parking apps. The author helped her, but the process was complicated and not user-friendly. He guided her through scanning a QR code and using parking apps, eventually helping her pay with the Park Mobile app using her credit card.

The tone of your oversimplification sounds like you have something against the author's opinion, which, if true, would be much better stated than sarcastically implied. Edit: The parent has been edited since I commented.

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Re: How do we pay for parking?

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Post by rvnx »

version_five wrote: post #25
happytoexplain wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The tone of your oversimplification sounds like you have something against the author's opinion, which, if true, would be much better stated than sarcastically implied. Edit: The parent has been edited since I commented.

It's what the guidelines call a "shallow dismissal".

?

I agree with the author, I just write it in a shorter way.

Re: How do we pay for parking?

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

hermannj314 wrote: post #9
blarnopre wrote: post #3

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If you aren't literate, life is hard. If you aren't digitally literate, life is hard. The problem is some people were 50 years old when the the 2nd statement became true. For nearly everyone alive, the first statement has always been true. I think the government is failing its citizens by assuming digital literacy is commonplace.

The literacy rate for all males and females that are at least 15 years old is 86.3%. Males aged 15 and over have a literacy rate of 90%, while females lag only slightly behind at 82.7%.

Re: How do we pay for parking?

#35

Post by toomuchtodo »

burcs wrote: post #5

Modern parking lots always seem ripe for physical phishing, whats stopping someone from sticking up a couple of QR codes that link to a fraudulent payment page or some other malware? This is one of those things that tech really didn't "fix" and now I have to select from one of 20 apps instead of just paying with cash or even a credit card.

Already a thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDLw1XDMJkk

https://ktla.com/morning-news/technology/scammers-use-fake-p...

Re: How do we pay for parking?

#36

Post by kortilla »

version_five wrote: post #25
happytoexplain wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The tone of your oversimplification sounds like you have something against the author's opinion, which, if true, would be much better stated than sarcastically implied. Edit: The parent has been edited since I commented.

It's what the guidelines call a "shallow dismissal".

No it’s not because it’s not a dismissal.
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