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Re: Cooler screens

#41

What a waste of energy, what a destruction of resources, what a needless cause of toxic materials in landfills. Shame on everyone involved.

If they enable thicker insulation, it’s possible this may actually save power. Thas the only I can think for doing this.

An opaque door and a cardboard printout could achieve that.

Re: Cooler screens

#42
post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The gas pumps that play advertisements while your car fills are incredibly obnoxious and makes me regret being a customer. Deface them. This is legitimate defense.

Destroying someone else's property is seldom the answer.

If nothing else it'll keep your lawyer with food on his table.

Re: Cooler screens

#43

What a waste of energy, what a destruction of resources, what a needless cause of toxic materials in landfills. Shame on everyone involved.

If they enable thicker insulation, it’s possible this may actually save power. Thas the only I can think for doing this.

You know what else enables thicker insulation and doesn't require a computer screen and e-waste? Thicker insulation.

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#44
post #14

Is anyone else repulsed by this stuff? The gas pumps that play advertisements while your car fills are incredibly obnoxious and makes me regret being a customer. I think of "tax what you want less of".

> The gas pumps that play advertisements while your car fills are incredibly obnoxious and makes me regret being a customer. Deface them. This is legitimate defense.

No, this is how frustrated children solve their problems. Please don't recommend it.

Re: Cooler screens

#45
Wow. I had no idea this is why all the fridges at my Walgreens got turned opaque so you have to open them to see what's in them. I even asked the people working there - they told me "it's black to let in less light so it doesn't warm up".

Re: Cooler screens

#46
I wonder if it will interface with the new Apple goggles. Screens looking at screens! Still will have to touch the box with the food in it. This will help make the insect meals look more appealing at least.

Re: Cooler screens

#47
post #45

Wow. I had no idea this is why all the fridges at my Walgreens got turned opaque so you have to open them to see what's in them. I even asked the people working there - they told me "it's black to let in less light so it doesn't warm up".

Considering black absorbs more heat than white, that made no sense in the first place

Re: Cooler screens

#48

My wife stopped into a local supermarket (in the UK) a couple of weeks ago to grab some things, she came out slightly puzzled and said to me; something along the lines of "what a pain in the arse; all of the freezers have black glass now and I had to open each one to find out what was in them". I was equally puzzled at why on earth they might have done this; It finally occurs to be, having read this, that they must h…

Write or tweet them, you might be able to head it off at the pass.

Re: Cooler screens

#49
post #24

This will thankfully take years, hopefully decades, to get to South America. We still have straws that work.

Oh, yeah, straws! We have those. They connect to your smartphone and have a meter so that you can be charged by the sip! Pretty cool tech. I know what you mean about having some that still work, since they're always breaking down. (j/k)

Re: Cooler screens

#50
post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The gas pumps that play advertisements while your car fills are incredibly obnoxious and makes me regret being a customer. Deface them. This is legitimate defense.

No, this is how frustrated children solve their problems. Please don't recommend it.

You haven't provided a better solution.
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