GiveMeTap (YC W15): Free Water And Footfall Data For Stores, and It Helps Africa
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#2For those who, like me, have no idea WTF that means, here is the full headline from the story: YC Graduate GiveMeTap Offers Free Water And Footfall Data For Stores, And It Helps Africa.
That exceeds HN headline limits, so the submitter had to try his hand at headline writing.
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#3"Despite the growth in reusable water bottles, keeping them refilled is tough. Ironically, consumers either end up buying a plastic bottle of water, are forced to use a toilet to refill, or feel obliged to buy something from a store before asking for a refill of water."
What?
Re: GiveMeTap (YC W15): Free Water And Footfall Data For Stores, and It Helps Africa
#4> San Francisco has now banned plastic water bottles at public events and spaces,
Wait, is this a joke? SF doesn't permit me to carry a plastic water in public?
Of course it's a joke (well, bad reporting from TechCrunch - I am shocked, just shocked, to discover that) -- the actual restriction is that you can't SELL new single-use single-serving plastic water bottles (below 21oz) on city property. I wouldn't be surprised if this just 'gentrifies' bottled water sellers in food trucks into only selling the 1L bottles for $5+ instead of having more readily available smaller bottles.
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#5"Despite the growth in reusable water bottles, keeping them refilled is tough. Ironically, consumers either end up buying a plastic bottle of water, are forced to use a toilet to refill, or feel obliged to buy something from a store before asking for a refill of water." What?
Sounds like incredibly bad phrasing. Being charitable, we can assume they meant filling in a bathroom sink, not a toilet itself.
Re: GiveMeTap (YC W15): Free Water And Footfall Data For Stores, and It Helps Africa
#6For those who, like me, have no idea WTF that means, here is the full headline from the story: YC Graduate GiveMeTap Offers Free Water And Footfall Data For Stores, And It Helps Africa. That exceeds HN headline limits, so the submitter had to try his hand at headline writing.
Note: the title has been changed to be more descriptive. I'd delete my above remark to reduce clutter, but it is too late.
It would be a cool feature to be able to mark a comment when you write it to auto self delete if the title or link is changed or if the submission is killed.
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#7"Despite the growth in reusable water bottles, keeping them refilled is tough. Ironically, consumers either end up buying a plastic bottle of water, are forced to use a toilet to refill, or feel obliged to buy something from a store before asking for a refill of water." What?
Sounds like incredibly bad phrasing. Being charitable, we can assume they meant filling in a bathroom sink, not a toilet itself.
in the English speaking world outside the US, the "toilet" refers to the entire bathroom, not the piece of porcelain. This also explains why "use the toilet" is considered crude in the US but not outside. In the US it refers to the physical act of defacating, but elsewhere it is equivalent to "go to the bathroom"
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#8hmmm, interesting..
Re: GiveMeTap (YC W15): Free Water And Footfall Data For Stores, and It Helps Africa
#9hmmm, interesting..
Re: GiveMeTap (YC W15): Free Water And Footfall Data For Stores, and It Helps Africa
#10Now, a replacement for water fountains that requires a smartphone, an Internet connection, and payments.