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This will become a huge problem / is already a problem. Whats the right way to solve this? some sort of https like trust relationship for the whole QR code interation?
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Ok, but please don't fulminate on HN. This is in the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html .
What specifically should I have said to change it from fulminating to a declaration of the inherent problems in the technology industry that causes the concerns listed in the article (and nearly everyone else's comments) ? Should I just have said "I dislike very strongly ..." ?
Though TBF what you wrote is pretty much 100% prime grade-A certified rant. A/K/A fulmination.
Substantiating a few of the claims / offering alternatives (either for the industry or yourself) might also skew dang's interpretation.
Posting from a throwaway account would also add to the overall effect, IMO.
seattle, of all places, should legislate that software built on public money must be publicly available and open for public contributions (with appropriate vetting ofc). literal thousands of engineers could do better, but may not, and are instead subjected to the profiteers.
Seattle could try (I don't think it would pass constitutional muster), but that wouldn't help here. The person is describing privately-owned parking lots. Paying for storing your private auto on the public street can still be done by hand at a machine.
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Full Year?! Good to know, and perhaps at this point, a burner phone is the best choice for overseas travel.
Or a second Google account. Just have a USA account you can switch to. I'm heading to Canada next month and hiring a car so I should get on that now Edit: Just tried and you can't do that, all accounts are in the same country and you even need a payment method for the new country!
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.
Just an observation, parking, self checkout, payment terminals, etc are examples where the general public is forced to interact with "enterprise" style software, as in software that's not bought by users and so ignores their needs and prioritizes what business buyers want. Anyone who works with such software at work (like SAP) knows it's UX is garbage and it's not for them. But now the same model is being foisted on…
Have you been to a Uniqlo lately? Actually good self checkout. You just dump your clothes in a bin and it scans everything. Like black magic compared to typical self checkout systems. Edit: system described here- https://www.chargedretail.co.uk/2022/08/26/4-stand-out-examp...
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Or a second Google account. Just have a USA account you can switch to. I'm heading to Canada next month and hiring a car so I should get on that now Edit: Just tried and you can't do that, all accounts are in the same country and you even need a payment method for the new country!
I've had to do this before too. Having to create a fresh Google account when visiting another country using a domestic IP address. This because changing billing country in certain platforms means losing purchases or personaliation.
I can just see it now, I go on an international trip and make a trail of Google Accounts for myself, all named the same, but in the local language. Heehee, can't wait!
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Why didnt you? Now I have to go watch the video on expensive data, darn it
I didn't watch the video then but I will for you. It's about the Chicago Parking deal in 2008 with some machines for parking. Daley gave control of parking meters to a private company until 2083. Sold out his citizens. For a super discount. And now, in a shocking twist, the private company is squeezing the citizens and government. It's a pretty good watch.
Downtown parking shouldn't be cheap!
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I vacationed in Norway in July. Have yet to receive any bills from my trips on ferries and highways. My car had Swedish registration plates. I don't know whether to expect any bills any more.
I got the road toll summary from 2022 by may 2023 or something like that. Pay to Swedish bank like a normal bill, so pretty easy.
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I got the road toll summary from 2022 by may 2023 or something like that. Pay to Swedish bank like a normal bill, so pretty easy.
Oh ok! Then I need to be patient, I guess