Yeah, I used to work for a company that wrote software for kiosks, I know there are recurring costs. But those costs don’t rise in the same way as worker wages and will have fewer unexpected things, so it’s still generally favorable.

Research may show that customers spend more at a kiosk, but common sense shows that a one-time payment kiosk costs less money than a minimum wage worker whose job is to put what you order into a similar, but smaller, touchscreen (especially as wages may be rising). Even including potential recurring subscription fees…

Patties over links any day of the week, this list is incomplete

I’m far from an expert here, but hopefully I can help. The main difference is how passwords are stored and what the two services need - both a website and a password manager disguise your password before storing it anywhere, but they use different cryptography processes.

I use my Google account to log in for Plex, so I don’t have a dedicated Plex account. I assume I don’t need to update anything (since it’s not like my Google password is stored on the Plex servers).

That’s how it works, but it uses a centralized account to make it easier for you to stream to all of your devices. You can also stream over the internet from your local library (or the library of others who have invited you).

There’s a place on DoorDash near me called “Bird Dawgs” that looked neat, but when I checked the address I realized it was a Buffalo Wild Wings ghost kitchen. I assumed that they were just trying to make some extra cash with the ingredients BWW has already but that don’t necessarily appeal to their usual market, but…

One thing to remember is that this video is a couple minutes of a single scripted boss fight - the weapon dialogue is probably written specifically for that scene. But it’s also a full-length video game, I gotta think we’ll be getting a LOT of repetition across the whole thing. No matter how funny you do (or don’t)…

Always worth mentioning that Cristoforetti was (as far as I know) the first Star Trek cosplayer in space (seen here as Captain Janeway).

I definitely prefer diced onions cooked in a dish than what you get on burgers

Hmm... I’d try it, but as someone who more tolerates onions than actually enjoys them, I have my hesitations.

Yeah I mean mostly same, I just don’t think lettuce adds anything. Tomatoes, pickles, and onions all have strong flavors that complement everything else, lettuce is just... there.

It’s fine, like I don’t pick it off or otherwise refuse to eat it, but I also don’t ask for it. I don’t think much is lost if they just stopped serving it entirely, IMO it doesn’t add anything.

That “holo” menu looks like something Back to the Future Part II would have predicted for 2015 - like, if it works it’s kinda neat with a small benefit over what we already have, but I have doubts that it will work nearly as well as it does in the already-mediocre video. Like, what happens if something is on the table…

What I had in the 90s; still an option, last I checked

Realistically just drop the lettuce. Who’s clamoring for more tasteless leaves on their burgers?

Look at your employment and your work balance like this - 99% of employers would just use slaves if they could; their ideal situation is to get infinite work in exchange for no payment to the workers so that their profits are maximized. 99% of workers would ideally do zero non-optional work (so not counting work for…

Raw almonds are bitter? News to me, I’ve been eating them as a snack for years (and I feel like I’m usually pretty sensitive to bitter flavors, like I can’t drink coffee or alcohol). I prefer the taste to the salted (etc) varieties, not sure why since I normally love a good salty snack (and I’m not averse to strong…

That’s insane. I remember when I was a kid in the 90s, milk was always there in the cafeteria but no one was made to buy or drink it against their will. I got a lot of milk at home, but I usually packed a lunch to school and probably had a Capri Sun most days.

In the 40s when Truman did this, I think milk was an easy solution for the malnutrition problem - it’s literally made to fatten up baby (cows) so making kids drink it made sense. But yeah, at this point milk is far more prevalent than it needs to be (and this is coming from someone who loves milk as an adult).