Seems like a few pipe cleaners folded up with one part stuck in the corner of your mouth would be sufficient.

I'd spend a few hundred to go see that.

I've been enjoying finding the changes from the previous version I was running. Now there's a whole new set of things...

But this is exactly what many corporations are doing. Had to use it at $previous_day_job.

I'm waiting for the video of this happening.

Unfortunately the FAA regulations most likely preempt any local regulations.

I decided long ago that I can wait until the movies hit streaming and avoid the poor theater experience altogether.

I'm so glad I retired in January, no longer have to worry about that type of shit.

Exactly, what's to stop the store from changing the price at the register when the barcode is scanned? Why would banning digital price tags stop that practice?

Not sure why this is an issue, we use non-language specific symbols on many things.

I share your sentiments. Haven't been a regular movie goer for at least 30 years. When I saw Avatar in theater the sound was painfully loud. I wrote letters complaining about it to the theater chain, the distributor and James Cameron's company. Only heard back from the theater chain with a reply that couldn't even get the details of theater where I saw it right. The ticket prices have rise beyond what I care to pay and I can't tolerate large amounts of sugary soda and that fake butter flavored popcorn anymore, the experience is no longer what it was. We used to have three large spacious theaters in the area where I grew up, attending felt like a real experience, and as others have pointed out people were more polite during the movie.

Vintage computer OSes often used telnet for network login access, some people had made vintage systems available for guest access. But beyond that no one should be using telnet for anything else these days.

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Exactly. AT&T does that automatically. There were times they reported a possible service interruption for my area and I never even noticed since WiFi calling was available.

Companies are notorious for not recognizing the derived value they get from open source software and recognizing that if they want to keep using them without taking on the burden of self-maintenance, they should pony up some funds to those who are maintaining it. The managers with the ability to spend funds have binders on resulting in vary narrow vision.