[HN Gopher] Turing Complete User
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       Turing Complete User
        
       Author : john-doe
       Score  : 29 points
       Date   : 2022-01-04 16:40 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | titzer wrote:
       | > Computers are getting invisible. They shrink and hide. They
       | lurk under the skin and dissolve in the cloud. We observe the
       | process like an eclipse of the sun, partly scared, partly
       | overwhelmed. We divide into camps and fight about advantages and
       | dangers of The Ubiquitous. But whatever side we take -- we do
       | acknowledge the significance of the moment.
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       | They shrink, but they do anything but hide. Computers are
       | freaking taking over our lives. Everywhere you look there's a
       | goddamn screen to gobble up your attention. Hell, even gas
       | station pumps have screens on them screaming ads at you! Here's
       | some places that have computers and screens now:
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       | - Ordering food ( _in the damn restaurant_ )
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       | - Car HUD ( _hello, ROAD_ )
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       | - Airplane seats
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       | - Security systems
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       | - Phones
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       | - Toothbrushes
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       | - Refrigerators
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       | - Microwaves
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       | - Coffee machines
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       | - Guitar tuners
       | 
       | I mean, come on! Everything you look at, or especially interact
       | with, has now got a damn screen on it. Like buttons and knobs and
       | levers don't work anymore. It's gotta be touchscreen. Fudge!
        
         | Fatnino wrote:
         | Last few times I flew the seat in front of me did not have a
         | screen. It had a holder for my phone.
        
         | imchillyb wrote:
         | For Shell Gas Stations: Press the 2nd button down on the right
         | hand side, after the annoying sounds begin. This -currently-
         | shuts the audio off.
         | 
         | You're welcome!
        
           | quesera wrote:
           | I was at a Citgo the other day, and remembered some fragment
           | of an older comment like yours above.
           | 
           | I mashed all the screen-border buttons in a widdershins
           | U-shape, and _something_ I did made the noise stop. It might
           | well have been the 2nd on the RHS.
           | 
           | So this procedure might work at other gas stations too.
        
           | munk-a wrote:
           | This is helpful information - but it is a bit sad that, to
           | avoid being constantly bombarded with advertisements that
           | distract our attention, we need to memorize the arcane spells
           | to dispel these foul demons. Both the harm and the remedy
           | cost us serenity and focus.
        
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