This is a solid step toward more common-sense repair laws. The Copyright Office’s ruling is a win
alexwasserman 10/27/2024||
I just looked, and it’s been a while since Pulp Fiction came out, so now the McDs large shake is $5.
everyone 10/25/2024||
Groups being motivated to ensure ice-cream machines are inoperable is a perfect example of a perverse incentive.
kulahan 10/25/2024|
They aren't; they're motivated to ensure ice-cream machines are only fixable by them. Still a perverse incentive. It makes zero sense for a company to be motivated to have their own product... not... work.
readthenotes1 10/25/2024||
Your last sentence goes a bit too far. There are products that are "loss leaders" that the company does not want to actually sell
kulahan 10/25/2024||
A loss leader is working if it's increasing customer traffic. Nobody is going to McD's because they have amazing/cheap/highly-available ice cream.
Aloisius 10/25/2024|||
I have definitely gone to McD specifically to get a shake on a hot day and driven away when told the ice cream machine was down.
adgjlsfhk1 10/25/2024||||
the loss leader is the ice cream machine
MathMonkeyMan 10/25/2024|||
The coffee is pretty good, though.
Waterluvian 10/25/2024||
15%?!
Is this a uniquely American thing because I can’t remember ever having a “sorry our machine is down” in Ontario.
chongli 10/25/2024||
It correlates with demand. These things go down quickly during peak demand because they can't maintain cold temps. You'll often see this during summer heatwaves as people flock to drive-thrus to grab some ice cream!
jph00 10/26/2024||
I’ve never come across a broken McDonald’s ice cream machine in Australia either.
chongli 10/26/2024||
I think McDonald’s is under different ownership in different countries. They may even be using a different supplier for ice cream machines in Australia!
anticensor 10/28/2024||
Turns out European and Asian McDonalds shops typically prefer Carpigniani.
tgsovlerkhgsel 10/25/2024||
Certainly not a uniquely American thing, 15% sounds low for the places in Europe where I tried...
chachacharge 10/26/2024||
so glad we can hack these machines... now i can inject semiglutides into each cone at home
written-beyond 10/26/2024|
Finally someone who gets it. Are you going to make an instructable on that?
frenchie4111 10/26/2024||
If you are interested in doing this for commercial control systems, come talk to me.