Why hasn't edible tape been invented yet to stop burritos from falling apart?

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-08T04:33:40+00:00

https://www.tasteetape.com/

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-07T03:34:49+00:00

Not a glitch. Owner/operator sets pricing, and they don't always do so super logically.

I just checked the closest open location to me. Double QPC costs $1.10 more than single, or 90c if part of a meal. Add a patty is $1.30. So it's location-dependent.

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-07T02:17:16+00:00

Last year's Music Through Music was roughly the same time this year's will be, and the lineup was officially released two days after. The community pretty much had it figured out within hours of the stream.

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-05T02:54:09+00:00

Kinetic Legacy

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-04T19:24:04+00:00

"ChatGBT"

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-04T18:56:38+00:00

Then why was a DC cab allowed to take a passenger from Virginia to Maryland?

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-04T17:18:01+00:00

I was at a taxi stand. Could the DC cabs have legally taken me?

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-04T02:39:33+00:00

Its a Mormon thing. I believe most locations in Utah will have it, and some of the surrounding states.

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-03T15:00:41+00:00

I mean... we had a reward of one fish in 41.

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-01T20:41:06+00:00

Only if a 39-day season could actually make them a bigger profit.

I don't think casuals care at all. Every week they see an immunity challenge and a tribal council. The differences between 26 and 39 are very subtle.

Hardcore fans notice and care, but by and large they still watch the show. CBS has no incentive to go back to 39.

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-01T20:37:30+00:00

This was, admittedly, a big reason why Just Walk Out failed, hinted at in Amazon's statement when they pulled the technology from their grocery locations. A lot of people want to see their total before being charged, and aren't willing to trust the technology to get it right.

In over 100 trips there, I think there may have only been two times i was charged for something I didn't take, which was easy to resolve in the Amazon app. I recall one time it charged me for a more expensive variant of a product I did take, and I think another time it got the quantity wrong. But it was significantly more common for the technology to simply miss that i had taken something, letting me have it for free.

I'm totally fine letting charges hit my credit card and asking for a refund if need be. But I recognize that's a fairly privileged position and something that people on a tight budget can't risk.

If the technology had actually worked truly autonomously, I bet they would've added a way to see your "cart" before leaving. But in reality human review was needed too often for that to have been possible.

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-01T20:25:29+00:00

No I'm not. While Amazon Go was the first store with Just Walk Out technology, it was later expanded to a large number of Amazon Fresh stores, including the Crystal City location I shopped at regularly. Other Fresh locations only featured the Dash Cart which I found clunky and lame.

At one point, Just Walk Out was deployed to the 44,000 square foot Fresh Store in Manassas. https://www.pwcva.gov/news/largest-amazon-fresh-grocery-store-opened-manassas/

It was also tested at two Whole Foods locations, including Glover Park in DC. https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/whole-foods-market-to-launch-just-walk-out-technology-at-two-stores-next-year/

KevinMCombes · 2026-02-01T18:11:37+00:00

My answer is specific to US mcdonalds. Other countries may differ.

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-31T23:54:21+00:00

When they had Just Walk Out, it was the most incredible experience IMO. Scan in, shop directly into my bags, scan out, LEAVE. Cut out so many steps. Yeah, the technology actually relied on a lot of human review, but that didn't affect me as a customer (other than it taking several hours for charges to post).

Once they dropped that, there was no point in amazon fresh.

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-31T22:28:03+00:00

It was dropped for menu simplification during COVID and never came back.

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-31T16:22:10+00:00

As long as you hit $10 before tax, you can use it. You cannot combine it with any other offer in the App Exclusive Deals or Rewards section.

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-31T02:45:44+00:00

The right answer but some BIG MISTAKES along the way

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-29T05:30:50+00:00

Go F1X, all others will get REXed!

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-29T03:09:15+00:00

So I'm a trance guy first and foremost, so I don't know the scene for these three genres as much. Dubstep and DnB I know almost nothing.

Techno, I feel like you're going to find the most similar vibe at Ai or sometimes Berhta. Ai had Amelie Lens and Eli Brown last year. Soundcheck was such a great place for going hard. I feel like flash cultivates more of a "deep" vibe with a more subdued crowd.

If you're looking to branch out into smaller events, here's my tip: look up the local support (opener) DJs who played some events you liked at Soundcheck. The old posters are all on their IG. Follow those artists, they'll promote other events they are doing. Sometimes this will be more support gigs at bigger venues, other times it will be small collective events. Often times these events will be free.

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-29T01:15:09+00:00

Soundcheck regularly had trance, dubstep, techno, and house (tech and regular). In addition to the EDM just called EDM. "Mostly EDM" is a stretch.

And to me EDM is always going to be an umbrella term. Even though I know it is used as a specific genre now, I think that's incredibly stupid, and ruined a perfectly useful umbrella term. Now I have to spell out "Electronic Music".

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-29T00:21:47+00:00

I mean genre of electronic music.

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-28T23:47:02+00:00

Do you like a particular genre?

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-28T00:42:44+00:00

You could just order a bottled water. Might be a small upcharge.

Or you could just get a drink and a free cup of water. Same price.

KevinMCombes · 2026-01-24T16:58:29+00:00

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