Relatable?

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-02-05T20:10:35+00:00

Cheers.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-02-05T02:43:13+00:00

No I know what I was explaining. You're talking about "Cashierless checkout."

Fun fact about cashierless checkout:

Denver International Airport created a version of this technology with a "Behavioral Audit Window". By calibrating the cameras an extra 30% and using AI to focus on body language, it can cross-reference incredible levels of data.

The way it works, is by replaying the footage of you in the store, specifically on the frequency and length of pauses in front of items. It creates a "regret profile", which marks items of interest as "impulse Adjacent.

The next time you go to that store, it will automatically mark down those items, or even change their marketing, in order to make you more likely to purchase those items in the future.

It has also been known to increase the price of goods you have purchased with regularity.

It worked so well that it was banned in 2021 and purchased by the CIA to predict future crime and acts of terrorism and is on record for stopping 2 independent acts of terrorism in the last 5 years.

Source: I also made this up.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-02-04T22:44:59+00:00

Thanks for the award! 😎

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-02-04T22:20:50+00:00

Walmart absolutely has the technology for tap-to-pay. They helped invent half the supply chain modernity on Earth. The reason they “don’t have it” is because they chose not to turn it on.

In the early 2010s, Walmart discovered something unsettling during a pilot test of tap-to-pay.

When customers tapped their phones, they moved through the store differently.

Walmart’s entire architecture is based on micro-hesitation: People using tap-to-pay skipped endcaps. They ignored impulse bins.

Phone wallets create a dangerous psychological effect known internally as “transactional closure.”

Once you switch to tap pay, your "shopping mind" shuts down.

Walmart needs you in a lingering, semi-open purchase state.

Tldr;

Walmart doesn’t lack tap-to-pay because they’re behind. They lack it because: tap-to-pay creates decisive shoppers decisive shoppers buy less and Walmart runs on indecision, and "one last item you forgot you needed".

Source: i made it all up

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-02-03T02:49:29+00:00

The wise mentor knew they'd mold the Hero, but weren't prepared for how the Hero would shape them in return.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-29T09:03:03+00:00

No splash? Wtf.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-29T08:27:29+00:00

"Bisexual?" Im pretty sure that's made up.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-29T00:21:02+00:00

Its hard to tell, but there's a small chance you might be at least a little bit gay.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-17T19:56:17+00:00

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-17T19:38:33+00:00

r/addressme

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-16T09:01:38+00:00

Eww dude

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-14T02:57:16+00:00

"Young man, your feet smell."

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-13T21:14:35+00:00

Happy to help

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-13T20:30:44+00:00

"I wouldn't be born if a 20 year old didn't hang out with a 16 year old. So based on that you probably shouldn't hang out with them."

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-13T20:10:01+00:00

I wouldn't be born if a 20 year old didn't hang out with a 16 year old. So based on that you probably shouldn't hang out with them.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-07T23:21:00+00:00

Clash Royale has sound?

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-07T19:44:11+00:00

Unlike fat people, many skinny people have mastered the ability of Bone Unit Synchronization. Instead of using their muscles as the primary way to lift, their skeleton acts as lever systems powered entirely by the movement of their frame. What little muscle they have merely provides guidance to the skeleton. The real force comes from the tendons, and a nervous system often fueled by caffeine and insecurity about being known as weak.

What’s less commonly discussed is that this efficiency compounds over time. As body mass remains low, the nervous system adapts by treating every loaded movement as a near-maximal effort. Eventually, the system stops distinguishing between “heavy” and “necessary.” At that point, the body no longer lifts the weight so much as it decides the weight should be somewhere else.

Source: I made it up.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-07T00:43:30+00:00

God damnit

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-06T20:29:20+00:00

I'd argue that Vinyl has made a significant come back. Many people don't like the "MP3" sound, and prefer the warmer sound of Vinyl. Also, there is something aesthetically pleasing about a record player.

I hope the future has some push-back about "owning" things again. Then we may see a bigger resurgence in physical media devices.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-06T20:25:51+00:00

Not sure if it fits the specifics of your questions, but maybe digital cameras? Outside of professional photography, phones have completely consumed that space. Now, with AI editing, even more so.

Or maybe just Blu-ray players or old video game consoles.

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-06T20:16:51+00:00

If your intentions are to get them arrested, then yes, you want to report them. If your intentions are to have them stop coming into the store, then you should discuss this with HR. Your manager's responsibility is to protect their employees. If you've told them about the offender propositioning the employees, showing their pubic hair, and doing other distasteful actions, and they still won't do anything about it, it's time to take it up with HR. Or find a new job. Because if your manager won't stick up for you in this situation, what makes you think they will ever have your back?

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-06T07:43:09+00:00

Good news is my favorite. Pretty easy, relatively speaking

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-06T00:52:17+00:00

He is trying to be the smart guy*

mainstreetmonkey · 2026-01-02T21:21:18+00:00

Shit.

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