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The book probably comes after they get into it via memes, Twitter and podcasts.
Dematerialisation.
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The book probably comes after they get into it via memes, Twitter and podcasts.
shakahislop
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no there's a girls and gays dissensus. that's where all the women are did no-one tell you?
IdleRich
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This is exactly what it was like in Edinburgh. We were staying at this girl's house cos Liza was dj-ing and this girl arranged for everyone involved - ie seven DJs and their, ahem, entourages to meet at this bar round the corner from the club. You couldn't order at the bar even though their were staff there just waving people away telling them to use the qr code.
Liza had been travelling all night, no sleep, and she was to play at 0330 so a long night ahead, she wanted coffee but they didn't sell it here so I went out to find some. I came back ten minutes later and, cos the WiFi was so slow, noone had managed to get a drink in that time. Then one guy got his order but it was wrong, but the bar staff at first refused to accept that the system could have made a mistake - until he showed them the order on his phone which was totally different... and even then they said "What you complaining about, you got more".
It was a complete nightmare, like something they would make up for TV to take the piss out of this kind of system. But it was real... loads of thirsty people unable to buy drinks and bar staff right there refusing to do anything. Fuck me. How can this be an improvement? It was just insane.
In fact in Aberdeen we went to a coffee shop where you had to order by a machine rather than via the staff who were thrre... but at least it worked.
ghost
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they have systems like this in san francisco too except they're VC funded at great expense and so they actually work, or at least they do now. I imagine they'll stop working in a few years. i think there's a great joy in going to a restaurant that turns tables quickly, keeps you on your toes, there's a ramen place I go to where you sit down and order on your phone and then they have your food at your table in five minutes. since you paid up front you can just leave when you're ready.
whole ritual of chasing someone down to give you a check is the worst part of dining in the US, absolutely uncivilized, absolutely hate it. The way it works here is, you flag down a waiter, ask for the check. five minutes later, they give you the check. you put your card into the little envelope. five minutes later, they take your card. they run it there, and then five minutes later they give you the receipt, which you have to sign and tip on. by this point your legs are cramping because you've been in the same place for so long.
whole ritual of chasing someone down to give you a check is the worst part of dining in the US, absolutely uncivilized, absolutely hate it. The way it works here is, you flag down a waiter, ask for the check. five minutes later, they give you the check. you put your card into the little envelope. five minutes later, they take your card. they run it there, and then five minutes later they give you the receipt, which you have to sign and tip on. by this point your legs are cramping because you've been in the same place for so long.
It's really really insane
IdleRich
IdleRich
Apologies for the stereotyping but I totally assumed this was a US thing. And yeah I'm sure it's fine when it work, plus if it doesn't or you just don't like it you can vote with your feet, go elsewhere... but frustrating in Edinburgh cos of course we had to go where this girl chose and remain there.
The latter issue is a separate one. In a pub in UK you pay at the bar when you get your drinks and leave whenever you like. In Europe a lot of bars tot up your drinks for a bill at the end. They would probably argue it's a slower more sophisticated way of drinking but like you I tend to chafe at the wait. Again, if it matters that much you can find one that suits you I guess.
ghost
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US bars are excellent at this—most will ask if you each time if you want to close out or keep a tab. If you're keeping a tab, they sometimes pre-auth your card but usually they'll keep it in the back. I'm a big fan of this system—you only pay once, but you can opt for it to happen after any drink, which means if you're on a date you can say, "let's head out, I've already closed us out," and be outside without any fuss. In fact, you can even say that if you haven't closed out—you'll just have to come back to pick your card up the next day.
