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[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 87 points 2 months ago

Please tell me this is a joke. I legitimately don't know if it is or isn't.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 138 points 2 months ago

It is a joke, lol

This guy makes these terrible concepts for apps and stuff:

[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

Not gona lie, I do like the speed limit leaderboard. Though I would see people trying to get the "high score" on something like this.

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

“Go for the high score” is definitely a thought that crosses my mind every time I see one of those speed radar things the police sometimes put on the side of the road that flashes your speed at you. Kinda feel like those things actually encourage unsafe driving because of people like me with impulse control issues.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I like when it just flashes two lines at me. For context I'm surrounded by these where nobody has been working for months. I always look ahead to see if anyone is actually working before I blow through them.

There really needs to be some accountability for turning off the "55 while flashing" lights because so many of those still going off clearly are not supposed to be.

[-] Emerald@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Those with impulse control issues that would cause them to drive recklessly "for the memes" shouldn't have a license

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Are you always this fun when someone says something facetious around you? Go pop a Prozac. They worked wonders for me.

[-] Emerald@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Do you take things a bit too seriously on the Internet sometimes? Do drugs!

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Great stance you have on mental illness there.

[-] Emerald@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Oh sorry, that was a parody of your comment about popping prozac. I'm not telling you to go do drugs

[-] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

This was a huge issue with the automated speed signs around where I live. They had to take them down because of it and reprogram them to stop showing the speed and instead flash the speed limit when people were speeding.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nobody beats my high scores. Nobody.

E: actually, some trivia. You have seen those "your speed" signs with an led readout? Now I can't say how I know this, but - at least on some variants, models, etc - there is an upper limit/safety check. "if user's speed variable is higher than X, turn off the sign, it's malfunctioning" logic. So, just for a hypothetical situation, the assigned speed limit is 25mph but you go through at, I don't know, let's pick a number that is absolutely not what I tested, and say 60. The readout will reach that number as the user accelerates towards it, hit the upper limit, immediately shutoff, and will (afaik) need to be reset manually. Returning hours later reveals a dead readout. Returning a couple days later, oh hey it's back.

So we already have this, but it'd be nice to get scores higher than like ~40 over. And history, sharing...

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

Does Lemmy have a “hostile UI” community?

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I mean, it's a joke, but many of his ideas are also libertarian wet dreams

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 38 points 2 months ago

Definity a fake post. The small text says the cost of the check deducted from the employee's payroll.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 35 points 2 months ago

meanwhile useless incompetent middle managers across america are seeing the post and salivating while furiously looking for where to sign up for the service

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Tesla might get in some serious trouble in Germany for allegedly doing this to sick employees.

[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 25 points 2 months ago

Honestly, based on the stories of what's happening in America. That's not a reliable indicator.

Yup, good eye - we're at least two election cycles away from that being plausible.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah not holding my breath that my assumptions on what's reasonable in American work culture will last forever.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

"cost deducted from employee's payroll" is the most realistic part, IMHO. I worry this joke will give someone ideas IRL. And that part is how they will sell it to CEOs.

[-] candybrie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That part is currently illegal even in the US. So, baking it into an app would be a bad idea. Most of the time companies do illegal things, they try to be less explicit.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Currently.

Probably the only reason it's not written into Project 2025 is that they didn't think of it

[-] Rooki@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

I could 100% say this is a possibility in america. ( Except the "we'll bring her to office" part lol )

[-] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 17 points 2 months ago

knock knock Pinkertons, open up

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

They definitely won't bring you to your work.

They will happily do a magic thing where they turn your house into swiss cheese tho

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

"Better come heavily armed and send bachelors."

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

At least I can tell you that it does not work in my country, where bosses and authorities cannot decide whether or not you are sick, only doctors can.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago

It's amazing how low on the ladder American doctors' opinions are!

Far below politicians, bosses, and most of all insurance companies, who, as we all know, possess way more hands on medical training. (is /s even needed!? Lol)

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Opinions, LOL, yes, the sacred thing for all Usamericans.

Here it is a doctor's statement, legally binding.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My gosh, you're right. They always say "In my professional medical opinion" or "within a reasonable degree of medical certainty"...I always found it reasonable wording because we're indeed a litigious society and nobody can be 100% certain...

... But is a major function of that paradigm just to allow the likes of insurance companies or random senators to say "That's just like, your opinion, man" at them? :|

(Effectively: "The Lebowski Shutdown " maneuver)

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