Comment on There's ads on an apple

Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Look at how you’ve been conditioned… “I’d rather be slapped in the face than kicked in the balls!”

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  • tym@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    ow, my balls!

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  • Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Well, I would. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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  • waxy@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Well said!

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• TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Is that a thing? Why don’t you just not ever use that brand of station again? 

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  • Gullible@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s half of all stations in the US. It’s hard to escape

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    • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Same, so I go to the other half.

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    • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Start punching the screens.

      They change quick.

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    • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If it’s only half, then you have a choice.

      If i have to stop unexpectedly and it’s one with ads, I’m putting $5 and bouncing to another one i prefer.

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    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      considering how prevalent gas stations are, taking half away still leaves you with quite a few options

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  • NavySqueal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They sadly have become far more uncommon, at least in the US. I can maybe only recollect a handful of gas stations that dont have them anymore…

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    • TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Oh my god, that’s truly vile

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    • Eheran@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If even people using Lemmy still go to those with ads, I can see how they win in general.

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      • NavySqueal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Thats the free market cooking at its finest now :D

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  • Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s a thing, and it’s a thing at most corporate gas stations in my area. And most corporate stations have the cheapest gas prices - which I guess explains why they run ads.

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  • Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Unfortunately, the one near me is the only source I know that supplies EtOH free gas (the blue handle).

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      What kind of weird antique car do you daily that can’t handle E10 gas?

      I mean, let’s be honest: the vast majority of people who insist on that don’t actually need it; they just think lower emissions are “woke” or some shit like that.

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      • Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I use it in my smaller recreational “toys”: ATV, snowblower for the ATV, motorcycle, backup generator. Those sorts of things.

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  • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s going to be much worse very soon.

    There are new parents superimpose ads on existing video streams.

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• wetsoggybread@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ve run into this a couple times and there’s usually a mute button. The ones I’ve seen have two columns of 4 buttons and is usually column 2 button 3. It shouldn’t be a thing but I make it a point to mute it every time

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  • Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yeah, that used to be the thing, but now in my area most of them have done away with the mute button. I’ve also tried pushing all of the buttons down both sides, but it still blares me. If there weren’t cameras at the pumps, I’d pull out my pocket knife and stab the speakers.

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    • ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      They removed the ability to mute the ads, like, maybe a year ago is the first time I noticed it was gone. If they play adds I will put headphones in and turn my back to the screen. Ads like this feel fucking abusive.

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      • myrrh@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        …i’d carry a hammer and awl if mine did that…

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    • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yup. Doesn’t work for me either, anymore.

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• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  yeah I don’t buy gas at those places. if I pull up and there’s an annoying ad on screen, I just get back in my car and keep driving (after I give the location a one star review and note the ads)

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  • Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    2 problems - 1) The ads don’t usually start until after I’ve started pumping gas, and 2) the locally owned stations that don’t have these ads (and those are getting fewer and farther between) are more expensive by a good bit.

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• djdarren@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The US: Truly the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

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• ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Right column, second row.

  Press that to mute the ad.

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  • Blackfeathr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    A lot of gas stations have disabled the mute button now, but it’s still worth a shot

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    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      if it doesn’t work, just press harder. directly on the screen. might need something solid to register the press, those buttons can get gunked up over time and especially in the winter are hard to press. In fact, you might need to hit it to kind of break it free. the tire iron in your trunk is perfect for this. just make sure that you hit the screen dead center so you hit the switch accurately

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• AlphaOmega@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  None of the EV chargers have ads, how long do you think that will last?

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  • snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I saw one last Friday

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• feddylemmy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The one near me that I use is kind of weird. If you pay at the pump before fueling up it gives you an ad but if you prepay inside and then fuel up it doesn’t give you an ad. I guess because if you go inside you’re seeing ads or are tempted to buy something? Much nicer to not have to listen to the ad though.

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• myrrh@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  mute = second button down on the right

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  • Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    As others have noted, that doesn’t work anymore at most stations. Muting has been disabled.

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    • myrrh@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      …guess i’m fortunate not yet to have encountered a disabled-mute pump…

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