Oh, yeah. At least you didn't have to endure the joys of going through rows upon rows of similar fabrics inside a harsh cheerless room, and then snake through rows of impulse purchase items at the delibrately long check-out queue - the missus loves that and I hate it with passion. IKEA and TJX stores (TJ Maxx/Marshalls/HomeGoods) you are the bane of my married IT guy existence. I wear, the day when I can talk to an apparels systems integrator about my wardrobe needs for the year, negotiate the pricing on a years-worth of clothing, arrange buy-hold-and-ship (or at least make it as easy as an Amazon four-stars store) will be a very happy day for me.Repeat after me... "Data collection..Data collection..Data collection..Data collection..Data collection..". It IS retarded.
Wanna know what's even more retarded?? Retail shopping.
The other day I and my wife were at Old Navy picking up some stuff for the kids. While checking out, the first thing the checkout girl asked was, "What's your zip code?". I gave her the Director Fury one eyed stare...and said, "Why do you need that?" She blanked out completely..had NO answer to that question. Finally she said, I'll just use the store zip code. I'm like...OK..whatever.
My point is, "data collection" is so ingrained into commerce (both B2B and B2C) that it isn't even funny. All those "loyalty cards"...are nothing more than tracking mechanisms. I'd much rather pay cash, higher prices (yeah, about that 10% discount for using the loyalty card..) and have no monitoring.
One of these days, I'm gonna start using a mask when I go shopping...just to see how they react...
Well, shit. Now I'll need a couple of Eypc 2/Rome serves and a few RTX2080s to mine me some crypto-coin to pay for all this newfound fashion consciousness. Alright, CDW, get your shit together, we are hitting Nordstroms for some new threads. I heard sharkskin is what they wear at all the hottest data center break rooms.On the OP... I hope more 10TB externals!
@WANg sounds like you need to have a Google Glass/ Magic Leap style AR app development so you can provide algorithmic feedback. I am *sure* that will go over well.
Repeat after me... "Data collection..Data collection..Data collection..Data collection..Data collection..". It IS retarded.
Wanna know what's even more retarded?? Retail shopping.
The other day I and my wife were at Old Navy picking up some stuff for the kids. While checking out, the first thing the checkout girl asked was, "What's your zip code?". I gave her the Director Fury one eyed stare...and said, "Why do you need that?" She blanked out completely..had NO answer to that question. Finally she said, I'll just use the store zip code. I'm like...OK..whatever.
My point is, "data collection" is so ingrained into commerce (both B2B and B2C) that it isn't even funny. All those "loyalty cards"...are nothing more than tracking mechanisms. I'd much rather pay cash, higher prices (yeah, about that 10% discount for using the loyalty card..) and have no monitoring.
One of these days, I'm gonna start using a mask when I go shopping...just to see how they react...
Oh, I know why they ask for it.They ask for your zip code because most people can be matched unqiuely with the name from the credit card swipe +zip code to purchased marketing databases. So then they can build a profile and send you targeted junk in the mail and share your purchases with their affiliates. There are companies linking this with online advertising and even using mac ids caputed in store from cellphones.
There have already been lawsuits about the ZIP code collection, here is an early one:
Crate & Barrel Reaches ZIP Code Settlement
Agreed. It took me years to get my wife to think before just automatically answering things like this. I think we actually got a merchandise credit from the Crate and Barrel settlement I linked, haha. I reminded her of it when other places ask for a zip code, now she doesn't give it out at stores.Oh, I know why they ask for it.
My point was that we as consumers don't have to give it, and yet most people, naively, think that it is required/ok to give/don't care/whatever.
If I'm buying something from someone, all they need to know is, am I paying for it or not. Period.
Was just about to post this. $179 isn't too bad...normal sale price.
One day I will have money like you all....lol. Just spent my last little bit of play money until next week on a 6138.Got 6 more. Re-doing the NAS in the HPE DL110!