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mannycalavera , (edited ) to asklemmy in Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
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I apologise for trying to speak to you as someone with an equal intelligence to mine, my mistake…

Wow I didn’t know you were a big brain. My humble apologies.

mannycalavera , to asklemmy in Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
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I’ve worked for gigantic corporations as well as small shops, from cashier to systems administrator, on three continents, and not once have I seen a manager review customer feedback about anything but the call centre staff.

Well to be blunt you’ve worked for shit companies. Sorry.

mannycalavera , to technology in US Navy says it will trial using AI to track Chinese submarines in the Pacific
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I do try

mannycalavera , to asklemmy in Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
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The person you are replying to said nothing about the ADA

They literally said this:

The cost for them to defend themselves will exceed the cost for them to implement an ADA compliant solution.

I mean at some point I just have to give up. Twenty years in the industry is clearly not enough for internet warriors. 🤷

mannycalavera , to technology in Senate bill aims to stop Uncle Sam using facial recognition at airports / Legislation would eliminate TSA permission to use the tech, require database purge in 90 days
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It works but could definitely be misused in a country with lower standards of moral foundation.

No problem using it in the US then… homerfadeintohedge.gif

mannycalavera , to asklemmy in Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
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So feel free to start the challenge and let’s see the change. If you’re so confident then lawyer up, as they say. Force them to implement an ADA compliant solution if you think they’re in breach.

Then post the judgement where the court throws it out 😂.

mannycalavera , to technology in US Navy says it will trial using AI to track Chinese submarines in the Pacific
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All the Chinese have to do is paint their submarines black and the US AI will mistake them for whales or something. Easy. /s

mannycalavera , to asklemmy in Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
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Well feel free to waste money on a lawsuit as OP suggested because you’ll fail so hard it’ll be funny. Then the courts can tell you it isn’t covered by advertising laws and you’ll finally learn.

I look forward to reading your court submission.

mannycalavera , to technology in US moves to choke China’s role in electric vehicle supply chain
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As well as dominating EV and battery production, China processes more than half of the world’s lithium, cobalt and graphite, which are crucial inputs.

🤣 Looking at those charts, the US is fucked. Why wouldn’t you use this as an opportunity to accelerate trade and cooperation based on a greener future? As hard as that sounds don’t we want our politicians to do the hard graft and negotiation that is necessary?

But if course not, let’s do Cold War 2 EV Boogaloo instead.

mannycalavera , to technology in US moves to choke China’s role in electric vehicle supply chain
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archive link for the cheapskates.

mannycalavera , to technology in Could X go bankrupt under Elon Musk?
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Let’s hope it doesn’t, I don’t want those racist idiots joining any of the other social networks. Let it become the acceptable 4chan… to siphon off the scum of the internet so that we don’t have to deal with them.

mannycalavera , to asklemmy in Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
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That’s advertising.

That’s targeted advertisement.

It’s really not, mate. Do you think buy one get one free is advertising? Or we have an offer on alcohol today? Or 50% off all cheese?

You don’t have a clue.

mannycalavera , to asklemmy in Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
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This sounds like you’ve never worked in the industry or have any insight into this topic. Large companies like Uber absolutely do listen to customer feedback. And if you want it to hit their bottom line you can protest the use of their app until they change, make it a hash tag on social media and drive change by voting with your feet. You don’t need to whip out the lawyers. Lord above, not everything needs to be solved with litigation.

A program to allow customers to tailor advertisements

We’re not talking about tailoring advertising. OP stated these are recommendations based on the what he is buying at the time. These are offers. Have you never seen a two for one aisle at your local supermarket? Or special offers on alcohol? It’s not a random advert popping up asking them to buy stuff whilst booking a cab. At the simplest level we’re talking about a setting that says, don’t upsell or market me alcohol (because I may be recovering) or meat (because I may be vegan). That would actually be a selling point for their app and something they could put a positive spin on.

I genuinely think you don’t understand the problem space here by what your saying or the solutions you’re offering.

mannycalavera , to asklemmy in Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
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Good starting place for an ADA class action lawsuit.

Oi vey 🙄. The first step is not a lawsuit. Uber probably don’t even know they’re doing this as they will create marketing campaigns at a high level to target a mass audience rather than specifically trying to offend you. That’s just not how these campaigns work.

A good starting point would be to reach out to their customer team and highlight the issue and see if they can figure out a solution.

What’s with the straight to the courts ambulance chasing mentality people have rather than trying to reach out and find a solution?

mannycalavera , to technology in Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’
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PFOF is banned in the U.K

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