Anonymous 8:07 --- It's not true that the only people who use them are crusties and vagrants. To begin with, I use them. Also, I have a friend who used to live here but now lives in Argentina. When he was visiting friends here recently, he used them extensively. People in the world are connected to each other the way they've never been in history. Infrastructure that facilitates that is a net positive.
On the subject of crusties using them, I can say that if I had a son who was a crusty, I would provide him with a phone, so he could contact me, or me him. I would rather pay that money and know where he was, than never know.
I noticed that these kiosks can also be used as ports from a short distance away, say if you're in a restaurant or you have an apt. near it.
the only reason these obstructive and intrusive obelisks are being placed throughout the city, mostly of areas of interest to real estate and tourism industries, is to gather information and provide surveillance, the latter more for studying the population than actually providing security.
These are identity garnering pods. Invasion of the body snatchers style garnering web browsing info. The NSA would be proud.
8:22 A.M.: I can see that the monoliths might be useful to a limited group of people. But if you have a phone there are hundreds of places in the city that will let you sit comfortably and use their wifi for the price of a cup of coffee. Portable toilets would also be useful but we don't have them on every corner.
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I'm going to go with that by including iVape in the background of the phote was to ensure an increase in the Annoyance Factor🤷🏼♂️😀
Assuming it's been peed on by now?
that poor thing drew the short straw. i give it 2 weeks. tops.
Seriously, why?
One word: surveillance cameras in the kiosks
i guess there will be one on 3rd street between 1st and 2nd shortly.
I have one outside my window, they're too loud.
These things are a colossal waste of money and resources. The only people who use them are crusties and vagrants.
Anonymous 8:07 --- It's not true that the only people who use them are crusties and vagrants. To begin with, I use them. Also, I have a friend who used to live here but now lives in Argentina. When he was visiting friends here recently, he used them extensively. People in the world are connected to each other the way they've never been in history. Infrastructure that facilitates that is a net positive.
On the subject of crusties using them, I can say that if I had a son who was a crusty, I would provide him with a phone, so he could contact me, or me him. I would rather pay that money and know where he was, than never know.
I noticed that these kiosks can also be used as ports from a short distance away, say if you're in a restaurant or you have an apt. near it.
the only reason these obstructive and intrusive obelisks are being placed throughout the city, mostly of areas of interest to real estate and tourism industries, is to gather information and provide surveillance, the latter more for studying the population than actually providing security.
These are identity garnering pods. Invasion of the body snatchers style garnering web browsing info. The NSA would be proud.
8:22 A.M.: I can see that the monoliths might be useful to a limited group of people. But if you have a phone there are hundreds of places in the city that will let you sit comfortably and use their wifi for the price of a cup of coffee. Portable toilets would also be useful but we don't have them on every corner.
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