hanzmanner

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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Thanks. The next time I submit my "interest in availability" of a "certificate" for "transportation from the origin to the destination" on a "web service" affording a "data exchange between a ser
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
That's not what the clear explicit agreement between the two parties is in this case. Why do sellers list any product details at all? Both Google and Delta have this in writing: I am paying for a seat I can select. If that's not i
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Are you talking specifically about engineering? If you have strong ethical disagreements with your current employer, start prepping for interviews. Start early. Invest 2-3 months. Starts interviewing. Sign an offer. Then quit. I don't
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
That's not the point though. The point is that when you place a reservation, certain things are included. In the case of a restaurant, chairs are included. In the case of Delta, they explicitly state right under the agreed upon price
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Is it even possible to send crypto with 0 transaction fees? If yes, my knowledge is really outdated in this area.
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Hard to disagree with Apple here. Crypto "absolutists" fail to acknowledge how prevalent crypto scams are, so a blanket enablement of any and all apps to have crypto payment features would be highly dangerous.
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Yes, you are right. When you reserve a "table" at a restaurant you are actually not promised chairs. If you want to reserve chairs - that’s +$20. Don’t want to reserve chairs? Just show up at the restaurant and there might be
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Delta tells me that there is a seat available at this price before I agree to it. After I agree to it it tells me that there is no seat available at this price unless I pay more. The agreed upon "seat" in this context includes the
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
I have shared the screenshots in this thread. https://imgur.com/a/X923fSo I don't trust Delta enough to have any desire to reach out to them.
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Wow, ok. You think there is nothing wrong with the airline telling me that 1 seat is available on one screen and then telling me that there are no seats available unless I pay more on the next screen? (If I go back to the previous screen it
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
What product do you think I am buying? A promise that they might find a seat for me if I show up at the airport? It puzzles me how many people at HN are so eager to defend dark patterns. If you look at the screenshots with more attention: 1
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Urgency is one of the key motivators for using dark patterns. Wouldn't be surprised if Delta defaults to "1 seat available at this price" for all busy flights within X take off time regardless of the availability.
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
I expect these patters from all low-cost airlines, so fly Alaska whenever possible.
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
It's not. Delta shows me that there is 1 seat available at this price. Here are the screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/X923fSo
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Here is the specific Google Flight I selected: https://www.google.com/travel/flights/s/yYPhNC6aXX4VP5cj8 Here are the screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/X923fSo
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
For a tech forum it is surprising how many commenters in this thread don’t understand what are “dark patterns”. It’s not fraud. Of course eventually I will see the total cost. It’s about misleading the customer in the process. They don’t ha
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
That doesn't capture the range of their dark patterns. I am literally testing this now. I am on Delta website going through the booking process (redirected form Google Flights). The price at Google Flights was $578. Delta website is sh
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
I just tried to find a roundtrip flight from SF to LA on Google Flights. Spent some time comparing prices, different airports, etc. Ended up picking one option, click, click, click - I am on the airline's website. More clicks and I am
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
You might be looking for a different word here. A dark pattern is not fraud or outright lying. These are already illegal. Seeing the total price at the end of the purchasing process is the legal requirement for a sale. A classic example of
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
I might be wrong, but my recollection is that the practice of changing the price based on user location has been challenged in court some time ago. It's appalling that companies do that. I will definitely follow your advice for flight
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Not sure if you are being sarcastic. MS has been sued for bribery and kickbacks and has paid a sizable fine to settle (including a criminal fine) with the US Justice Department. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-micros
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
That's the first step.
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Do you feel depressed and suicidal looking at other people's builds in Factorio?
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
The focus of this lawsuit is specifically the declining mental health of minors, not the good quality of the product. If games will be determined to have an extremely detrimental effect on children, there will be similar lawsuits.
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
An idealistic appeal to an unattainable equal application of an extremely multi-faceted legal framework is not an argument.
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
They do. Advertising is psychological manipulation (aka experiments).
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
That's a fair analogy and numerous countries and states did introduce measures to combat obesity caused by sugary drinks (mostly through an added tax, which seems to have worked to reduce consumption).
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
> It had zero business value, but such was the state of our team…being pixel perfect was a source of pride UX and UI are not some secondary concerns that engineers should dismiss as an annoying "state of our team" nuance. If yo
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
Hm, the demo video is less enticing than I expected. What takes two full sentences, delayed responses, two map renders... is less than a single keyword search in the Google Maps UI with autocomplete ("martini tower " and then sele
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by hanzmanner 3y ago
You are right, people have the same sentiment in regards to many other things. A great example is music. The golden age is often the music you and your generation grew up with. Not sure if this will be true for Internet, but seeing how it a

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