All I said was that performance was in fact slower and repeatedly clarified this was by my own observation and that I could only comment on the locations I'd been in.
And yes, I haven't read the EMV spec or done coding on newer systems. But that hardly interferes with noticing time from card presentation to printout. Notice that I specifically said "back end system" and didn't specify where in that chain the problem was. It could be in the portion of the system that the retailer itself fielded. It's not like most customers are really going to care.
But, I do have to ask: Why is saying a technical rollout of a new system is at least perceived to not be going perfectly smoothly (whether that's true, or just the customers deluding themselves) greeted with that kind of response?
"It's really not that bad. It takes exactly the same amount of time"
That's not true, at least at many of the locations I've been to. It should be true, but isn't.
I used to work for a credit card processor and had to test the systems for grocery stores with 20 or so lanes before they were installed. One of the things I was watching for was slow performance (way back in the day of X.25 links. Get offa my lawn.;) ), so I still pick that up regardless of the swipe versus insert dichotomy.
Based on what I've seen, and I've only been using a chip card instead of a debit for about a month, the backend changes weren't done well before roll out. It's not the end of the world, as pointed out, but it is slower, at least where I'm at. The town doesn't have fios, but it's still pretty well connected, so I doubt communications speed or system loading is the problem (else, that would slow down transactions in general, not just chip cards.)
I can just imagine all the people vying to be the official classified Pokemon catcher to nullify this clear and present danger to the Chinese military.
Sgt.: "Private Chang, why didn't you report for KP?"
Pvt.: "I had to catch a Ratata that was in the nuclear launch communications center."
Exactly. The original AC said he grew up in Phoenix. I was visiting there in 1974 (I was 12)and noted how many of the houses had these weird looking brown boxes on top of them. I asked what they were and got the explanation.
Oddly enough, I have seen a large one installed here in Urbana, Illinois in the old make up air system for a restaurant. Nearly useless and hadn't been maintained for decades. (I was working on the attached gas fired heating unit at the time. Was really odd seeing a swamp cooler here.;) )
Both the universe and the Walmart shoppers are trying to escape the hipsters wanting to redevelop the downtown area into brewpubs and organic craft bakeries.
I have a several pound block of lead sitting here on my workbench next to me.
It's no more of a health hazard to me than the block of tungsten I have somewhere here in my shop, or the blocks of steel that I use for supporting work on the hydraulic press a couple of feet from me. Any of them can injure my foot if it falls on it (but I wear steel toe boots). Their toxic effects in that form are nil.
Lead in many forms is not a hazard.
Dissolved in water, or in the air from leaded fuel is quite a different matter.
What form, entry route to the body, and amount the element has can make large differences.
How dare you bring science into something that is fundamentally a political question?;)
More seriously: There is a lot of questioning of the linear, no threshold, model, but it's difficult to do studies with decent statistics at low radiation levels. It would take millions of mice (if mice were what you used) and even then the increases you'd expect would be small. See, for example: Alvin Weinberg's 1972 article in Mineva http://www.andreasaltelli.eu/f... Weinberg argue that it's an example of a question that is conceptually scientific but practically beyond scientific inquiry.
There's evidence that in some cases elevated background rates aren't correlated well with increased cancer risk, but there are many confounding factors that are difficult to sort out.
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Michael O'Hare is saying:
"Hello, old friend."
Gee... A bit defensive aren't you?
All I said was that performance was in fact slower and repeatedly clarified this was by my own observation and that I could only comment on the locations I'd been in.
And yes, I haven't read the EMV spec or done coding on newer systems. But that hardly interferes with noticing time from card presentation to printout. Notice that I specifically said "back end system" and didn't specify where in that chain the problem was. It could be in the portion of the system that the retailer itself fielded. It's not like most customers are really going to care.
But, I do have to ask: Why is saying a technical rollout of a new system is at least perceived to not be going perfectly smoothly (whether that's true, or just the customers deluding themselves) greeted with that kind of response?
It's not like I kicked your dog. Or did I?
"It's really not that bad. It takes exactly the same amount of time"
That's not true, at least at many of the locations I've been to. It should be true, but isn't.
I used to work for a credit card processor and had to test the systems for grocery stores with 20 or so lanes before they were installed. One of the things I was watching for was slow performance (way back in the day of X.25 links. Get offa my lawn. ;) ), so I still pick that up regardless of the swipe versus insert dichotomy.
Based on what I've seen, and I've only been using a chip card instead of a debit for about a month, the backend changes weren't done well before roll out. It's not the end of the world, as pointed out, but it is slower, at least where I'm at. The town doesn't have fios, but it's still pretty well connected, so I doubt communications speed or system loading is the problem (else, that would slow down transactions in general, not just chip cards.)
A number of the stores I go to have a solution to that. They just switch off the functionality.
But, but...
The dog really did eat my homework!
I can just imagine all the people vying to be the official classified Pokemon catcher to nullify this clear and present danger to the Chinese military.
Sgt.: "Private Chang, why didn't you report for KP?"
Pvt.: "I had to catch a Ratata that was in the nuclear launch communications center."
Sgt.: "Very well. Carry on."
There are limits.
Most towns have ordinances that you can only own so many labs before you're violating animal hoarding statutes.
But look on the bright side. At least you wouldn't be called a crazy cat lady.
Exactly. The original AC said he grew up in Phoenix. I was visiting there in 1974 (I was 12)and noted how many of the houses had these weird looking brown boxes on top of them. I asked what they were and got the explanation.
Oddly enough, I have seen a large one installed here in Urbana, Illinois in the old make up air system for a restaurant. Nearly useless and hadn't been maintained for decades. (I was working on the attached gas fired heating unit at the time. Was really odd seeing a swamp cooler here. ;) )
I'm surprised you didn't use a swamp cooler. They've been around a good while and are a lot cheaper.
I had one in Albuquerque. Worked well.
I suspect Android "Nougat" will start being called "noogie".
"Of Course I Still Love You", Falcon 9. But it got kinda painful there at the end.
And the Italians used them (Mustard Gas) extensively in Ethiopia in 1935.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
nyet,nyet,nyet!
Trust me. We'll all get there plenty soon enough.
Even if we lived ten thousand years it's still an eyeblink compared to geology, let alone cosmology.
"Death is a blessing. Embrace it."
You first! :)
Just more of the usual "I are smart and all people who agree with me are smart. Hur, hur, hur."
Sadly, I suspect he really believes much of the drivel he's posting.
Both the universe and the Walmart shoppers are trying to escape the hipsters wanting to redevelop the downtown area into brewpubs and organic craft bakeries.
And God Said "Let there be ligh... Dammit, the dratted kids turned the record player up to 78 speed again!"
I have a several pound block of lead sitting here on my workbench next to me.
It's no more of a health hazard to me than the block of tungsten I have somewhere here in my shop, or the blocks of steel that I use for supporting work on the hydraulic press a couple of feet from me. Any of them can injure my foot if it falls on it (but I wear steel toe boots). Their toxic effects in that form are nil.
Lead in many forms is not a hazard.
Dissolved in water, or in the air from leaded fuel is quite a different matter.
What form, entry route to the body, and amount the element has can make large differences.
How dare you bring science into something that is fundamentally a political question? ;)
More seriously: There is a lot of questioning of the linear, no threshold, model, but it's difficult to do studies with decent statistics at low radiation levels. It would take millions of mice (if mice were what you used) and even then the increases you'd expect would be small. See, for example: Alvin Weinberg's 1972 article in Mineva http://www.andreasaltelli.eu/f...
Weinberg argue that it's an example of a question that is conceptually scientific but practically beyond scientific inquiry.
There's evidence that in some cases elevated background rates aren't correlated well with increased cancer risk, but there are many confounding factors that are difficult to sort out.
Well, we recently had a story here on Slashdot about baboons with pig hearts.
You just know those dratted felines will want their own litter boxes.
"Anyway, for sheer entertainment, I think having the Bulgarian weight-lifting team bang each other would be better."
Whatever trips your trigger, Ratzo. Who am I to judge someone else's kink?
( ;), for the humor impaired.)
" meta-conspiracies roll until we are all fucking bat-shit crazy"
Until?!?!?! You're talking about Slashdot?
Where the hell have you been for the past 18 years?
Isn't this subverting the natural course of evolution?