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minus-squareNutinButNet@hilariouschaos.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoWhy exactly does this need to run a full OS?
minus-squareJargonWagon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoRight? Could just use a microcontroller for each individual screen and then a separate PC to update each microcontroller if needed.
minus-squareAuster@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months ago“Why make it simpler when you can make it harder?” 😬
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoAds. Maybe a button or two to initiate the machine cloaca to piss into the cup?
minus-squaremrnobody@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoProbably so they can easily swap out flavors or mark OUT or OUT OF SERVICE, etc
minus-squareCaptPretentious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoIf you’re swapping flavors (which won’t happen often) your already having to clean it. Swapping out the button insert isn’t a big ask. This doesn’t solve anything a physical sign could do better.
minus-squaremrnobody@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoYou’re right, in just speculating why a screen could be there. Seems overkill, even if it ran the icee machine itself
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoOne Hannah short of perfection.
Why exactly does this need to run a full OS?
Right? Could just use a microcontroller for each individual screen and then a separate PC to update each microcontroller if needed.
“Why make it simpler when you can make it harder?” 😬
Ads.
Maybe a button or two to initiate the machine cloaca to piss into the cup?
Probably so they can easily swap out flavors or mark OUT or OUT OF SERVICE, etc
If you’re swapping flavors (which won’t happen often) your already having to clean it. Swapping out the button insert isn’t a big ask. This doesn’t solve anything a physical sign could do better.
You’re right, in just speculating why a screen could be there. Seems overkill, even if it ran the icee machine itself
Define full OS
One Hannah short of perfection.