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    [–] [email protected] 107 points 11 months ago (9 children)

    Why does this produce need a massive digital signage pylon?

    [–] [email protected] 77 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    They needed to construct additional pylons.

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

    Thanks Judicator Aldaris

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

    You need more minerals

    [–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    No idea where it's from or what it usually looks like since I just nabbed this off of Facebook, but my guess is to display ads, or perhaps some slo-mo videos of fresh fruit being tossed in an appetizing manner in an attempt to trigger your Pavlovian reflex to buy some of those oranges.

    Couldn't find any pictures of that particular setup operating under normal conditions, but here are some similar ones to give you an idea:

    [–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    The question is, why does it run on Linux and not Apple

    [–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

    Perhaps it runs on a Raspberry Pi?

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

    Or orange pi. Banana pi.

    The best thing I learned when writing this comment (because I know there are other fruity labeled pi computers) is that you can look up “other fruit pi” and actually find results. Semi-relevant ones. (I use ecosia, not google/bing/askjeves, so ymmv)

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

    I was in a hotel where there was an AV input on a TV which just showed the screen of a Raspberry Pi. If I remember correctly it was running XFCE.

    Not sure why that was because the TV channels worked correctly.

    [–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

    Because it would be expensive, just look at the price of the Lime /s

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Yes! Potatoes are the way, as our ancestors taught us!

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

    Mine is an ancient Thinkpad, the true weapon of our Lord!

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

    And not Windows*

    Macs are not worth it for stuff like this.

    [–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Because flashy screens work on dumb lizard brains

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

    Well ya. That is why were are here in this thread right now. But also having a sign you can change easily is probably also useful.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

    Big Fruit is going to control our minds and enslave us all. If only they could get the interns to configure their shitty Linus distro.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Do you really want an explanation for why a market might want large signage that they can change without much extra labor? Seems self evident to me.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

    You could've just said:

    So they can change the signage without much extra labor.

    There's no need to be rude.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

    Wouldn't be a Linux community without extra spice though

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

    Do you understand the meaning of the word "need?"

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago
    [–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

    Advertising, easier to see prices

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    To attract bugs there instead of the food.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    But that's where the food is.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

    I know, but they will be on the screen instead of the food.

    The lamps are not enough.