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6 years, 6 months ago

KFC was delivering chicken through the tunnels for free

Now I’m sounding like I’m fucking crazy, but hear me out. When I first started going to Gaza, I thought that I was going to see a place abandoned by capitalism. Then I got there and guess what? KFC was delivering chicken through the tunnels for free. I mean, you had to pay for the chicken, but the …

—p.52 Bodies (Logic #8) Lifehacker: Tarek Loubani on 3D-Printing in Gaza (49) by Logic Magazine
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6 years, 6 months ago

all you need to know is that it’s perfectly legal

Sales: ‘We take every step to protect this data and respect the privacy of users. This data is proprietary after all! We adhere to all the self-regulatory policies as put forth by the IAA, DAA, DAAC, the UK’s Good Practice Principles for Online Behavioural Advertising, and the European IDAA’s self-…

—p.594 How to Run a City Like Amazon, and Other Fables Groundtruth (570) missing author
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6 years, 6 months ago

meaningful relationships with the brands they love

Sales: ‘You’re looking at it the wrong way. This is an opportunity more than a risk. Customers are seeking meaningful relationships with the brands they love. Their phone is the best way to connect with them. They keep their phones on them at all times, and interact with them about 150 times a day,…

—p.580 Groundtruth (570) missing author
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6 years, 6 months ago

extending the possibilities of data accumulation in AR

[...] AR represents for Google not only a medium that can overlay the ‘real’ world with digital information (selected and provided by Google) but which also can be harnessed to make the movement, mobility, gaze and the attention of users in everyday situations computable in ways that go beyond the …

—p.536 Google ARLens (529) missing author
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6 years, 6 months ago

we don’t believe in taxes

‘Why is garbage collection another tenner?’

‘Didn’t I tell you? There are no taxes at EasyCity.’

‘And yet we have to pay £10 to have our garbage collected.’

‘Yes, that’s a fee. It’s not a tax. We have abolished all taxes. In fact, we don’t believe in taxes.’

‘But how do you pay for stre…

—p.438 EasyJet (330) missing author