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[–] [email protected] 108 points 8 months ago (9 children)

Why does this produce need a massive digital signage pylon?

[–] [email protected] 78 points 8 months ago (2 children)

They needed to construct additional pylons.

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

Thanks Judicator Aldaris

[–] nitefox 9 points 8 months ago

You need more minerals

[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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] 19 points 8 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Perhaps it runs on a Raspberry Pi?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 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 8 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] 17 points 8 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

And not Windows*

Macs are not worth it for stuff like this.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because flashy screens work on dumb lizard brains

[–] ImFresh3x 5 points 8 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 8 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.

[–] ElderWendigo 6 points 8 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 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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 8 months ago

Wouldn't be a Linux community without extra spice though

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Advertising, easier to see prices

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

To attract bugs there instead of the food.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But that's where the food is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

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

The lamps are not enough.