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   goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 31-Jan-2025 01:35:30 JST goatsarah
   Seeing the number of self service checkouts in UK supermarkets is freaking me out a bit. Obviously we have them in Portugal too, but humans are still very much the default.
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     Miguel Arroz (arroz@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-Jan-2025 02:06:36 JST Miguel Arroz

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     @goatsarah I just wish they were more efficient, though. The difference between the waiting time on a checkout line here and in Vancouver for the same number of people waiting is just staggering. Pingo Doce and Auchan are especially exasperating.

     Auchan is likely a systemic issue given some episodes I witnessed. And their self-checkout machines are even worse, I keep having to call someone to unblock them. Their scales seem too sensitive or not properly tuned.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 31-Jan-2025 02:06:36 JST goatsarah

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     • Miguel Arroz
     @arroz This is the thing. The ones at my local Pingo are ok, but it’s still usually quicker to use a staffed one because I can bag whilst they scan.
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     Miguel Arroz (arroz@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-Jan-2025 02:14:43 JST Miguel Arroz

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     @goatsarah Lucky you! I already know every time I walk in Pingo Doce here that I will spend 2-3x longer in the line than actually grabbing whatever I need to buy. No self-checkout here on Pingo yet, although I tend to prefer humans as well.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 31-Jan-2025 02:14:43 JST goatsarah

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     • Miguel Arroz
     @arroz they just rebuilt ours so it’s got all their new stuff in.
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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Feb-2025 21:05:42 JST goatsarah

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     • SaraMG
     @saramg Not even anyone to verify age restricted purchases?
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     SaraMG (saramg@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Feb-2025 21:05:43 JST SaraMG

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     @goatsarah Seriously though. There are stores in the US (one less than a mile from my home) where they've entirely done away with human checkout.

     Just one bored security guard to check receipts.

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     SaraMG (saramg@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Feb-2025 21:05:44 JST SaraMG

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     @goatsarah Humans? What on Earth do they have to do with checking out? You mean like back in the olden times?

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     SaraMG (saramg@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Feb-2025 04:33:19 JST SaraMG

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     @goatsarah Can't need age verification if you don't sell age restricted items.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Feb-2025 04:33:19 JST goatsarah

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     • SaraMG

     @saramg How bizarre! I guess.

     BTW, have you read The Book, yet?

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Feb-2025 18:02:01 JST goatsarah

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     • SaraMG
     @saramg Sisters of Dorley
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     SaraMG (saramg@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Feb-2025 18:02:02 JST SaraMG

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     @goatsarah Might need you to narrow that down, but I'mma guess not, else I'd probably get the oblique reference.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 01:00:01 JST goatsarah

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     • Zoë O'Connell

     @zoe @saramg It’s a cognitohazard for trans women.

     For a LOT of us, it gazes into our soul, takes it apart, tells us we’re good girls, puts it back together and makes us want to do self improvement.

     The surface read is a parody on NHS transition, making the point that a force fem torture basement is more humane.

     But it rapidly becomes so much more. It’s about our pain, our trauma, sisterhood, and a world where things could be better for us.

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     Zoë O'Connell (zoe@zoeoconnell.co.uk)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 01:00:02 JST Zoë O'Connell

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     • SaraMG

     @saramg @goatsarah The book is… not about what the summaries say it’s about. That’s just the central conceit needed to get to the ACTUAL subject matter.

     However, the content warning is “yes”.

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     SaraMG (saramg@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 01:00:03 JST SaraMG

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     @goatsarah Have not. Not sure it looks like my cup either. You're recommending?

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:55:46 JST goatsarah

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     • Zoë O'Connell

     @saramg @zoe well it’s got that in it for sure.

     But the main thing is that it will fuck with your brain. Utterly.

     And you’ll probably be grateful.

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     SaraMG (saramg@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:55:47 JST SaraMG

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     • Zoë O'Connell

     @goatsarah @zoe So... critique on societal expectations of conformity to an artificial and unequally applied psuedo-standard?

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 04:46:03 JST goatsarah

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     • Zoë O'Connell

     @zoe @saramg she’s buying makeup.

     I started dilating again.

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     Zoë O'Connell (zoe@zoeoconnell.co.uk)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 04:46:05 JST Zoë O'Connell

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     • SaraMG

     @goatsarah @saramg It made me wear a DRESS. Willingly.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 20:47:57 JST goatsarah

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     • Zoë O'Connell

     @saramg @zoe Noooooo. It’s a NICE torture basement.

     It did, however, encourage me to get my hormone levels checked.

     I have been menopausal probably for years.

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     SaraMG (saramg@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 20:47:58 JST SaraMG

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     • Zoë O'Connell

     @goatsarah @zoe It puts the words in its eyes or else it gets the JK Rowling again?