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   Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 11:17:40 JST Matt Blaze

   I don't want to advocate for a foreign invasion of the US, but if we were to happen to leave the door to Canada unlocked one night and they snuck in and annexed us, I feel like I could live with that.

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     Kevin Mirsky :donor: (kevinmirsky@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 13:26:38 JST Kevin Mirsky :donor:

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     @mattblaze I hear they bring the credit card terminal right to your table at restaurants there! So advanced!

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     silverwizard (silverwizard@convenient.email)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 13:26:38 JST silverwizard

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     @kevinmirsky @mattblaze Ok - sorry, I just saw this thread. But...

     Wait...

     The US doesn't have WiFI?! Or is there something even more horrid

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     Kevin Mirsky :donor: (kevinmirsky@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 22:40:31 JST Kevin Mirsky :donor:

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     @silverwizard @mattblaze Restaurants don't use handheld POS terminals that they can bring to the table. They all still use ones connected directly to the stationary POSes (with very rare exceptions)

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     silverwizard (silverwizard@convenient.email)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 22:40:31 JST silverwizard

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     • Kevin Mirsky :donor:
     @kevinmirsky @mattblaze yeah, but why?!
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     Kevin Mirsky :donor: (kevinmirsky@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 23:31:21 JST Kevin Mirsky :donor:

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     @silverwizard @mattblaze my guess? We know when merchants had to upgrade to chip readers, they went with the cheapest options. So they definitely didn't get those features then, and I'm sure they're reluctant to spend the money again to upgrade to portable ones.

     And since giving your card to the waiter has always been our norm, there's no pressure for restaurants to change. Don't get me wrong, I'd love for it to change, but I don't think most Americans know it doesn't have to be this way

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