▲ 38 ▼ "Hours and hours of content have been minted by highly-educated, prestigiously-credentialed people, consternating about the policy implications of Sam Altman’s speculative fan fiction" (doriantaylor.com) submitted 2 years ago by dgerard@awful.systems [M] to c/sneerclub@awful.systems 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dgerard@awful.systems [S] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children) i know right? who the fuck even takes a cheque now? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) my friend in Canada was trying to send me money and we ended up using a check. also my landlord from two apartments ago refused to take rent any other way. she was very old permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dorian@awful.systems 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) cheques are definitely still a thing in canada (companies still use them for one-off payments and landlords still use them to collect rent) and you can now deposit them by taking a picture with your phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dgerard@awful.systems [S] 3 points 2 years ago you can do that in the uk too (because nobody can be bothered otherwise and the volume is so low) permalink fedilink source parent [–] aio@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago My university sends me checks occasionally, like when they overcharged the premium on my dental insurance. No idea why they can't just do an electronic transfer like for my stipend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] self@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) how do yall usually handle down payments, like on cars and houses and such? those are the only times I’d really expect to use a check in my part of the US permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] froztbyte@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago this side of the world? typical cases: direct funds transfers, or sometimes direct debit (depending on the purchase financing structure and provider). and it's pretty much a smooth transaction, optionally having to contact your bank of choice to request a temporary/once-off limit adjustment (fairly typical to have transaction value caps in place here for personal accounts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) my friend in Canada was trying to send me money and we ended up using a check. also my landlord from two apartments ago refused to take rent any other way. she was very old permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dorian@awful.systems 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) cheques are definitely still a thing in canada (companies still use them for one-off payments and landlords still use them to collect rent) and you can now deposit them by taking a picture with your phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dgerard@awful.systems [S] 3 points 2 years ago you can do that in the uk too (because nobody can be bothered otherwise and the volume is so low) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dorian@awful.systems 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) cheques are definitely still a thing in canada (companies still use them for one-off payments and landlords still use them to collect rent) and you can now deposit them by taking a picture with your phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dgerard@awful.systems [S] 3 points 2 years ago you can do that in the uk too (because nobody can be bothered otherwise and the volume is so low) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dgerard@awful.systems [S] 3 points 2 years ago you can do that in the uk too (because nobody can be bothered otherwise and the volume is so low) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aio@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago My university sends me checks occasionally, like when they overcharged the premium on my dental insurance. No idea why they can't just do an electronic transfer like for my stipend. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] self@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) how do yall usually handle down payments, like on cars and houses and such? those are the only times I’d really expect to use a check in my part of the US permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] froztbyte@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago this side of the world? typical cases: direct funds transfers, or sometimes direct debit (depending on the purchase financing structure and provider). and it's pretty much a smooth transaction, optionally having to contact your bank of choice to request a temporary/once-off limit adjustment (fairly typical to have transaction value caps in place here for personal accounts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago this side of the world? typical cases: direct funds transfers, or sometimes direct debit (depending on the purchase financing structure and provider). and it's pretty much a smooth transaction, optionally having to contact your bank of choice to request a temporary/once-off limit adjustment (fairly typical to have transaction value caps in place here for personal accounts) permalink fedilink source parent