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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Well that may work for you. My goal was slightly different. I needed official apps for work. My goal was to have a work phone that was completely disconnected from my private life. Graphene and sideloaded app would not have worked for me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I tried this. I bought a phone with cash, bought a prepaid SIM with cash and a google play card with cash.

Used a throwaway email address, and I could not get the play credit into the account.

I even opened a support ticket with google and they could not help.

I am an IT professional and quite adept at navigating technical bureaucracy and wasn't able to do it completely anonymously.

My guess (and it's just a guess, i could be very wrong) is there is some internal, undocumented check that the account has been tied to a real person before it allows credit onto the play store.

If someone has had success doing this I'd be quite interested in hearing about their experience.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Well, that's fine, I'm betting he'd have a bad day as well if he tried.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

well that's like, your opinion, man.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I am absolutely not advocating rudeness to the cashier.

Give them the opportunity for malicious compliance.

Allow them to answer every question and have a pleasant break from the monotony, knowing full well that they are being cheerful and helpful just like the training videos and handbook demand they be.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Cool assumption bro. Hope that works out for you.
I am never rude to the poor people that have to work retail. I know the pain; I have been on the other side of the counter.

What I'm talking about is malicious compliance.

They tell the cashiers to push the program and be helpful? Fine. I will let that cashier be the most helpful employee ever and at the same time gum up the company data collection system with fake information.

At the same time as more punshment to the company they will see reduced sales and throughput requiring additional cashiers (more hours/pay for those people).

But please bring on the fake internet point brigade.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I didn't say to be rude to the cashier. They make hourly wage, doesn't matter how many people they check out.

Make the company pay. Cause less product to be sold per hour. Cause more cashiers to be required. Make it more expensive to have the data collection program than to not have it. Be the change you want to see in the world.

Or just let them get away with it. Your call.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

may i...inquire... why you believe this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, Brio scale, not Brio brand.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Definitely coordinate with the parents, not only to find what your nephew's interests are but also so no gifts are duplicated.

If they don't have advice or you can't ask for some reason, Brio scale trains, construction equipment, emergency vehicles, dinosaurs and generic toys are usually a good bet, they don't usually understand or care about brand names or franchises yet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

Sure. It might. But no other opposing views were explored. Suggesting anything other than an amyloid plaque targeted drug ended careers.

That's not okay.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.cringecollective.io/post/75583

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