It's the taste of betrayal often marketed as chocolate.

Absolutely, although I see that as part of why

Why is there a horrible hack here? Because stupid reason...

I understand that you jest, but risk is not only about odds. When you calculate risk you also want to consider the severity of failure not only likelihood. If you risk shitting out your liver you want better odds than if you just risk feeling a bit I'll for a bit.

All game shows have made up rules. 😋

Just because it's observed in the tech industry doesn't mean that it's unique to it.

I wonder if I can trick my father into replacing Facebook with this.

Have you met any non-technical people?

What does "locking with the key fob" mean? Do they mean actually turning a key in a door lock or pressing a button on the key fob?

It's enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.

This comment was a better read than the linked article.

I always use Bacon ipsum

In Sweden there are digital mailboxes that are considered just as bound to you as physical mail boxes (normal email is considered too flimsy for official mail etc).

If you have such a mailbox a lot of stores will send the receipt digitally instead of printing it at the POS. Although it only works if they know who you are (i.e you basically have to have a membership with the store).