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[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 59 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I'd shit on the floor and break the screen.

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] mhague@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Fable's morality system was actually realistic if you assume it's depicting what it's like to be rich and privileged.

The -1 score made me think of how it wouldn't matter if you could just donate money to get it back.

[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

better idea, bring a small pry bar in your purse

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Never go anywhere without the means to disassemble and break things.

[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Get Schwifty is back! Too good for a Grammy!

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Just the screen? I'd have that entire thing in pieces before I left.

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

But someone, totally not me, shat on the floor. You'd have to smell that for a while.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

It's extreme but so is the situation

I'll allow it

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The expanded form of this sentence:

Toilet won't give you loo roll unless you visit an arbitrary web page on your personal device and allow people to possibly extract personal information about you, along with implicit knowledge of when and where you might have used a toilet.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 days ago

This is too dystopian for even Black Mirror. I propose we refer to this as, Brown Mirror.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 13 points 2 days ago

We, as a civilisation, have finally made the FlushMe app real. Well done.

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Apparently it's unwise to forget your handy 12" pry bar when shitting in China? Those TP dispensers aren't exactly Fort Knox to begin with, just try withholding it from me after I take a massive dump.

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In China people carry about their own toilet paper. Many public toilets don't provide it at all.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Too loud, it should make no noise whatsoever. Bathroom noises are pissing and farts, the Dremel is too conspicuous.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How fast do you think the screens showing the ads are gonna get smeared with shit from people wiping their ass on it?

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You scan a qr code and watch it on your own phone. Checkmate. I suppose if your smartphone dies/breaks/doesn't exist you're shit out of luck. Also I guess that means they keep logs of who you are and exactly when you finished shitting.

What a neat idea, China is such an innovative country.

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Time to get creative

[–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 3 days ago
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago

Is this in China? At least this time, providing loo roll in a public bathroom is an improvement....