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Thousands of people have been watching an AI-generated infinite ‘Seinfeld’ episode on Twitch

'But do we want to watch infinite seasons of a show'?

On Feb 4, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Tech

Denny's restaurant with robot server giving customers food with caption 'My mom sent me this video of her robotic waiter at Dennys...wait fot it' 'do you just take it?'please take your food'' (l) Denny's building with sign (c) Denny's robot server driving away with food with caption 'oh whoa whoa whoa you left he left with my food' (r)

‘Gotta be quicker than that buddy’: Robot server at Denny’s scurries away with customers’ food

'Still better service than I've ever received at Denny's.'

On Jan 31, 2023 by Braden Bjella

IRL

Target customer says someone switched out Apple Airpods Pro with fake one

‘I got ripped off’: Target customer says someone switched out Apple Airpods Pro and replaced them with fake pair

'Someone isn’t checking the returns.'

On Jan 8, 2023 by Jack Alban

IRL

Panera Bread drive thru speaker with caption 'New Computer Drive-Thru Experience at Panera Bread' (l) Panera Bread restaurant and sign (r)

‘Damn i am a drive thru cashier at Panera, she is snatching my job’: Robot drive-thru attendant takes customer’s order at Panera

'The thing companies will do to not have to pay employees more.'

On Jan 5, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL Tech

McDonald's automatic drink dispenser filling cup caption 'I've never seen this before, I'm shook!' (l) McDonald's signs on McDonald's building (c) McDonald's counter with orange sign 'WE APOLOGIZE THAT CASHIERS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE' caption 'I've never seen this before, I'm shook!' (r)

‘I have to order through the kiosk. No humans work here, just machines’: McDonald’s customer films store operating without any workers, automatic drink dispenser

'They don't even have anybody here.'

On Dec 27, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL Tech

Elon Musk speaking into microphone with headphones on in front of black fabric background

Elon Musk accused of going back to his ‘apartheid roots’ after losing Twitter CEO vote, proposing poll tax

Poll taxes by governments have long and racist histories.

On Dec 20, 2022 by David Covucci

Tech

store's fridge lock system with screen 'Scan ID Here' (l) store alcohol fridges locked (c) store's fridge lock system with 'PLEASE SELECT DOOR(S) TO OPEN' on screen (r)

‘This is the beginning of a social credit system’: Bud Light door at gas station requires ID to open and get beer

'If we don’t stop heading towards a blade runner world I’m going to go live in the middle of nowhere.'

On Dec 4, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

‘I think someone’s getting fired’: Customer finds Walmart employee’s handheld Zebra device in their bag

'Is this important?'

On Dec 1, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

‘What terms and conditions are you agreeing to?’: White Castle drive-thru robot asks customer to agree to ‘terms & conditions’ before ordering

'Everyone should just order on the apps. It’s so much easier than whatever this is.'

On Nov 30, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL Tech

‘Her dog’s therapy is more than what I make in 2 weeks’: TikToker allegedly shares ‘what a tech billionaire’s daughter spends in a weekend’

'That’s so neat, I skip meals to save money.'

On Nov 17, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

‘And people thought these fast-food chains would just put up with employees asking for more money’: Customers asked to ‘please speak clearly’ to robot attendant in Checkers drive-thru

'Naw I got trust issues, I need her to repeat my order before giving me a total.'

On Nov 17, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL Tech

woman pulling pizza box out of slot in Zabot pizza robot (l) Zabot pizza robot in parking lot with caption 'Zabot Pizza Robot Southfield Mi' (c) woman pulling top to pizza box up revealing pizza (r)

‘It was a little bit too doughy’: TikToker’s review of pizza from ZaBot the ‘pizza robot’ goes viral

'Pizza all night? That’s dope.'

On Nov 10, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

‘I ordered on a screen by myself—no one helped me’: Shake Shack customer says self-checkout machine asked for a tip, sparking debate

'Yogurtland does the same thing and like…we prepare our own?!'

On Nov 7, 2022 by Jack Alban

IRL

‘This is why I don’t leave the machine until the purchase is 100% complete’: Person gets charged $280 at vending machine

'Note to self DO NOT put a card in the drink machine.'

On Nov 1, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

‘KFC got a better computer than me’: KFC customer says cashier used an Asus gaming monitor to cash him out

'So the employees can play Call of Duty during their breaks.'

On Oct 31, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL