To unlock drink verification can (2013)

I suppose the significance is that this is the 10-year anniversary (to the month) of this dystopian meme. While we fortunately haven't gotten to that point of corporate enslavement, it does feel like society has shifted increasingly in that direction since 2013.

To provide some historical context for this meme, the Xbox One had recently been unveiled and at the time was going to have a mandatory Kinect. It was rumored that the camera would be un-disableable and on at all times.

I believe this to be at least a screenshot of the original version: &lt;<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;dgGvgKF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;dgGvgKF</a>&gt;

Ironically when I try to open this page I&#x27;m IP blocked for using an ad blocker (actually I thought that was the joke at first):<p><i>Blocked IP Address Your current IP address has been blocked due to bad behavior, which generally means one of the following:<p>You have been using Opera or Brave as a browser, or have installed the Ghostery add-on, and are unaware that these programs are hijacking your Internet connection for their own purposes</i><p>Note I&#x27;m just using plain old Chrome + Ublock Origin

good time to post other ones like:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bash.org&#x2F;?244321" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bash.org&#x2F;?244321</a>

Can I ask something as an Old Guy(tm)?<p>I thought games were supposed to be fun and entertaining. If the developer makes it un-fun, then why keep playing? why not finding something else fun to do? e.g. play another game? learn a new skill? do something IRL? etc.<p>Serious q, please don&#x27;t bash.

Meta: this needs &quot;(2013)&quot; in the title.

From the timestamps, I guess that this blurb[0] dates from the tail end of the DRM wars[1]. It&#x27;s fascinating how the enshittification of various online services have led to a resurgence of that era&#x27;s anti-establishment attitudes.<p>[0] possibly copy-pasted from an earlier 4chan post? The language style certainly seems to match.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;86&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;86&#x2F;</a> and <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;488&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;488&#x2F;</a> and <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;546&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;546&#x2F;</a>

This might just be fiction, but what would let the server know that the can has been drank?

I always hoped this meme would make an appearance in an episode of Black Mirror

This manages to be more dystopian even than the door scene in Ubik by Philip K Dick<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;quotes&#x2F;7444685-the-door-refused-to-open-it-said-five-cents-please" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;quotes&#x2F;7444685-the-door-refused-to...</a> (“The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.” ...)