And now we will never have the beginning of Snow Crash happen irl. Damn.
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A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
and the reason they stopped delivering within 30 minutes was cause it led to reckless driving and many, many, many traffic accidents and losses of life.
Muffi@programming.dev 1 month ago
SargonOfACAB@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
“The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallow subcategory.”
I just reread that intro and it’s so over-the-top awesome
Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I didn’t know that, crazy.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Yeah pre internet lots of shit was easy to ignore.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yep. There were many wrongful death lawsuits as well, i think which resulted in millions of dollars of payouts to families, and all the coverage really hit domino’s reputation to the point they finally dropped the half hour guarantee in the mid 90s because of the financial blows from reputation loss and settlements.
Though I wouldnt be surprised if they try to bring it back via drone deliveries.
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m all about drone pizza delivery! As-the-crow flies point-to-point means it arrives faster.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
until they start having drone malfunctions that result in concussions, sliced throats, and decapitation.