And now we will never have the beginning of Snow Crash happen irl. Damn.
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A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
SargonOfACAB@slrpnk.net 2 months 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 2 months ago
I didn’t know that, crazy.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Yeah pre internet lots of shit was easy to ignore.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
I’m all about drone pizza delivery! As-the-crow flies point-to-point means it arrives faster.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
until they start having drone malfunctions that result in concussions, sliced throats, and decapitation.