5mo ago

AI-powered vending machines that sell bullets could be hacked, says a cybersecurity expert

www.businessinsider.com

Oh my. https://bioshock.fandom.com/wiki/Vending_Machines_(Rapture)

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Why in the everliving fuck is that a thing anyone needed? Just go to a gun store and show your ID if needed for fucks sake
We don't need a new way to buy bullets, we certainly don't need a vending machine for them, and if we're getting one anyway it certainly doesn't need AI, who the fuck dreamt this up and thought it was a good idea??
- Amoral greedy hateful conservatives.
  But I repeat myself.
- As a big proponent of the 2A and generally in favor of less restrictions, I also don't see the point. Here are the times I'd need ammo:
  at the range - just call someone over and they'll deliver it to you
  before going hunting - I'm heading to the hunting store anyway, I'll just pick some up there
  a trip to BLM land to go shooting - pull from stash and refresh it w/ an online order
  when picking up a new gun - gun stores tend to have ammo
  Vending machines tend to be in more urban environments, and if I'm there, I either already have ammo (if I'm carrying concealed) or I'm not carrying a firearm anyway. In the rare situation where I'm carrying a firearm w/o ammo (why?), I'm not going to stop and load my gun in public, so why go to the vending machine?
  I don't see any good reason for this to exist. Either order online or pick up along w/ other stuff at the gun store. A vending machine is going to be out of whatever caliber I want anyway and they'll probably get restocked rarely, so even a mild convenience would likely end up being an inconvenience. So even if it was safe, it's not solving any problems.
  As someone w/ young kids, I definitely don't want to make access to ammo easier for casual gun owners. Gun enthusiasts already know where to get ammo, this is just going to be a target for bored kids.
  
  BLM land?
  
  Bureau of Land Management, I assume
  
  Yup. Government owned land with very few restrictions on use. They generally have turnoffs here and there for recreational shooting, usually against a rock wall or something. People will pull off, set up targets and have a blast.
- Who cares? You can buy ammo in plenty of places and most of us buy it online for the deep discount.
  The AI is for age verification or this idea would never fly.

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