Fuel suppliers Z Energy, Allied Petroleum and Gull said only staffed stations could process payments. Read more at straitstimes.com.
    • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      441·
      8 months ago

      So they can log how much is being used, track how old it is, etc.

      Why wouldn’t a company want to have the date alongside their inventory and sales.

      • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        182·
        8 months ago

        Cause the actual date doesn’t matter.

        You log epoch time, and convert as needed.

        Though the as-needed convert may be the issue.

      • PapaStevesy@midwest.socialEnglish
        5·
        8 months ago

        Surely you can do all that without tying the functioning of the entire pumping system directly to the time stamp though, right?

      • zurohki@aussie.zoneEnglish
        15·
        8 months ago

        I’m not sure I want a system which rolled their own date handling holding my credit card details. Wanna bet they rolled their own crypto too?

        • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          8 months ago

          Well, I think it’s not about what we want at all. It’s about what they can get away with while not affecting the CEO’s compensation.

          We’re just the livestock they harvest money from.