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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 3 Dec 2015

    What is the deal with this useless vending machine notice? http://boingboing.net/2015/12/03/what-is-the-deal-with-this-use.html …pic.twitter.com/o4hfBsZJVy

    9:07 AM - 3 Dec 2015
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      1. keddread‏ @keddren 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @SwiftOnSecurity I should remove that notice so I have the number handy for when I find a machine without this notice.

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      1. AK_Doug‏ @AK_Doug 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @MikeBaybel

        @SmuggieMike @BoingBoing @SwiftOnSecurity Are you in Florida? 800 numbers can be region locked.

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      1. KC (unsyncopated)‏ @keisisqrl 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @SwiftOnSecurity I'm pretty sure it functions like a tax stamp. some kind of certification.

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      1. Metered Venting‏ @vent0ps 3 Dec 2015
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        @BoingBoing that's actually very inspirational, I think I'll make the MOTD on all of our servers say something useless like that.

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      1. Jon Hall‏ @JonHall_ 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @SwiftOnSecurity It's really real! (from http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0200-0299/0212/Sections/0212.0515.html … )pic.twitter.com/8UHKAzjdE4

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      2. (((Hapless Pete)))‏ @haplesspete 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @DDsD Going by the upper right corner, it looks like somebody has already tried to collect the prize, er, reward.

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      3. David Olsen‏ @DDsD 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @haplesspete

        @haplesspete @BoingBoing Peel sticker off, call, profit!

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      2. Paul  🌹‏ @TheAssailant 4 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @DoctorStarbucks

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      3. Luke™‏ @DoctorStarbucks 4 Dec 2015
        Replying to @TheAssailant

        @TheAssailant @BoingBoing ive never noticed this before

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      1. Avraham Adler‏ @AvrahamAdler 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing The only conceivable purpose if there are 2 in close proximity and 1 has and other doesn't. Otherwise....#facepalm

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      1. Paul Lumsdaine‏ @madebypaul 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @steveportigal most likely there to collect revenue for the state vending machine labeling institute

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      1. Cláudio Schilling‏ @rbfowler9 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @SwiftOnSecurity 10 Remove sticker from machine 20 Call 800 number 30 Collect cash reward 40 GOTO 10

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      1. bob_luke‏ @resqueleto 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @SwiftOnSecurity The country's being flooded with rogue AIs disguised as vending machines. Beware!

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      1. james‏ @virtualjaaames 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @baitman lovely hyphenation though.

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      1. Nzall, Back in Azeroth‏ @realnzall 3 Dec 2015
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        @BoingBoing @SwiftOnSecurity It is an indication that the machine has been made in accordance with the legal specs.

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      1. Micheál Keane‏ @aexia 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing It's a tax sticker, which even a cursory google search would've revealed

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      1. E Modular Kingdom‏ @e_modular 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @SwiftOnSecurity reminds me of those damn tags on pillows and blankets.

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