if you say "less humans", surely you mean "less ultra-rich humans", right? because poorer humans usually account for the minority of all the pollution.
I remember seeing these CD displays at every corner, from malls to small kiosks. They were everywhere. And so, kids grabbed them and played frisbee with them right on the streets. So, these CDs were lying all over the ground. In every street, at bus stops, playgrounds. Everywhere.
Was totally underwhelmed an wondered why everyone seems to like this.
Then I noticed that it doesn't work well on Firefox and is performing better on Chrome. Well done!
At least if your car is registered in a European Union country, you will still get a ticket. It takes some days, but eventually it will appear in your mailbox at home.
You could get away with simply not paying, as collection would be too much of a hassle. But they'll note your plates and the next time you're back into Norway and your plate gets scanned, they might visit you right on the spot to collect your debts.
The whole story sounds so damn stupid, I can't believe no one in the whole production process stood up and said "Wait, shouldn't we make our own keys for encryption?". There must be a deeper meaning in all this. Honestly, how can they be so stupid?
It's a short, dumbed-down version of "screw it, I'd rather do something with wood instead" and every dev recites it every once in a while when they encounter strange bugs or other annoyances.
They should have thought about that before acquiring Texaco's liabilities. And I bet they have - you can bet this refusal was calculated into the acquisition.