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Re:Systemd mounted efivarfs read-write, allowing motherboard... by LoSboccacc on Friday January 29, 2016 @08:40PM (#11000071)
that's a pretty weak argument. fault is in the firmware, but design of thing is important. it's why ATM gives the card back before the money. they don't just tell the user to suck it up. they implement good, safe best practices.
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Re:Systemd mounted efivarfs read-write, allowing motherboard... by billfor on Friday January 29, 2016 @10:04PM (#11000298)
The new Citibank ATMs that take the chip card hold onto it until after you've taken your money. I already accidentally left my card in a machine after taking the cash.
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Re:Systemd mounted efivarfs read-write, allowing motherboard... by protomyth on Friday January 29, 2016 @10:19PM (#11000330)
Wow, that's some bad UI. Wells Fargo ATMs require you to take your card before it gives you the money.
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Re:Systemd mounted efivarfs read-write, allowing motherboard... by bitwize on Saturday January 30, 2016 @02:58AM (#11001026)
People learned the hard way what good UI was for this sort of thing -- by having bank clients complain about ATMs eating their card after they took the money and left the card in the slot.

I know, I was one of those before my bank got newer, smarter ATMs.

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