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Re:HTTP Status 418 – I'm a teapot by ableal on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @01:24PM (#28541860)
A couple of years ago the gas pumps at station nearest to my place were replaced by devices with screens that play ads with sound - so far just touting discounts with their supermarket loyalty cards. They start when someone picks up the nozzle, and were annoyingly loud initially; the sound has been turned down a bit lately.

(Well, there's another reason for me to be pleased with having traded one of the family cars for an electric that charges at home ...)

Re:HTTP Status 418 – I'm a teapot by technothrasher on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @02:56PM (#28542913)
There are a few gas stations around here with pumps that like to play ads at you while pumping gas. I tend to make a note of them and purposely get my gas elsewhere.
Re:HTTP Status 418 – I'm a teapot by snowwrestler on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @01:37PM (#28542031)
There are usually buttons next to pump screens and one will mute the sound. Just push them one by one.
Re:HTTP Status 418 – I'm a teapot by arbitrage on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @02:47PM (#28542803)
the manufacturers caught on to that specific mitigation, and it doesn't work that often in the wild anymore.
Re:HTTP Status 418 – I'm a teapot by bombcar on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:57AM (#28548194)
Ours have it prominently marked MUTE ->