Probstisms

Tim Probst
Tim Probst
@Tim@www.timprobst.com

Early adopting super geek, musician, father, resident tech guru.

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  • At this point, it’s pretty ridiculous that Walmart has remained committed to their payment systems. There are so many other ways to track a shopper’s purchases in-store that the act of paying does not need to be tied to the rest of the experience.

    Give shoppers a good reason to sign in at the register. Perhaps shoppers earn points towards Walmart Cash or earn points towards a discount on a Walmart+ and/or Sam’s Club membership. Another option is to link a shopper via their payment card number. Many food and drink establishments already do this. The technology exists.

    I have no doubt that Walmart will come around eventually. At the end of the day, the customer is always right, and customers want to tap their phones, watches, or cards.

    Walmart Still Doesn’t Accept Apple Pay in the U.S. in 2026, Here’s Why

  • 2025 Bears = 2015 Cubs. You know what’s that means!

  • Repeat after me: The president cannot order anyone to do anything outside of the government.

    Also, this is just dumb.

    Trump will order TV networks to ‘protect’ Army-Navy football game

  • Bear Down!!!

  • Now would be an excellent time for Congress and the Supreme Court to apply some checks and balances on the Executive Branch.

    Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

  • Do not underestimate the chilling impact this search will have on the Fourth Estate. The gagging of a free press is how governments fail.

    F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material

  • Will taking Greenland by force make us feel like men?

    I think it will just make us feel like Russians (more accurately Soviets) or Germans (more accurately Nazis).

    Trump is a small person who has been begging for attention from anywhere he could get it for his entire life. He’s the guy that buys a massive truck for no practical purpose whatsoever just to feel bigger.

    Let me be clear, the citizens of the United States don’t want to buy Greenland. The citizens of the United States don’t want to invade Greenland. I would wager a boat load of money that most US Neo-Nazi morons (MAGA) wouldn’t be able to point out Greenland on a map.

    There is no better time than now for the United States Congress to put an end to all of this nonsense. Who from the majority party will stand up? Who wants to be seen as a hero and leader in the eyes of the world?

  • Numbers need context. Anyone who has attended business school probably learned this in their first class at university. When the job report comes out and says the economy added 50,000 jobs, what does that mean?

    Well, it’s simple math. It means 0.015% more of the United States population is now employed that wasn’t before. Acknowledging that even that number needs context, 50,000 jobs doesn’t sound great, right?

    US job growth slows in December; unemployment rate eases to 4.4% | Reuters

  • The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is my favorite roller coasters of all time! When Aerosmith’s Back in the Saddle helps launch the coaster, you know you’re in for a great ride.

    Disney Shutting Down Its Aerosmith Roller Coaster After 26 Years

  • Misleading. Biased. Exposed.

    These three words perfectly describe the White House’s web page about supposed media offenders.

    It is incredibly troubling and frustrating that our own White House is intentionally misleading its own citizens and the world by posting this complete nonsense on a web server using our bandwidth for which we are all paying.

    On the flip side, I think I would be honored to be included on Trump’s hall of shame if I were a media professional.