Will be interesting to see how the government bureaucrats and politicians handle denying health care. My money is on "SECRET BOARDS". Unless you are on the right team, then you get what ever you need.
"Digital Locker" because it may require an individual to keep paying a subscription fee for access to what they have purchased?
I took a quick look and don't see anything related to a subscription fee so I could be off base.
Or this is just a lure to get individuals in before they go subscription.
Not really sure at this point, But as a rule, I don't like having anything I purchased kept in someone else s hands.
The other item is anytime you link things it sets you up for complex issues that could come up in the future. So linking things is not something I do, Others may since it is purely a personal preference.
In fact they don't even want the items back, because that would mean they have to do something.
I think their current policy is say keep the item to the customer and depose of it as you see fit!
They then credit the customers payment, and reverse the payment to the seller who is out the item and the cash.
So it is the store owner who completely looses out.
Individuals figure out things like:
- They are mobile billboards for your tagging prowess and skills.
- And don't forget the videos screwing with them, so one can get that 15 minutes of fame online.
Everyone does recall what Phone Booths in urban areas looked like! OOPS right;) lol I have dated myself;)
It is the unforeseen and unintended consequences that could be an issue. There is always a risk when new change comes. Since the real world never stays static for long.
When ever anyone says they know for a fact, that yada, yada yada IS how things will work out. Or such and such can never happen. I tend to take a closer look.
I have clients scattered across the US, some live in metro areas some in rural areas.
Their servers are located god knows where in some data center. Only 3 live in the same state I do.
I do a majority of my work remotely, from my home office or my office/work shop that is 2 miles from my home.
It is true, Amazon is having a large effect on things. And they are really hurting most small e-commerce sites, since Amazon skims 8%-15% off the top of every invoice total, which really hurts the smaller operators since Amazon takes a large chunk of what little margin there is on most items plus in order to get real visibility on Amazon you must use fulfilled by Amazon and they also charge an inventory management fee if you do that.
But if Amazon gets the sales volume up enough an Amazon store can work. But their user interface for managing your store truly sucks. And their master inventory system is a complete mess. And it is a constant battle with them as they re categorize your products from 8% commission groups to 15% commission groups and you spend a week or 2 arguing with them to get them changed back to the proper group. Then next month they will move some other inventory items to the 15% group. It is a mess, but a mess that is forced on more and more small e-commerce sites.
BTW That is why Amazon supports Internet Sales Taxes, They want to force small e-commerce sites to switch to Amazon Stores so they get first shot at skimming profit off the top of all sales.
Now getting back to how this relates to the article. These e-commerce sites need technical individuals to help them wade through the technical complexities if they really want to be successful. So there is a niche for tech outside of the high cost of living hubs. But it takes a different approach and a lot of work.
Now in the end Amazon "WILL/HAS" win/won. And individuals like me will need to find other niches that allow us to live where we want. But that is just the way of things;) Change is a constant;)
So he will probably be charged and convicted. Had he been a government bureaucrat or lets say Sec of State the individual would just retired early with their full pension;) or like a few I can recall just pretend they did nothing wrong;) lol
"If you want something made public just provide the information to the government to keep it safe and secure."
Yesterday I asked some questions like: "Do they have any liability protections built in to the laws to protect the companies deploying these vehicles?"
Today we have some answers, and one could maybe? think the public "IS" being used as test dummies;)
Who in the event of accidents, issues, problems "MAY" have to live with arbitration;)
Seems to me most people really confuse Automation and Artificial Intelligence.
Automation has been growing for years and will grow even faster over the next 5-10 years, replacing many more jobs.
Artificial Intelligence has been growing and will replace some jobs, but I think the real advances and break through s are at least 5-10 years away if not more.
sarcasm I would like to know what happens if one hits me. Does the vehicle just try and drive off and perform a return to base, while I am trying to get the lic number and vendor id before it gets out of sight.
Will it drop a little paper note saying, "Call this number to settle up with us over your accident.";), And when you call you get a message saying, "Your call is very important to us! Someone will be with you soon.";) If you do not settle with us legal action:"WILL BE" taken. . zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Do these vehicles have orange flashing beacons on the roof letting everyone know "Warning, Be Careful, Be Aware, Automated Machine in your midst!";) lol /sarcasm
Do they have any liability protections built in to the laws to protect the companies deploying these vehicles?
Is it assumed the human is wrong and the autonomous vehicle is right?
Do the companies have complete control of all the logs on the vehicle before the authorities? Do they get to choose what to hand over and when?
I am very suspicious about this being fast tracked. About issues and accidents being covered up. What are the liability protections for the public and the riders?
I think it would also be interesting to hear from inidivduals working in one of the Amazon warehouses that have both bots and individuals working in them. What is their experience? Maybe that would be informative;)
I am not against this, I just think the path is longer than most think;) And a central point to this is the degree of risk the CEO's, bureaucrats and politicians are accepting for the public at large as the kinks get worked out of this technology.
Also, privatization does not always mean a for profit company. My current electric provider is an association.
Dakota Electric Association is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility founded by local farmers in 1937 with the help of the Rural Electrification Administration.
And then there is this.
"Electricity is given free of charge to every one of the commonwealth's 78 municipalities, to many of its government enterprises and even to some private businesses located in buildings owned by municipalities. PREPA has $1 billion or more in accounts receivable, much of which is owed by other units of the Puerto Rico government."
Renewable electricity as a solution to Puerto Rico debt crisis? You must be kidding
And some wonder why the Electric Grid is getting repaired?
Slashdot Mirror
Valid Point, There is this ;)
;) ATM
America does have one of the Worlds Best Health Care Systems."Money Can Buy"
FYI
Canadians Increasingly Come to U.S. For Health Care
Canadian Politician Comes to U.S. for Heart Surgery
Why Canadian premier seeks health care in U.S. - SFGate
with in 10 years, because America is going to go single payer.
If you Drink, Do Drugs, Smoke or are Over Weight you will not get health care.
FYI for Kids in America
FYI for Adults in America
Will be interesting to see how the government bureaucrats and politicians handle denying health care. My money is on "SECRET BOARDS". Unless you are on the right team, then you get what ever you need.
Yea, MatchMaking as a service sure seems like it might be prior art. But what could I know ;) I am not a Lawyer Thank God ;)
Computers can match things, Duh!!, so putting in a game, for a preference makes it special.
When are these losers going to accept the fact that software algorithms are copyright-able but not patent-able!
I would think that there would be a treasure trove of actual data related to those 2 events.
That is exactly what I was trying to do 45 years ago ;) lol
Plumbing ;) lol lets see them outsource that to be done remotely! Although some may dream of being remote while doing it ;) lol
I don't know about people having wisdom? Just look at the Nielsen ratings for most popular TV shows!! ;) lol
"Digital Locker" because it may require an individual to keep paying a subscription fee for access to what they have purchased?
I took a quick look and don't see anything related to a subscription fee so I could be off base.
Or this is just a lure to get individuals in before they go subscription.
Not really sure at this point, But as a rule, I don't like having anything I purchased kept in someone else s hands.
The other item is anytime you link things it sets you up for complex issues that could come up in the future. So linking things is not something I do, Others may since it is purely a personal preference.
Amazons new return policy, the one I think these thieves used.
Amazon's new refunds policy will 'crush' small businesses, outraged sellers say
About delivery, damage or return issues
;)
In fact they don't even want the items back, because that would mean they have to do something.
I think their current policy is say keep the item to the customer and depose of it as you see fit!
They then credit the customers payment, and reverse the payment to the seller who is out the item and the cash.
So it is the store owner who completely looses out.
Check this out, I don't think Amazon took the loss!
Couple admits to stealing $1.2 million from Amazon
But I could be wrong
Individuals figure out things like:
;) lol I have dated myself ;)
- They are mobile billboards for your tagging prowess and skills.
- And don't forget the videos screwing with them, so one can get that 15 minutes of fame online.
Everyone does recall what Phone Booths in urban areas looked like! OOPS right
Stopping could be their default "I am unsure, Stop" Rule ;)
It is possible that the first several generates to go in to space will never be able to come back to earth.
Just wonder what happens to the ability to communicate when really rough weather comes in?
;)
Everything works really great in a calm pristine environment. But maybe infrastructure is like coding, it is the exceptions that get you
It is the unforeseen and unintended consequences that could be an issue.
There is always a risk when new change comes. Since the real world never stays static for long.
As an example from the world of Pretend.
Assimov's 3 Laws
The 3 Laws of Robots
Revolution! But Whose?
The 3 Laws are Perfect!
When ever anyone says they know for a fact, that yada, yada yada IS how things will work out.
Or such and such can never happen. I tend to take a closer look.
I have clients scattered across the US, some live in metro areas some in rural areas.
;) Change is a constant ;)
Their servers are located god knows where in some data center. Only 3 live in the same state I do.
I do a majority of my work remotely, from my home office or my office/work shop that is 2 miles from my home.
It is true, Amazon is having a large effect on things. And they are really hurting most small e-commerce sites, since Amazon skims 8%-15% off the top of every invoice total, which really hurts the smaller operators since Amazon takes a large chunk of what little margin there is on most items plus in order to get real visibility on Amazon you must use fulfilled by Amazon and they also charge an inventory management fee if you do that.
But if Amazon gets the sales volume up enough an Amazon store can work. But their user interface for managing your store truly sucks. And their master inventory system is a complete mess. And it is a constant battle with them as they re categorize your products from 8% commission groups to 15% commission groups and you spend a week or 2 arguing with them to get them changed back to the proper group. Then next month they will move some other inventory items to the 15% group. It is a mess, but a mess that is forced on more and more small e-commerce sites.
BTW That is why Amazon supports Internet Sales Taxes, They want to force small e-commerce sites to switch to Amazon Stores so they get first shot at skimming profit off the top of all sales.
Now getting back to how this relates to the article. These e-commerce sites need technical individuals to help them wade through the technical complexities if they really want to be successful. So there is a niche for tech outside of the high cost of living hubs. But it takes a different approach and a lot of work.
Now in the end Amazon "WILL/HAS" win/won. And individuals like me will need to find other niches that allow us to live where we want. But that is just the way of things
So he will probably be charged and convicted. Had he been a government bureaucrat or lets say Sec of State the individual would just retired early with their full pension ;) or like a few I can recall just pretend they did nothing wrong ;) lol
"If you want something made public just provide the information to the government to keep it safe and secure."
Yesterday I asked some questions like:
;) ;)
"Do they have any liability protections built in to the laws to protect the companies deploying these vehicles?"
What are the Liability ramifications
Today we have some answers, and one could maybe? think the public "IS" being used as test dummies
Who in the event of accidents, issues, problems "MAY" have to live with arbitration
Seems to me most people really confuse Automation and Artificial Intelligence.
Automation has been growing for years and will grow even faster over the next 5-10 years, replacing many more jobs.
Artificial Intelligence has been growing and will replace some jobs, but I think the real advances and break through s are at least 5-10 years away if not more.
sarcasm ;), ;) If you do not settle with us legal action :"WILL BE" taken. . zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! ;) lol
/sarcasm
;)
;) And a central point to this is the degree of risk the CEO's, bureaucrats and politicians are accepting for the public at large as the kinks get worked out of this technology.
I would like to know what happens if one hits me. Does the vehicle just try and drive off and perform a return to base, while I am trying to get the lic number and vendor id before it gets out of sight.
Will it drop a little paper note saying, "Call this number to settle up with us over your accident."
And when you call you get a message saying, "Your call is very important to us! Someone will be with you soon."
Do these vehicles have orange flashing beacons on the roof letting everyone know "Warning, Be Careful, Be Aware, Automated Machine in your midst!"
Do they have any liability protections built in to the laws to protect the companies deploying these vehicles?
Is it assumed the human is wrong and the autonomous vehicle is right?
Do the companies have complete control of all the logs on the vehicle before the authorities? Do they get to choose what to hand over and when?
I am very suspicious about this being fast tracked. About issues and accidents being covered up. What are the liability protections for the public and the riders?
I think it would also be interesting to hear from inidivduals working in one of the Amazon warehouses that have both bots and individuals working in them. What is their experience? Maybe that would be informative
I am not against this, I just think the path is longer than most think
Also, privatization does not always mean a for profit company. My current electric provider is an association.
Dakota Electric Association is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility founded by local farmers in 1937 with the help of the Rural Electrification Administration.
I put privatization out there as an option. But your point is very valid!!! And a good point!
Correction
And some wonder why the Electric Grid is "NOT" getting repaired?
And yes the $9 Billion dollar debt good point!! Guspaz!!
Additional Information
From article dated: JULY 2, 2017
Puerto Ricos Power Authority Effectively Files for Bankruptcy
And then there is this.
"Electricity is given free of charge to every one of the commonwealth's 78 municipalities, to many of its government enterprises and even to some private businesses located in buildings owned by municipalities. PREPA has $1 billion or more in accounts receivable, much of which is owed by other units of the Puerto Rico government."
Renewable electricity as a solution to Puerto Rico debt crisis? You must be kidding
And some wonder why the Electric Grid is getting repaired?