You obviously can't make a blanket statement about that...
Well, yes. In some instances the skill level requires higher human pay, making the robot more competitive. In others, the robot is more precise or quicker at repetitive tasks. Far enough in the future, the automation cost will come down.
For now, I don't expect to see the Borg trimming my hedges. If I do, I will shake my cane at them and yell "Get off my lawn, punks!"
I would think there would be a really high demand for robots that could do lawn care
I suspect the robot will still be more expensive than cheap (often immigrant) labor. As long as employers get away paying humans sub-living wages, these robots will be impractical.
I don't deny that Bill G will use this in an ultimately unscrupoulous way. But this venture is funding preservation of information that may have deteriorated otherwise and become simply unavailable at any cost.
Wireless mice/keyboard/and such peripherals are stupid. You are using the thing NEXT to a computer.
From a practical standpoint I agree. I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse set because it looks great on my fancy, modern art style desk. The cords would ruin the effect. That's right, I bought it to look good.
What happens if we combine BPL with power over ethernet?
I just got back from an EMC lab where they were testing emissions from a device using POE. The device was failing all over the place and the tech said this was a common problem they were seeing with POE.
Later, they moan about not having a Cylon detector. Hey morons, every other person in the human race has a Cyclon detector: just plug it in and watch for a glowing spine!
Part of what some people don't like is the Starship Trooper movie syndrome: everyone is beautiful, young, and hip. If you can tolerate that, then both are entertaining.
Kudos for your encyclopedic knowledge of pornography:-)
The parent was probably referring to my lame sig about Babylong 5 cast members who did porn.
I don't know that any of the recurring cast actually did porn, but some of them look the part. *cough* Tracy Scoggins/Marjorie Monaghan *cough* I was hoping the Slashdot crowd would out some individuals complete with URLs.
I'm positve that Claudia Christian and Andrea Thompson did not, because they are cleary very wholesome.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, yes. In some instances the skill level requires higher human pay, making the robot more competitive. In others, the robot is more precise or quicker at repetitive tasks. Far enough in the future, the automation cost will come down.
For now, I don't expect to see the Borg trimming my hedges.
If I do, I will shake my cane at them and yell "Get off my lawn, punks!"
I suspect the robot will still be more expensive than cheap (often immigrant) labor. As long as employers get away paying humans sub-living wages, these robots will be impractical.
BTW I'm for immigration, but against slave wages.
Interesting.
* Avoids surveillance
* Thins the herd
* Reduces taxes to pay for schools
The resulting super race of cannibals will feast on the weak and elderly,
correcting the social security demographic imbalance.
It's a win win situation.
... or about 1.5 euros
I don't deny that Bill G will use this in an ultimately unscrupoulous way. But this venture is funding preservation of information that may have deteriorated otherwise and become simply unavailable at any cost.
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/corbis_subzero.htNot too shabby. But Mikey Dell's little ranch cost more.
Odd part is, he pay less in property taxes than me.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory(Average tech worker with average house in same area)
I like the South Park take on this:
A poster of the smoking twin towers with a giant pot leaf in front.
Drugs are bad, M'kay?
And she'll have fun fun fun 'til Bin Laden takes the t-bird away!
If I'm gonna give up some of my mod points,
the poster better be a hookerbot with a bag of cheetos.
From a practical standpoint I agree.
I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse set because it looks great on my fancy, modern art style desk. The cords would ruin the effect. That's right, I bought it to look good.
Bill Gates builds a clone army of Darl McBrides to spread Windows and the Mormon faith to the world.
By force, if necessary.
As long as they are making wild promises and not delivering, why not?
Yeah, that's the ticket!
Comes with free 10G fiber broadband.
(Void where prohibited, subject to availability, may cause rectal bleeding)
I just got back from an EMC lab where they were testing emissions from a device using POE. The device was failing all over the place and the tech said this was a common problem they were seeing with POE.
Or 3 nice [see note] hookers.
Note: The kind without a penis.
Olmos's character is the majestic backdrop for all the young pretties to dance around, like Mt Kilimanjaro, a Buddha statue, or a neon beer sign.
That is an irritant.
Later, they moan about not having a Cylon detector.
Hey morons, every other person in the human race has a Cyclon detector: just plug it in and watch for a glowing spine!
Part of what some people don't like is the Starship Trooper movie syndrome: everyone is beautiful, young, and hip. If you can tolerate that, then both are entertaining.
Steve doesn't do the Monkey dance.
Kudos for your encyclopedic knowledge of pornography :-)
The parent was probably referring to my lame sig about Babylong 5 cast members who did porn.
I don't know that any of the recurring cast actually did porn, but some of them look the part.
I'm positve that Claudia Christian and Andrea Thompson did not, because they are cleary very wholesome.*cough* Tracy Scoggins/Marjorie Monaghan *cough*
I was hoping the Slashdot crowd would out some individuals complete with URLs.
More important is who was the hottest eye candy female (of whatever species) crewmember?
Something like this?g _Book_of_Hell.gif
http://www.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/b/bb/Bi
Isn't that Abit's new marketing slogan?
And it was entertaining!
Prime directive, my ass!Spin that off as the next series: Star Trek Empire
Every episode full of busty women and wanton violence!
Death by hanging.
Wouldn't you like to know? It was a lovely little phish.
And it went wherever I did go.
Too much?