Sometimes that extra trip to the gas station is a drag when all you want to do is go home after a long day at the office.
There must be a way to make this work with the law. Fuel deliveries to homes for heating fuel are a similar concept. Granted, the trucks are big rigs and no doubt follow a long safety checklist.
Truth is, I'm not that concerned about that. I keep my nose clean, well in so far as I know. No telling these days.. what is allowed today may be illegal tomorrow. Soon it may be illegal to use Ad blockers.
I for one, do want my pizza delivered before I know I want it. If my Google Overlords can do that, I for one welcome them.
And it does all this while collecting your web surfing habits, so in the near future, merely typing the URL of your favorite restaurant dispatches a Self Driving Delivery Car to your door. If it's not there in 20 minutes, it's free, except if a bus is encountered...
Well, if Microsoft can't produce a good browser, it makes sense to switch strategies and build the best free Chrome installer on the planet. Millions of customers smoothly directed to Google is better than nothing!
I have enjoyed Chrome since I switched to it. The only time I use IE on a new box is to install Chrome. The sheer difference in speed over IE alone sold me. Pair that with some handy extensions, and I am a happy customer.
I used to be a Netscape user, always had a flare for using non Microsoft Browsers. It's a shame Netscape died the slow, agonizing death it did. RIP Netscape - you failed to keep up with the times and were killed by both a decline in speed and a Microsoft Monopoly.
As for privacy, I figure my data is already going to someone, I may as well enjoy the ride. However I am looking closely at Vilvaldi...
Repair Robot: I am the Verizon Artificially Intelligent Repair Robot. Please step aside.
Customer: I did not request this visit.
Repair Robot: You are required by the signed user agreement, page 345, paragraph 13, section 2.1.5 to allow any Repair Robot access to your Verizon owned modem.
Customer: I will not let you inside. I wish to cancel my service
Repair Robot: Why do you wish to cancel? We have the best service. Our competition is irrelevant.
Customer: Cancel my service now!
Repair Robot: You are required to comply.
Customer: I will resit any attempt to reach my modem.
Repair Robot: Resistance is futile, OUR modem will be rebooted.
Customer: Leave now before I call the police.
(Police Officer arrives out of the blue)
Law Enforcement Robot: What appears to be the problem Repair Robot 22423-D?
Repair Robot: This biological customer is resisting. Request immediate termination of customer contract
Customer: Thank you, I am done with your services.
Repair Robot: You, customer number 34524554, have violated the user agreement, and will be terminated for resisting.
Customer: No! You can not do that!
(Law Enforcement Robot initiates termination of biological customer. Repair Robot enters house, stepping over the former customer, reboots modem.)
Repair Robot: Call Ticket number 756557665 closed, Resolution: Determined problem was the customer. Customer has been terminated.
(Law Enforcement Robot and Repair Robot head back down the street)
Repair Robot: How does lunch sound?
Law Enforcement Robot: Your charging port or mine?
Hopefully the first jobs to be replaced will be the out-sourced technical support positions.
The robots can read a script far more quickly and efficiently. For a short time this may be a good thing. Lets just hope they keep the Indian accent, it just isn't the same quality experience without it.
Lead researcher updates the original report stating, "After a technician realized they forgot to use the zoom button, an easy mistake considering the vast number of pretty lights and switches, an appalling discovery was made. The supposed planet has been re-identified". A short pause and a look of horror crosses the researcher's face, "That's no planet, it's a space station!"
The entire research team agreed that they all had a bad feeling about the turn of events.
Yes, I think that is reasonable now and then. Also agreed, that an unsupervised child using a tablet or smartphone is asking for trouble. A parent must judge when their child is responsible enough to be allowed less direct supervision.
A human's two eyes gives depth perception by seeing the same object from two slightly different angles, the brain composites this and creates the perception of depth. Is there technology to allow a computer to understand the information 2 cameras provide like a human can?
In my ideal world, I would work a job I enjoyed 100% for the work I did. Sometimes I do feel that way, but at times, it's only the paycheck that gets me out of bed in the morning.
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I would enjoy this service!
Sometimes that extra trip to the gas station is a drag when all you want to do is go home after a long day at the office.
There must be a way to make this work with the law. Fuel deliveries to homes for heating fuel are a similar concept. Granted, the trucks are big rigs and no doubt follow a long safety checklist.
Good point.
Truth is, I'm not that concerned about that. I keep my nose clean, well in so far as I know. No telling these days.. what is allowed today may be illegal tomorrow. Soon it may be illegal to use Ad blockers.
I for one, do want my pizza delivered before I know I want it. If my Google Overlords can do that, I for one welcome them.
That does explain the very colorful album art.
And it does all this while collecting your web surfing habits, so in the near future, merely typing the URL of your favorite restaurant dispatches a Self Driving Delivery Car to your door. If it's not there in 20 minutes, it's free, except if a bus is encountered...
Well, if Microsoft can't produce a good browser, it makes sense to switch strategies and build the best free Chrome installer on the planet. Millions of customers smoothly directed to Google is better than nothing!
I have enjoyed Chrome since I switched to it. The only time I use IE on a new box is to install Chrome. The sheer difference in speed over IE alone sold me. Pair that with some handy extensions, and I am a happy customer.
I used to be a Netscape user, always had a flare for using non Microsoft Browsers. It's a shame Netscape died the slow, agonizing death it did. RIP Netscape - you failed to keep up with the times and were killed by both a decline in speed and a Microsoft Monopoly.
As for privacy, I figure my data is already going to someone, I may as well enjoy the ride. However I am looking closely at Vilvaldi...
Was that before of after 8-Track?
Repair Robot: Take me to your modem.
Customer: Who are you, and what do you want?
Repair Robot: I am the Verizon Artificially Intelligent Repair Robot. Please step aside.
Customer: I did not request this visit.
Repair Robot: You are required by the signed user agreement, page 345, paragraph 13, section 2.1.5 to allow any Repair Robot access to your Verizon owned modem.
Customer: I will not let you inside. I wish to cancel my service
Repair Robot: Why do you wish to cancel? We have the best service. Our competition is irrelevant.
Customer: Cancel my service now!
Repair Robot: You are required to comply.
Customer: I will resit any attempt to reach my modem.
Repair Robot: Resistance is futile, OUR modem will be rebooted.
Customer: Leave now before I call the police.
(Police Officer arrives out of the blue)
Law Enforcement Robot: What appears to be the problem Repair Robot 22423-D?
Repair Robot: This biological customer is resisting. Request immediate termination of customer contract
Customer: Thank you, I am done with your services.
Repair Robot: You, customer number 34524554, have violated the user agreement, and will be terminated for resisting.
Customer: No! You can not do that!
(Law Enforcement Robot initiates termination of biological customer. Repair Robot enters house, stepping over the former customer, reboots modem.)
Repair Robot: Call Ticket number 756557665 closed, Resolution: Determined problem was the customer. Customer has been terminated.
(Law Enforcement Robot and Repair Robot head back down the street)
Repair Robot: How does lunch sound?
Law Enforcement Robot: Your charging port or mine?
What's this "CD" thing you speak of?
An army of robotic Catberts, oh boy...
When they decide to "terminate" your position, the last thing you will hear will be the word 'baby".
What a revolting thought...
Hopefully the first jobs to be replaced will be the out-sourced technical support positions.
The robots can read a script far more quickly and efficiently. For a short time this may be a good thing. Lets just hope they keep the Indian accent, it just isn't the same quality experience without it.
No problem...
"It's 235,100,000,000,000 miles to Planet X, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses."
"Hit it!"
Lead researcher updates the original report stating, "After a technician realized they forgot to use the zoom button, an easy mistake considering the vast number of pretty lights and switches, an appalling discovery was made. The supposed planet has been re-identified". A short pause and a look of horror crosses the researcher's face, "That's no planet, it's a space station!"
The entire research team agreed that they all had a bad feeling about the turn of events.
Yes, I think that is reasonable now and then. Also agreed, that an unsupervised child using a tablet or smartphone is asking for trouble. A parent must judge when their child is responsible enough to be allowed less direct supervision.
The army that cried Chaff?
Rats! Foiled on both counts!
I guess I will have to pull a Ferris Bueller... or just call in sick.
A human's two eyes gives depth perception by seeing the same object from two slightly different angles, the brain composites this and creates the perception of depth. Is there technology to allow a computer to understand the information 2 cameras provide like a human can?
A special chip for adaptive learning... heck yes, show that off!
It's nice to see how technology can be used in real world (ie on the road), not just on a store shelf.
As this technology continues to improve I'm sure we will hear more and more about this until we take it for granted as the new normal.
"Automatically taught itself by watching how a human drove..."
Oh my... and just what kind of driver was used as the role model?
I think I will send my robot double to work tomorrow, because I do want to sleep in Friday!
In my ideal world, I would work a job I enjoyed 100% for the work I did. Sometimes I do feel that way, but at times, it's only the paycheck that gets me out of bed in the morning.
The few people still there, just came out for the first time, and learned that Gore had lost the election. They promptly returned.