"Actually, I was thinking more like a really tall roomba. All you need is a robot that's flat on top to hold the food. You already know the layout of the restaurant so program that in and add some sensors to avoid collisions. Besides, there's a perfect example of prior art [imgur.com] to work off of."
So go design it and market it. Good luck.
" It's not at all a stretch of the imagination to see automated trash pickup."
So go invent it. I'd like to see a self-driving trash truck that can work with no human assistance. Good luck with that too!
You live in a bubble. LOTS of people work hard. LOTS of people involved sacrifice, commitment, and dedication to acquire the education necessary to be competent in their field. My point is we got lucky, in that we entered an industry that is particularly hot right now. It isn't an insult to you. And yes: most people with financial success got "lucky" to some degree. Either by birth or circumstances or being in the right place at the right time. I'll bet you think Warren Buffet is a "self made" man. I'll bet you didn't know his dad owned a stock exchange and was a well connected politician in Washington DC.
"All you need is a delivery mechanism for the food."
We already have that. It is called the "Automat" and developed and deployed in 1895. Why aren't all restaurants automats? There are restaurants where the food comes out on conveyor belts next to your table (and have been around for decades). Why aren't all restaurants like that?
" Trash collectors- self driving trucks with a robotic arm to pick up the cans and dump them into the truck."
Who is developing that? You? That would be quite a feat to do that with zero humans! You guys read too many PR pieces.
"McDonalds staff are being automated away through ordering booths and robotic burger flippers."
This could have been done decades ago. Again, what magical technology is coming along that is going to do this? Who is designing that self-driving truck that can pick up trash cans automatically? That would be quite a feat. And don't point me to some youtube video of some self driving truck on a closed course picking up trash cans. That ain't reality.
Yes. It is "lucky", because other people who invested in other types of engineering degrees didn't get the same return on their investment because they weren't as "lucky". The point is that we are at a unprecedented boom in computer technology for the last few decades and that is why the return on investment is so high.
Why is it easier to select from a narrow subset of the population vs selecting from the entire population? I think you guys are missing the point. This isn't how UBI is supposed to work.
What type of magical "automation" is coming that is going to massively replace jobs? People keep talking about "automation", but is there some magic technology coming that is going to automate out waiters and lawyers and doctors and trash collectors?
Most likely, but I do't understand how UBI can be tested by selecting a "random" set from a very narrow subset (likely 1-10%) of the entire population.
It gets the fake libertarians on here riled up. All nerds seem to believe that they earn six figures because of their intelligence and effort, and not because they happen to be in an industry that has been hot for a few decades and they got lucky.
I'm not sure what a Universal Dividend is, but Alaska has what is called a "Citizens Dividend" based on the value of the natural resources contained with the State.
So they were random, but people who were unemployed AND who were registered as a person who is seeking for a job and were from Finland? Even better! Here is a question: isn't the idea of a Basic Income to provide a set amount of dollars per person, no matter what their employment status is?
"Near working" doesn't mean "working". The first 80% of any idea can be easily to implement, but the last 20% can make it impossible. This is how people get fooled. Commercial fusion is another example.
Yeah, 20% are TOTALLY legit, because cryptocurrencies are TOTALLY legit things. Just like AI and Deep Learning Neural Nets and autonomous driving. This is totally the future!
Crap. I invested a lot here. He was using deep learning and AI to manage investments. Since AI and deep learning are totally a thing (I read about it in Slashdot) I figured I couldn't lose.
"There's been deaths, at least one in my building... Amazon likes to keep it all hush hush. Heard about others, you can find the stories if you search for it, but Amazon does a good job burying it..."
The air may LOOK clean, but that doesn't mean it is. Just because you don't see smoke coming out of a tailpipe doesn't mean that there is no pollution.
Premium parking space near the entrance of what? A mall? That makes life worth living! What nerd-cred is a Tesla? Most of them are driven by rich lawyers and finance guys who have a couple of SUVs at home.
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"Actually, I was thinking more like a really tall roomba. All you need is a robot that's flat on top to hold the food. You already know the layout of the restaurant so program that in and add some sensors to avoid collisions. Besides, there's a perfect example of prior art [imgur.com] to work off of."
So go design it and market it. Good luck.
" It's not at all a stretch of the imagination to see automated trash pickup."
So go invent it. I'd like to see a self-driving trash truck that can work with no human assistance. Good luck with that too!
You live in a bubble. LOTS of people work hard. LOTS of people involved sacrifice, commitment, and dedication to acquire the education necessary to be competent in their field. My point is we got lucky, in that we entered an industry that is particularly hot right now. It isn't an insult to you. And yes: most people with financial success got "lucky" to some degree. Either by birth or circumstances or being in the right place at the right time. I'll bet you think Warren Buffet is a "self made" man. I'll bet you didn't know his dad owned a stock exchange and was a well connected politician in Washington DC.
" Waiters and trash collectors are already losing jobs to automation."
They are? Employment of waiters and waitresses is projected to grow 7 percent from 2016 to 2026. What study did you do?
Really? How does the arm get the trash can? What I see are a driver, a robotic arm and two guys to attach the containers to the arm.
"All you need is a delivery mechanism for the food."
We already have that. It is called the "Automat" and developed and deployed in 1895. Why aren't all restaurants automats? There are restaurants where the food comes out on conveyor belts next to your table (and have been around for decades). Why aren't all restaurants like that?
" Trash collectors- self driving trucks with a robotic arm to pick up the cans and dump them into the truck."
Who is developing that? You? That would be quite a feat to do that with zero humans! You guys read too many PR pieces.
"McDonalds staff are being automated away through ordering booths and robotic burger flippers."
This could have been done decades ago. Again, what magical technology is coming along that is going to do this? Who is designing that self-driving truck that can pick up trash cans automatically? That would be quite a feat. And don't point me to some youtube video of some self driving truck on a closed course picking up trash cans. That ain't reality.
Then that isn't a test of UBI, because that isn't what UBI is about.
Yes. It is "lucky", because other people who invested in other types of engineering degrees didn't get the same return on their investment because they weren't as "lucky". The point is that we are at a unprecedented boom in computer technology for the last few decades and that is why the return on investment is so high.
I understand economics. I support UBI as a concept. I am just explaining why they post UBI articles here.
Why is it easier to select from a narrow subset of the population vs selecting from the entire population? I think you guys are missing the point. This isn't how UBI is supposed to work.
What type of magical "automation" is coming that is going to massively replace jobs? People keep talking about "automation", but is there some magic technology coming that is going to automate out waiters and lawyers and doctors and trash collectors?
Most likely, but I do't understand how UBI can be tested by selecting a "random" set from a very narrow subset (likely 1-10%) of the entire population.
It gets the fake libertarians on here riled up. All nerds seem to believe that they earn six figures because of their intelligence and effort, and not because they happen to be in an industry that has been hot for a few decades and they got lucky.
I'm not sure what a Universal Dividend is, but Alaska has what is called a "Citizens Dividend" based on the value of the natural resources contained with the State.
So they were random, but people who were unemployed AND who were registered as a person who is seeking for a job and were from Finland? Even better! Here is a question: isn't the idea of a Basic Income to provide a set amount of dollars per person, no matter what their employment status is?
They were all unemployed, but were selected at random.
"Near working" doesn't mean "working". The first 80% of any idea can be easily to implement, but the last 20% can make it impossible. This is how people get fooled. Commercial fusion is another example.
Yeah, 20% are TOTALLY legit, because cryptocurrencies are TOTALLY legit things. Just like AI and Deep Learning Neural Nets and autonomous driving. This is totally the future!
Crap. I invested a lot here. He was using deep learning and AI to manage investments. Since AI and deep learning are totally a thing (I read about it in Slashdot) I figured I couldn't lose.
"There's been deaths, at least one in my building... Amazon likes to keep it all hush hush. Heard about others, you can find the stories if you search for it, but Amazon does a good job burying it..."
Uh, huh. Deaths. But its all "hush hush".
The air may LOOK clean, but that doesn't mean it is. Just because you don't see smoke coming out of a tailpipe doesn't mean that there is no pollution.
Yet people are worried about Global Warming, while they choke on the air they breathe daily. Humans.
Yes. Most higher end cars already have that. Distance detection, lane detection, crash avoidance, etc. That is the easy part. That isn't self-driving.
Premium parking space near the entrance of what? A mall? That makes life worth living! What nerd-cred is a Tesla? Most of them are driven by rich lawyers and finance guys who have a couple of SUVs at home.
"Only a $1000 difference". Christ.