In both of those cases, it appears that what they 'won' appears to be more than the pay tables indicate it is possible to win on that machine, so honestly they are probably right about it being a malfunction.
Ya, I hear you -- I almost think that automating will create *more* jobs building and maintaining that automation. Those jobs are just different (often with different skils, but not always) than the ones the automation replaced. We have very similar situation to what you described and ended up having to hire a few people to basically manage all that information.
Of course half of human work *can* be automated (I'd wager even more than that) -- but isn't the question really whether it's practical to automate those things?
Yes, or buy a new computer, swap the PSU out of it, then return it with the broken one inside. It's not like they have the serial number of the PSU. I used to work there (13 years ago though) and we did that kind of thing for customers all the time -- swap out one part and send the whole thing back to the factory, customer goes home happy, store doesn't take a loss because it's an MFG defect.
BTW yes, there were employees who would 'accidentally' stumble on risque photos and things like that. Never heard of any of them downloading them to another device nor reporting to authorities though, I'm pretty certain that's not a company or store policy, but rather something specific to the manager & employees in the case.
Could you imagine if the oil change shops had drug dogs? This kind of feels like that.
I started at a big company. Parent's comment is dead on. Any advice how to convince yourself that you can go to a small company after a stint in the corporate world? Feels like at big corps individuals end up very specialized, and small companies usually want people who can fill multiple roles.
Or perhaps "don't auto-fill any field if the user doesn't interact with that field" -- don't auto-fill the whole form, for example, just go one field at a time.
The problem in the argument is that one side of this argument isn't arguing with facts and is actually incentivized to demonize any data that contradicts their pre-determined conclusions.
In other words, it's politicized. Also, I would argue that neither side is actually arguing with facts. The facts may lean to one side, but that doesn't mean that the people arguing it actually have considered those facts.
I believe they have named themselves after the idea of a "bank of software" very much in the popular sense of the word, which refers to a bank of money. At least that's what they claim on their own website.
Yes, it did predict trouble. It did not necessarily predict that the second car would hit the first (the accident that happened), but it predicted that it would hit the second car either way if it did not react, so it reacted to that prediction and protected itself.
Yup, that's a life decision. It's disingenuous to claim it can't (or even shouldn't) be done though. It clearly can be done, and people do it. $25k is a lot of money if you're not wasting it like a sucker on things that don't make a difference (most consumer goods).
You don't need to spend $500k on a house. That's ridiculous -- you can get a beautiful house on a large plot of land *almost* anywhere in the US for 1/4 of that. You need to re-examine your constraints if you're stuck on that.
Quit thinking of it as income, and instead think of it as spending. $25k is actually a decent amount of spending each year (over $2k/mo). I mean, if you're not working then you don't need to live in a big city with high cost of living, and you don't need any long commute (which means not much expensive gas, or maintenance on an expensive car) because where are you going to commute to? You don't have to be in a rush to do everything anymore. Take your time -- walk, ride your bike. You have time to cook your own fresh dinner so no need to eat out all the time. Think about it, what are you going to be spending all your money on?
The US median income is just shy of $52k. A conservative estimate of how much you'd need in order to retire at that level is ~$1.3m assuming you spend every penny you make every year and plan to continue spending $52k/yr after you 'retire'. Reality is, you can live a pretty exotic life with a family of 3 spending under $30k/year which puts your retirement account estimate at a much more reasonable $750k. That's all without any plan to depend on Social Security, or any other potential source of income.
People need to reconsider their spending habits if they don't feel at least mostly financially free with half a million in the bank.
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I mean, I searched that entire article for any mention of 'education', 'tuition', or even 'florida' and found nothing. Did someone post the wrong URL?
Age is not just about how you look. That is vanity, not age. People who look great still get heart disease, among other afflictions.
Also cheaper!
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Or you will produce more with the same people...?
In both of those cases, it appears that what they 'won' appears to be more than the pay tables indicate it is possible to win on that machine, so honestly they are probably right about it being a malfunction.
Ya, I hear you -- I almost think that automating will create *more* jobs building and maintaining that automation. Those jobs are just different (often with different skils, but not always) than the ones the automation replaced. We have very similar situation to what you described and ended up having to hire a few people to basically manage all that information.
U mad, bro?
Yup -- those who can't afford to participate in the capitalist hierarchy are just not included. Sad, but true.
Of course half of human work *can* be automated (I'd wager even more than that) -- but isn't the question really whether it's practical to automate those things?
Yes, or buy a new computer, swap the PSU out of it, then return it with the broken one inside. It's not like they have the serial number of the PSU. I used to work there (13 years ago though) and we did that kind of thing for customers all the time -- swap out one part and send the whole thing back to the factory, customer goes home happy, store doesn't take a loss because it's an MFG defect.
BTW yes, there were employees who would 'accidentally' stumble on risque photos and things like that. Never heard of any of them downloading them to another device nor reporting to authorities though, I'm pretty certain that's not a company or store policy, but rather something specific to the manager & employees in the case.
Could you imagine if the oil change shops had drug dogs? This kind of feels like that.
I started at a big company. Parent's comment is dead on. Any advice how to convince yourself that you can go to a small company after a stint in the corporate world? Feels like at big corps individuals end up very specialized, and small companies usually want people who can fill multiple roles.
Or perhaps "don't auto-fill any field if the user doesn't interact with that field" -- don't auto-fill the whole form, for example, just go one field at a time.
Well, they don't compensate applicants... so... what compensation data do you expect them to provide on applicants?
"and more." seems to cover all of that.
In other words, it's politicized. Also, I would argue that neither side is actually arguing with facts. The facts may lean to one side, but that doesn't mean that the people arguing it actually have considered those facts.
I believe they have named themselves after the idea of a "bank of software" very much in the popular sense of the word, which refers to a bank of money. At least that's what they claim on their own website.
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Yes, it did predict trouble. It did not necessarily predict that the second car would hit the first (the accident that happened), but it predicted that it would hit the second car either way if it did not react, so it reacted to that prediction and protected itself.
Yup, that's a life decision. It's disingenuous to claim it can't (or even shouldn't) be done though. It clearly can be done, and people do it. $25k is a lot of money if you're not wasting it like a sucker on things that don't make a difference (most consumer goods).
You don't need to spend $500k on a house. That's ridiculous -- you can get a beautiful house on a large plot of land *almost* anywhere in the US for 1/4 of that. You need to re-examine your constraints if you're stuck on that.
So, move. Quit making excuses!
If you're not working, why do you need to live in expensive California?
Quit thinking of it as income, and instead think of it as spending. $25k is actually a decent amount of spending each year (over $2k/mo). I mean, if you're not working then you don't need to live in a big city with high cost of living, and you don't need any long commute (which means not much expensive gas, or maintenance on an expensive car) because where are you going to commute to? You don't have to be in a rush to do everything anymore. Take your time -- walk, ride your bike. You have time to cook your own fresh dinner so no need to eat out all the time. Think about it, what are you going to be spending all your money on?
The US median income is just shy of $52k. A conservative estimate of how much you'd need in order to retire at that level is ~$1.3m assuming you spend every penny you make every year and plan to continue spending $52k/yr after you 'retire'. Reality is, you can live a pretty exotic life with a family of 3 spending under $30k/year which puts your retirement account estimate at a much more reasonable $750k. That's all without any plan to depend on Social Security, or any other potential source of income.
People need to reconsider their spending habits if they don't feel at least mostly financially free with half a million in the bank.