The new “what did you do to your Z today” (with off topic replies) XXXVIII

Rusty · 11-18-2020, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by -ZS-Carpenter

I just found the article on the UK ice ban.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-c...-idUSKBN27X2Z0

Heavily subsidized, to the tune of about 1 billion USD. And the UK only has ~66 million people, roughly 20% of the US. All of us will be fertilizer long before the US goes all electric.

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Part of that new law is reducing meat consumption. That's why there is a big push now for meatless burgers, etc. They're trying to get everyone on board with the idea.

Rusty · 11-18-2020, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by madwi

They already did a driverless truck across the country. They will pull into a charging station along their route, do their thing and be on their way. No DOT regs of driving hours as there is no driver, can make up 6 hours right there. As quick charging and farther distances can be had with the tech, it will only be a matter of time before it is faster than if a human had to stop for sleep.

Wonder how many of them will be high jacked? You go through parts of NYC and other places. You stop at a red light. They will cut the lock off the trailer and start to unload it right there. No driver involved. Better target.

Spooler · 11-18-2020, 07:45 PM

Just ran an upgrade on the home computer. It's not going well for the home team. Microsoft may have screwed me. I hate working on computers and I did do it for a living while I was going to school for a while. What a pain in my butt.

Rusty · 11-18-2020, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Just ran an upgrade on the home computer. It's not going well for the home team. Microsoft may have screwed me. I hate working on computers and I did do it for a living while I was going to school for a while. What a pain in my butt.

Windows 10?

I have to go through the Windows 10 update a couple months ago. Iy took a while.

Spooler · 11-18-2020, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Windows 10?

I have to go through the Windows 10 update a couple months ago. Iy took a while.

Yeap, got a few issues to fix. It is back up and working somewhat.

JLarson · 11-18-2020, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick

And raising minimum wage is only going to compound the problem. We’re slowly pricing ourselves out of reasonable employment. Guess we need socialism so the govm’nt can support everyone.

Vonnegut wrote about this a while back, wish I could remember the name of the book; but yes, automation is a very real threat. My work place picks machines for the hard work, and humans just to keep them busy. We have a handful of very skilled personnel, and a lot of drones. The trend is accelerating.

madwi · 11-18-2020, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Wonder how many of them will be high jacked? You go through parts of NYC and other places. You stop at a red light. They will cut the lock off the trailer and start to unload it right there. No driver involved. Better target.

Who knows. There will be positions opened up for security teams. Humans will be involved in processes, somehow, long after I am dead and gone.

-ZS-Carpenter · 11-18-2020, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Part of that new law is reducing meat consumption. That's why there is a big push now for meatless burgers, etc. They're trying to get everyone on board with the idea.

Fvck all that

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BettyZ · 11-18-2020, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I'm just south of Pittsburgh. To Miami, 18 hrs. To Denver, 14 hrs.

How the hell did you get to Denver in 14 hours from Pittsburgh? Took me 12:17 from downtown Chicago and I averaged 99.2 mph through the entirety of Nebraska...

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-ZS-Carpenter · 11-18-2020, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Wonder how many of them will be high jacked? You go through parts of NYC and other places. You stop at a red light. They will cut the lock off the trailer and start to unload it right there. No driver involved. Better target.

Almost none in the first 10-20 years of automated trucks. They will be hub to hub only. From hub to home will still be meat puppets for most stuff and drones for the rest

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jchammond · 11-18-2020, 08:29 PM

I got some new pliers today

Gotta round them up for a pic

eastwest2300 · 11-18-2020, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick

And raising minimum wage is only going to compound the problem. We’re slowly pricing ourselves out of reasonable employment. Guess we need socialism so the govm’nt can support everyone.

we need more peace, more forgiveness, and more love.

Rusty · 11-18-2020, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

How the hell did you get to Denver in 14 hours from Pittsburgh? Took me 12:17 from downtown Chicago and I averaged 99.2 mph through the entirety of Nebraska...

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Straight shot on I70. Take that back. It was 18 hrs. D'oh. 1,400 miles.

eastwest2300 · 11-18-2020, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Just ran an upgrade on the home computer. It's not going well for the home team. Microsoft may have screwed me. I hate working on computers and I did do it for a living while I was going to school for a while. What a pain in my butt.

Get a Mac dude.

Rusty · 11-18-2020, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

we need more peace, more forgiveness, and more love.

That would put you out of work.

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