[talaniman]

The spirit moved me to go on a toilet paper run this morning, and I can proudly proclaim success after hitting 4 stores. Now I can hunker in peace.

[Wondergirl]

Someone sent me this short video of an amazing invention to replace tp. Watch to the end.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQM__8...ature=youtu.be

[talaniman]

That was hilarious!

[paraclete]

That was rediculous, but nothing new, let's move on

[talaniman]

No sense of humor Clete? Aw! Or have you tried it and had painful experiences that keep the smile off your face? You can "come clean" and tell us!

[paraclete]

No sense of humor Clete? Aw! Or have you tried it and had painful experiences that keep the smile off your face? You can "come clean" and tell us!

actually, I had thought of the brush just not motorised

[talaniman]

[paraclete]

Yes you prepared for the wrong war but a nuke in the right place might have made a difference

[talaniman]

[tomder55]

that may have been a relevent cartoon in the 1960s . This is what it looks like today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L7Xk5_s3QQ

[jlisenbe]

Interesting. One robot blows up, the whole line goes down.

[tomder55]

can't say welcome to the future . That is the present . ever see an Amazon pick and pack operation ? Robots bring the warehouse racks to the pickers . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLVCGEmkJs0

[jlisenbe]

Get rid of the robots and there would be many more jobs, but costs would be considerably higher. Dilemma.

[jlisenbe]

Get rid of the robots and there would be many more jobs, but costs would be considerably higher. Dilemma.

[tomder55]

yeah they kill some jobs . But create more jobs then they destroy. That is the history of technology . Of course there has to be more investment in education .But the corporations should be tasked to provide the training and education. And they do . As old as I am ,my company still has me go to classes to upgrade my skill set . And that is not just for management level. Many of our employees take ESL classes provided by the company ;classes in computer skills are also provided for front line operators .

[talaniman]

I doubt a robot replaces you Tom, but expect a young kid with computer skills and degree in what ever to come in at a lot less your pay, and experience, and benefits to do twice your work.

[jlisenbe]

expect a young kid with computer skills and degree in what ever to come in at a lot less your pay, and experience, and benefits to do twice your work.

What a cheerful outlook.

[tomder55]

tal Technolgy has elevated the human condition . Always has and always will . The blacksmith became the auto mechanic. The trolly driver became the bus driver . The draftsman who worked with the compass ,triangle and divider became the cad operator ,and now the cad operator became the expert who is making 3D designs on AutoCad programs . The pharmaceutical compounder who used to physically dump 55 gallon drums of liquid into a kettle now operates the computer console that directs the robot to do the back breaking task . Do you think farming was better in the days before the combine harvester ? This is what the dash console looks like

beats the hell out of this

[paraclete]

and yet agricultural labourers are still used, the machine has not taken over everything, but nevertheless humans are born lazy

[tomder55]

yes haven't figured out how to use robotics to pick certain produce yet. Cheap illegal labor disincentives the need for the innovation .