I am in no way up on the robotics scene but Boston Dynamics seems to be awfully productive lately. The minute they put arms on these things I'm building a salt water moat around my house. I mean apartment. And its not mine, I just rent. Well, pay some of the rent. #petman
Man I can't wait for the future, this is so awesome.
Even the tech in 10 years is going to be spectacular. We're seeing the convergence of so many different ideas and inventions that are creating fantastic products to make our lives completely different and insanely more productive. I'm just sad I won't be alive long enough to see what 2100 has in store for the world. #petman
@club662: I'd like to think we'll have bumped up life expectancy by the time I'm old, so maybe I'll live 'til around 2080 (90 years old or so) but I'd love to be around for 113 to see the next millennium too. #petman
Amazing what a bunch of lazy whiners this board is full of.
This is the exact attitude that's sending America down the crapper. "I want it all, but don't ask me to actually EARN it."
God forbid anyone actually WORK hard for a living. To compare this to slavery is beyond moronic.
@NoelZavala: You're the first one to make that comparison. And nobody is saying that they shouldn't have to work for a living, just that these rules are seemingly arbitrary and beyond asinine.
Good job Canon now im going to go outside with my printer and throw it in the garbage i wont evan give the shit away and that point and shoot i was going to buy from you?Kiss that cash goodbye and just wait till they hear about my ad campain.
@donkill: Throwing the printer away at this point isn't going to affect them in any way, it's just wasteful wait 'till the ink runs out and then take it apart, there's all sorts of neat motors and controllers inside the typical printer.
Well... I sure hope they appreciate the productivity gains they find when everyone gets stressed out and run ragged, then gets sick and has to take time off... idiots.
Considering that a manager at one point put an employee in a wrestling hold to demonstrate some point about aggression and managed to kill the employee, I think bosses in Japan think they can do whatever they want to their workers. (Hi, Mike!)
This is not that bad. As a chef I stand, as well as my cooks, at times for 11 hours or more in a hot humid environment. For those of you who have worked in the food service industry you know that breaks are often not given out, so its not uncommon for someone to work a 10 to 12 shift without ever having sat down. I don't feel bad for these guys, I bet their backs feel a lot better than if they had to sit in one spot all day.
@Michai: A similar point has been made earlier in this thread, but you're MOVING. Constantly. Your eyes are here, and there, as are your feet, and the same is true for your cooks. Your job is on the move. I have worked retail where I could only stand, and busy days, where I was constantly running around, were far preferable to the slow ones. Just standing there, writing/etc is a form of hell.
When you're working on a computer and because of the way you hunch your body the support of a chair beneath you is invaluable. Most people have a certain way they stand and put pressure on certain parts of their bodies, and doing that all day does not feel good, or active, or help your back. Quite the opposite. Repeat, HELL.
In short: Don't make this out to be a laziness versus activity thing, it's not at all. Working at a desk writing/typing/on the phone while standing perfectly still is not good for your body the way being in constant motion is.
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Even the tech in 10 years is going to be spectacular. We're seeing the convergence of so many different ideas and inventions that are creating fantastic products to make our lives completely different and insanely more productive. I'm just sad I won't be alive long enough to see what 2100 has in store for the world. #petman
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well it depends, i'd have to reach 118 for that so i have 2 choices:
The world will produce cool tech by then, which will include tech to keep me alive that long, so i'll be able to see it.
Or our tech won't even make it that far in which case i don't want to see it anyway... #petman
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This is the exact attitude that's sending America down the crapper. "I want it all, but don't ask me to actually EARN it."
God forbid anyone actually WORK hard for a living. To compare this to slavery is beyond moronic.
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When you're working on a computer and because of the way you hunch your body the support of a chair beneath you is invaluable. Most people have a certain way they stand and put pressure on certain parts of their bodies, and doing that all day does not feel good, or active, or help your back. Quite the opposite. Repeat, HELL.
In short: Don't make this out to be a laziness versus activity thing, it's not at all. Working at a desk writing/typing/on the phone while standing perfectly still is not good for your body the way being in constant motion is.
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