The Future Is Here

[Jethro83]

Originally posted by skywalker
Except that now, these people can be employed making entirely NEW things, like these machines

That is until they develop machines that will make these machines.

Then how about machines to make the machines that make these machines?

And for people to stay up the top of this, they will continually need retraining, which will of course take over much of their time either at work where they need to be to get paid and keep things running until the new systems are in place, or in their own time, which could make things much more stressful. Balancing 8+ hours of work, 3 hours of training as well as friend and family commitments while getting in enough hours of sleep each day will be extremely difficult.

[Starchild]

They're testing one of those things in London I seem to recall. Except I think the British version also serves alcohol.

[Ted Striker]

Cool as hell!

Jon Miller

[DAVOUT]

The whole idea behind this kind of innovation is to make two tests in the best places in the world, which would show that the machine pays for itself in one year or less, then to sell master franchises to guys who will sell franchises to guy who will sell the machine to people expecting a big return without to much effort.

[alva]

Those machines already exist. They're called humans.

[/cynicism]

Too late, dammit, and I had the same wording too..
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More humans then.

Everyone pair up!

[insert cheap homofobic comment]

j/k

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by monolith94
"People are still needed to make these machines"

Baloney. They'll be made in mexico.

And Mexicans aren't people?

Racist, american-centric commie.

[Japher]

[/quote]People are still needed to make these machines"

Baloney. They'll be made in mexico.[quote]

Naw, it probably some Hindu making these to get back at his brother who opened up a 7-11 right across from his Circle-K...



I'm going to hell

[DanS]

These are probably made in Japan, not Mexico (yet). They've already been around for a long time in Japan, as I understand.

As long as they are well-stocked, I think it's a great idea. Wish they would put a couple in my neighborhood. Adams Morgan is too far away.

The local CVS is 24 hours, but they don't seem to stock anything well.

[OzzyKP]

I'm not sure i'll be getting food from it, but movie rentals will be great.

I'm still on my parent's Blockbuster account, and they *always* turn their movies late and have 20-30 bucks in late fees on the account when I try to rent stuff. Screw that. I tried to get my own account, but Blockbuster is so anal about that. I can't get a Blockbuster account unless I have a driver's license with my current address on it, and like 2 other forms of identification.

With this new gizmo, i just swipe my debit card, and it spits a DVD out at me. Quite nice, no hassle.

[Monk]

I can't get a Blockbuster account unless I have a driver's license with my current address on it, and like 2 other forms of identification.

Don't you hold a passport? OK, I reckon fewer Americans than Europeans would. That ought to be the most reliable form of identification, or so I'd believe.

[MrFun]

Cool -- another type of vending machine that Americans can get fatter from.

[OzzyKP]

I've got a passport, but I think that also has my old Michigan address on it. So it wouldn't work for Blockbuster.