reading this right now.https://liberalforum.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Liberal-Read-No-17_Empathy-as-a-Pillar-of-Liberalism.pdf Using my Debian Linux machine.;-)If you remember that csc200 course I took back in 98' and the question of : "If you could write a program that would put people out of work would you do so and why?" I can see the value in automation in the food business and elsewhere.  I have this picture around the house of the planet Neptune with a quote: "In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they might fail immediately, they had better aim at something high." That quote is from Walden, by Henry David Thoreau What are we aiming for? 2023 is about to kick off.Set you sights on what you want. On Friday, December 30, 2022 at 06:14:54 PM MST, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote: This doesn't surprise me a bit.  30 years ago I worked in some fast food places and I saw the unreliability of many people who work there.   The trend is toward more of the 'I don't have to work. Everybody owes me.' attitude.   I saw something a couple of years ago about a fast food place that had robots making the burger.  Somebody would put beef, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, ketchup, etc in the machine and wrapped burgers came out the other end.  The technology hasn't had much success.  But as it improves, it will get cheaper.  Also with the push for a higher and higher minimum wage will increase demand for a burger making robot.  The economics professor someone mentioned is right.  Make something expensive and alternatives will become practical.  Also robots don't spit in the food and post the video to social media. On 12/28/22 07:22, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > > Thought you might find this interesting. > > https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/mcdonalds-unveils-first-automated-location-social-media-worried-will-cut-millions-jobs > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss