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Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I'm going to see Jerry Seinfeld, Thursday night at the Louisville Palace. The venue is an old downtown theatre I love. Virtual tour: http://www.louisvillepalace.com/vtlouisvillepalace The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Robot fired from Scottish grocery store for poor performance
* Fabio's firing could lend weight to the argument that AI and robotics aren't quite ready to handle customer service in some industries.
While part of the problem was that Fabio simply couldn't do its job, another issue could have been cultural. As noted by our sister site ZDNet, similar Pepper robots are in use in Japan and some tech-friendly stores in California, with some positive impact. It could be that Scottish culture, or the fairly traditional grocery industry, just weren't yet ready for a robot grocery workers. But until AI and robotics can address needs across different industries and cultures, they may not reach broad adoption. |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
Does Iceland Pay $5,000 Per Month to Immigrants Who Marry Icelandic Women? Unreliable online sources claimed that that due to a shortage of men, Iceland was offering to pay immigrants to take Icelandic women as their brides. https://www.snopes.com/iceland-pays-immigrants-to-marry-icelandic-women/ The Danish embassy in Egypt, which handles Icelandic affairs in the region, apparently became so fed up with inquiries from men wanting to take part in the scheme that officials posted a disavowal of the rumor on Facebook: |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
This little bit in the article caught my eye: Or, if it heard the question, it might provide too vague of an answer to be of any help, So very, very human, how often have you asked a store assistant in a strange store "Where's the green lentils", or some other vague question, to be greeted with a blank face, a wave of the hand and "Over there"..... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13722 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
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betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11360 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Excellent |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
Holy cow! That's big. But Big Moo is a steer:) |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
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betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11360 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
I like to see you trying to milk it Grant. LOL Monday you are a sick man. |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
I like to see you trying to milk it Grant. LOL Guilty as charged. :-) |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20157 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
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moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
Speaking of cows, oh steers, oh again bulls. Ferdinand as depicted by Walt Disney The bull Ferdinand was actually a real bull living in Spain. He was called Civilon and was a proud warrior born to die on the bullfighting arena. Oh. Don't try crawling under a bull's or cow's belly at home. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29756 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
As depicted in the original story. |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
Hehe:) All Ferdinand (and Civilon for that matter) wanted to do was go under a shady cork tree and smell the flowers all day. Then one day his mother noticed that he wasn't playing with the other bulls. His mom then asked him why he wasn't joining in with them. He replied and said 'All I want to do is to sit and smell the flowers!' Thankfully, his mother was very understanding. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Nutella fans brawl for discounted hazelnut spread Brawls have broken out in French supermarkets as shoppers scramble to get their hands on discounted jars of chocolate and hazelnut spread. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Snapshots From a Land of Endless Night Readers [of the NY Times] describe the thrills and challenges of wintertime in the Far North. For those who live just above the Arctic Circle, there is at least one day a year when the sun never pushes above the horizon. But there are many people who live even farther north who, after the winter solstice, don’t see the sun for weeks. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Fools and their crypto What should we do about token sales? |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
What kind of exotic "support" animal will someone try next that will be denied?? Woman denied emotional support peacock on United flight Birds of a feather may flock together, but United Airlines recently shot down one traveler’s request to bring her emotional support peacock on a flight departing Newark Liberty International Airport. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13722 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
What kind of exotic "support" animal will someone try next that will be denied?? If you need to take an animal with you for support to fly, then don't fly. Grant Darwin NT |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Dead goose falls from sky, knocks hunter unconscious EASTON, Md. (AP) — A waterfowl hunter is in stable condition after a dead goose fell from the sky and knocked him unconscious. |
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