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  • squaresinger@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldLoss
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    40 minutes ago

    Might have been the case 17 years ago. In the mean time Buckley grew up, became a really decent guy and CAD 2.0 is a really good read.

    Thinking that loss is still a relevant critique of Buckley or his work just means you are getting old and haven’t updated your prejudices in almost 2 decades.

    People posting loss memes almost qualify for an “ok boomer” by now.
















  • Because it’s not real. It’s purely for marketing, not for actual wide-spread implementation.

    Even in the best of cases, even factoring in economy of scale and all that, a robot like that will cost upwards of €50k at least, probably closer to double that, will require constant maintainance, and the risk of vandalism or accidental damage is really high. And you’ll likely need a (skilled) human operator nearby anyway, because the delivery vehicle doesn’t drive itself.

    The purpose of projects like this is marketing and public perception.

    • The company looks futuristic and future proof. That’s good to get investors.
    • The company looks like they could replace humans with robots at any time. That’s good with negotiations with unions and workers.
    • The company gets into headlines worldwide. That’s advertisement they don’t have to pay for.

    This robot is not meant to ever go mainstream. Maybe there will be a handful of routes where they will be implemented for marketing purposes, but like drone delivery and similar gimmicks, it won’t beat a criminally underpaid delivery human on price, and that’s the only metric that counts for a company like Amazon.


  • “Prescription glasses” only mean “glasses with optical properties”, so glasses that actually do anything with focus, as opposed to e.g. non-prescription sunglasses or non-prescription accessory glasses that people wear to look smart or something.

    It doesn’t mean you need a prescription for them.

    (That said: in some countries you need a prescription for your prescription glasses if you want your health insurance to pay for them.)