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DVH
Nov 13, 2012, 2:45:09 PM11/13/12
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Stuff is really moving fast now.
What will we tell the children?
"While consumers began to complain in response to media coverage over
working conditions, prompting Apple to hire an audit of the factories,
Foxconn�s President Terry Gou had another idea for dealing with labor
concerns: replace people with robots. In fact, last year Gou said that
the company would be aiming to replace 1 million Foxconn workers with
robots within 3 years.
It appears as if Gou has started the ball in motion. Since the
announcement, a first batch of 10,000 robots � aptly named Foxbots �
appear to have made its way into at least one factory, and by the end of
2012, another 20,000 more will be installed...
The FoxBots that have been installed apparently are designed for simple,
yet precise repetitive actions common for simple manufacturing robots
(lifting, selecting, placement). When it comes to automated factories,
robots that can perform these tasks aren�t really anything new. But one
look at the photo of the robot and it�s clear this isn�t just a simple
machine, but a similar type of robotic arm to those used in assembly
lines of automotive manufacturers."
http://singularityhub.com/2012/11/12/1-million-robots-to-replace-1-million-human-jobs-at-foxconn-first-robots-have-arrived/
What will we tell the children?
"While consumers began to complain in response to media coverage over
working conditions, prompting Apple to hire an audit of the factories,
Foxconn�s President Terry Gou had another idea for dealing with labor
concerns: replace people with robots. In fact, last year Gou said that
the company would be aiming to replace 1 million Foxconn workers with
robots within 3 years.
It appears as if Gou has started the ball in motion. Since the
announcement, a first batch of 10,000 robots � aptly named Foxbots �
appear to have made its way into at least one factory, and by the end of
2012, another 20,000 more will be installed...
The FoxBots that have been installed apparently are designed for simple,
yet precise repetitive actions common for simple manufacturing robots
(lifting, selecting, placement). When it comes to automated factories,
robots that can perform these tasks aren�t really anything new. But one
look at the photo of the robot and it�s clear this isn�t just a simple
machine, but a similar type of robotic arm to those used in assembly
lines of automotive manufacturers."
http://singularityhub.com/2012/11/12/1-million-robots-to-replace-1-million-human-jobs-at-foxconn-first-robots-have-arrived/
joeh
Nov 13, 2012, 3:34:49 PM11/13/12
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On Nov 13, 7:45 pm, DVH <d...@vhvhvhvh.com> wrote:
> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>
> What will we tell the children?
'Sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up'.
> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>
> What will we tell the children?
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DVH
Nov 13, 2012, 4:31:08 PM11/13/12
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abelard
Nov 13, 2012, 5:07:02 PM11/13/12
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joeh
Nov 13, 2012, 6:38:13 PM11/13/12
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joeh
Nov 13, 2012, 6:38:58 PM11/13/12
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On Nov 13, 10:07 pm, abelard <abela...@abelard.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:34:49 -0800 (PST), joeh
>
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:34:49 -0800 (PST), joeh
>
> <hutcheon.jo...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >On Nov 13, 7:45 pm, DVH <d...@vhvhvhvh.com> wrote:
> >> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>
> >> What will we tell the children?
>
> >'Sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up'.
>
> get a job...it wasn't like this in my day
Indeed. Up at 5, clock on at t'pit by 6, 12 hours underground etc etc
> >On Nov 13, 7:45 pm, DVH <d...@vhvhvhvh.com> wrote:
> >> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>
> >> What will we tell the children?
>
> >'Sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up'.
>
> get a job...it wasn't like this in my day
etc.
Redman
Nov 14, 2012, 11:33:59 AM11/14/12
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Redman
sutartsorric
Nov 14, 2012, 11:55:18 AM11/14/12
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On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:39:00 PM UTC, joeh wrote:
> >
>
> > get a job...it wasn't like this in my day
>
>
>
> Indeed. Up at 5, clock on at t'pit by 6, 12 hours underground etc etc
>
> etc.
Did you get groped by Jimmy Savile while you were down there?
> >
>
> > get a job...it wasn't like this in my day
>
>
>
> Indeed. Up at 5, clock on at t'pit by 6, 12 hours underground etc etc
>
> etc.
joeh
Nov 14, 2012, 3:38:29 PM11/14/12
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sutartsorric
Nov 14, 2012, 3:58:41 PM11/14/12
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Max Muir
Nov 14, 2012, 5:06:48 PM11/14/12
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On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>
>
>
> What will we tell the children?
I told mine how to programme.
> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>
>
>
> What will we tell the children?
> "While consumers began to complain in response to media coverage over
>
> working conditions, prompting Apple to hire an audit of the factories,
>
>
> concerns: replace people with robots. In fact, last year Gou said that
>
> the company would be aiming to replace 1 million Foxconn workers with
>
> robots within 3 years.
>
>
>
> It appears as if Gou has started the ball in motion. Since the
>
> announcement, a first batch of 10,000 robots — aptly named Foxbots —
> concerns: replace people with robots. In fact, last year Gou said that
>
> the company would be aiming to replace 1 million Foxconn workers with
>
> robots within 3 years.
>
>
>
> It appears as if Gou has started the ball in motion. Since the
>
>
> appear to have made its way into at least one factory, and by the end of
>
> 2012, another 20,000 more will be installed...
>
>
>
> The FoxBots that have been installed apparently are designed for simple,
>
> yet precise repetitive actions common for simple manufacturing robots
>
> (lifting, selecting, placement). When it comes to automated factories,
>
> robots that can perform these tasks aren’t really anything new. But one
> appear to have made its way into at least one factory, and by the end of
>
> 2012, another 20,000 more will be installed...
>
>
>
> The FoxBots that have been installed apparently are designed for simple,
>
> yet precise repetitive actions common for simple manufacturing robots
>
> (lifting, selecting, placement). When it comes to automated factories,
>
>
> look at the photo of the robot and it’s clear this isn’t just a simple
>
> machine, but a similar type of robotic arm to those used in assembly
>
> lines of automotive manufacturers."
>
>
>
> http://singularityhub.com/2012/11/12/1-million-robots-to-replace-1-million-human-jobs-at-foxconn-first-robots-have-arrived/
There's a Singularity fillum coming out next year.
> machine, but a similar type of robotic arm to those used in assembly
>
> lines of automotive manufacturers."
>
>
>
> http://singularityhub.com/2012/11/12/1-million-robots-to-replace-1-million-human-jobs-at-foxconn-first-robots-have-arrived/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1p0_R8ZLB0
Perhaps it will eclipse my disappointment of PROMETHEUS with
a greater disappointment. I mean; how did that octopus thing
get so large in 30 minutes?
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011010010111001101101000011001010111001100101100
0010000001001101011000010111100000101110
DVH
Nov 14, 2012, 5:32:15 PM11/14/12
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On 14/11/2012 22:06, Max Muir wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>>
>>
>>
>> What will we tell the children?
>
> I told mine how to programme.
I do think that's much of the answer.
> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>>
>>
>>
>> What will we tell the children?
>
> I told mine how to programme.
That and lots of experiences.
>
<snipped>
>>
>>
> There's a Singularity fillum coming out next year.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1p0_R8ZLB0
01010100011010000110000101110100001000000110110001
>>
> There's a Singularity fillum coming out next year.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1p0_R8ZLB0
10111101101111011010110111001100100000011101100110
01010111001001111001001000000110010101111000011000
11011010010111010001101001011011100110011100100000
001110100010110100101001
Max Muir
Nov 14, 2012, 6:21:22 PM11/14/12
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On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:32:11 PM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
> On 14/11/2012 22:06, Max Muir wrote:
>
> > On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>
> >> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>
> >> What will we tell the children?
>
> >
>
> > I told mine how to programme.
>
>
>
> I do think that's much of the answer.
I hope so. As you say, everything is changing!
> On 14/11/2012 22:06, Max Muir wrote:
>
> > On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>
> >> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>
> >> What will we tell the children?
>
> >
>
> > I told mine how to programme.
>
>
>
> I do think that's much of the answer.
> That and lots of experiences.
"Blinking sinobots staying over there and taking all are jobs".
> <snipped>
>
>
>
> > There's a Singularity fillum coming out next year.
>
> >
>
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1p0_R8ZLB0
>
>
>
> 01010100011010000110000101110100001000000110110001
>
> 10111101101111011010110111001100100000011101100110
>
> 01010111001001111001001000000110010101111000011000
>
> 11011010010111010001101001011011100110011100100000
>
> 001110100010110100101001
> > Perhaps it will eclipse my disappointment of PROMETHEUS with a
>
> > greater disappointment. I mean; how did that octopus thing get so
>
> > large in 30 minutes?
>
> >
>
> > 010000100110010101110011011101000010000001110111
>
> > 011010010111001101101000011001010111001100101100
>
> > 0010000001001101011000010111100000101110
DVH
Nov 15, 2012, 3:02:10 AM11/15/12
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On 14/11/2012 23:21, Max Muir wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:32:11 PM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>> On 14/11/2012 22:06, Max Muir wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>>
>>>> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>>
>>>> What will we tell the children?
>>
>>>
>>
>>> I told mine how to programme.
>>
>>
>>
>> I do think that's much of the answer.
>
> I hope so.
Here they have code clubs attached to schools. It's non-complex stuff
> On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:32:11 PM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>> On 14/11/2012 22:06, Max Muir wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>>
>>>> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>>
>>>> What will we tell the children?
>>
>>>
>>
>>> I told mine how to programme.
>>
>>
>>
>> I do think that's much of the answer.
>
> I hope so.
(they usually run something called Scratch) but it seems to teach
sensible basics.
Gove has uprooted the curriculum and schools are now offering a real
computer science GCSE.
> As you say, everything is changing!
>
>> That and lots of experiences.
>
> Maybe European robots will compete with Asian robots for jobs.
>
> "Blinking sinobots staying over there and taking all are jobs".
>
>> <snipped>
>>
>>
>>
>>> There's a Singularity fillum coming out next year.
>>
>>>
>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1p0_R8ZLB0
>>
>>
>>
>> 01010100011010000110000101110100001000000110110001
>>
>> 10111101101111011010110111001100100000011101100110
>>
>> 01010111001001111001001000000110010101111000011000
>>
>> 11011010010111010001101001011011100110011100100000
>>
>> 001110100010110100101001
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> 010010010111010000100000011001000110111101100101011100110010000100100000001000000101011101101111011011100110010001100101011100100010000001101001011001100010000001000100011010010111001001101011001000000110010001000010001000000111011101101111011101010110110001100100001000000110110001101001011010110110010100100000011010010111010000101110001000000010000001010111011000010111001101101110001001110111010000100000011010000110010100100000011010010110111001110100011011110010000001110100011010000110000101110100001000000111001101101111011100100111010000100000011011110110011000100000011101000110100001101001011011100110011100111111
I think he felt he could be more influential commenting on newspaper sites.
I still occasionally notice him around the place getting plenty of
upvotes. We trained him well...
>
>>> Perhaps it will eclipse my disappointment of PROMETHEUS with a
>>
>>> greater disappointment. I mean; how did that octopus thing get so
>>
>>> large in 30 minutes?
>>
>>>
>>
>>> 010000100110010101110011011101000010000001110111
>>
>>> 011010010111001101101000011001010111001100101100
>>
>>> 0010000001001101011000010111100000101110
>
> 01010100011000010110101101100101011100110010000001100001001000000110110001101111011101000010000001101111011001100010000000110001011100110010000001100001011011100110010000100000001100000111001100100000011101000110111100100000011100110110000101111001001000000110000101101110011110010111010001101000011010010110111001100111001000000110010001101111011001010111001101101110001001110111010000100000011010010111010000111111
>
Max Muir
Nov 15, 2012, 4:57:22 PM11/15/12
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>On 14/11/2012 23:21, Max Muir wrote:
>> On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:32:11 PM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>>> On 14/11/2012 22:06, Max Muir wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>>>
>> On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:32:11 PM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>>> On 14/11/2012 22:06, Max Muir wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:45:08 AM UTC-8, DVH wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Stuff is really moving fast now.
>>>
>>>>> What will we tell the children?
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> What will we tell the children?
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> I told mine how to programme.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I do think that's much of the answer.
>>
>> I hope so.
>
>Here they have code clubs attached to schools. It's non-complex stuff
>(they usually run something called Scratch) but it seems to teach
>sensible basics.
I've been doing that here; amazing. I started with Alice to introduce
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I do think that's much of the answer.
>>
>> I hope so.
>
>Here they have code clubs attached to schools. It's non-complex stuff
>(they usually run something called Scratch) but it seems to teach
>sensible basics.
the idea of programming, then moved the Java. I did a stint at Wintriss
Technical School in Del Mar - the kids were intimidatingly intelligent
and helpfully pointed out all my mistakes as I went along.
There is an annual robot competition here, with simple races, a maze-
running trial and finally a random obstacle course. The kids
programmed various algorithms to make Roomba robots tootle around
these courses.
http://iaroc.org/
>Gove has uprooted the curriculum and schools are now offering a real
>computer science GCSE.
>
>> As you say, everything is changing!
>>
>>> That and lots of experiences.
>>
>> Maybe European robots will compete with Asian robots for jobs.
>>
>> "Blinking sinobots staying over there and taking all are jobs".
>
>They ought to unionise and lobby the EU.
(evil laughter).
>>> <snipped>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> There's a Singularity fillum coming out next year.
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1p0_R8ZLB0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 01010100011010000110000101110100001000000110110001
>>>
>>> 10111101101111011010110111001100100000011101100110
>>>
>>> 01010111001001111001001000000110010101111000011000
>>>
>>> 11011010010111010001101001011011100110011100100000
>>>
>>> 001110100010110100101001
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>
>Dirk disappeared, which is a shame.
>
>I think he felt he could be more influential commenting on newspaper sites.
>
>I still occasionally notice him around the place getting plenty of
>upvotes. We trained him well...
>>>> Perhaps it will eclipse my disappointment of PROMETHEUS with a
>>>
>>>> greater disappointment. I mean; how did that octopus thing get so
>>>
>>>> large in 30 minutes?
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> 010000100110010101110011011101000010000001110111
>>>
>>>> 011010010111001101101000011001010111001100101100
>>>
>>>> 0010000001001101011000010111100000101110
>>
>> 01010100011000010110101101100101011100110010000001100001001000000110110001101111011101000010000001101111011001100010000000110001011100110010000001100001011011100110010000100000001100000111001100100000011101000110111100100000011100110110000101111001001000000110000101101110011110010111010001101000011010010110111001100111001000000110010001101111011001010111001101101110001001110111010000100000011010010111010000111111
>>
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package uk.politics.misc;
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DVH
Nov 16, 2012, 3:50:04 AM11/16/12
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Damn. I need some time to work this one out.
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