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The Dystopian Robotic Future thread

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William Gaatjes said:
The episode : X- files season 11, episode 7 : Rm9sbG93ZXJz

Fits very nice as an example of a dystopian robotic future example.

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"Akte X: Die unheimlichen Fälle des FBI" Rm9sbG93ZXJz (TV Episode 2018) ⭐ 8.0 | Adventure, Crime, Drama

43m | 12
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▶️ Rm9sbG93ZXJz - The X-Files: Rm9sbG93ZXJz

Watch Trailer | 0:22
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Do not ask me why it is in German, i get English words only.




Available at amazon prime i believe...
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That was a good episode haha
 
I almost always avoid those self-checkout kiosks in stores. I don't shop enough where I get familiar with them and have to navigate what's to me a new system. Usually there's something in my cart that strikes me as problematical to begin with (how do I get the thing to read the UPC, anyway, without a wand). So, I approach a human checker.
 
Muse said:
I almost always avoid those self-checkout kiosks in stores. I don't shop enough where I get familiar with them and have to navigate what's to me a new system. Usually there's something in my cart that strikes me as problematical to begin with (how do I get the thing to read the UPC, anyway, without a wand). So, I approach a human checker.
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They added wireless checkout at my store & I LOVE it!

1. Scan cart as you go with the phone app

2. Tap checkout button in app in the special open lane, which auto-pays with your phone

3. Light turns green, walk out!
 
Muse said:
I almost always avoid those self-checkout kiosks in stores. I don't shop enough where I get familiar with them and have to navigate what's to me a new system. Usually there's something in my cart that strikes me as problematical to begin with (how do I get the thing to read the UPC, anyway, without a wand). So, I approach a human checker.
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If it goes the same way as here you won't have the option to avoid them for long. The supermarkets here have mostly done away with staff operated tills, self-checkout is the only option.

Annoyingly every time I go there about half those self-service checkouts are out of use for no obvious reason, so there's still huge queues.
 
Kaido said:
They added wireless checkout at my store & I LOVE it!

1. Scan cart as you go with the phone app

2. Tap checkout button in app in the special open lane, which auto-pays with your phone

3. Light turns green, walk out!
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Most of my shopping is Costco, local indy supermarket and some Trader Joe's. Home Depot once in a while, occasional take-out. AFAIK, it's all credit card centric. Tap or insert, whichever works, usually one doesn't.
 
Muse said:
Most of my shopping is Costco, local indy supermarket and some Trader Joe's. Home Depot once in a while, occasional take-out. AFAIK, it's all credit card centric. Tap or insert, whichever works, usually one doesn't.
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Our Home Depot only has one human lane now, the rest are self-checkout!
 
pmv said:
If it goes the same way as here you won't have the option to avoid them for long. The supermarkets here have mostly done away with staff operated tills, self-checkout is the only option.

Annoyingly every time I go there about half those self-service checkouts are out of use for no obvious reason, so there's still huge queues.
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My Walmart only has one human checkout & a dozen self-checkouts with 2 people manning them. Half are always down & the lines are still huge lol.
 
Kaido said:
Our Home Depot only has one human lane now, the rest are self-checkout!
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Ours has one or two, I've tried them maybe once. I usually have 10 or more items. I set them up ahead of time so the wander can scan them all in 1/2 a minute max, probably 15 seconds. Human attended checkout lines are probably around 10-12 and they usually have two attendants, one at the register, the other with a portable reader.
 
Kaido said:
Our Home Depot only has one human lane now, the rest are self-checkout!
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It's crazy how that seems to be the trend now. At first they were adding a few self checkouts but I'd refuse to use them and now you practically have no choice. Our HD has 2 human cashes at the end in the lumber section and everything else is self checkout.
 
Red Squirrel said:
It's crazy how that seems to be the trend now. At first they were adding a few self checkouts but I'd refuse to use them and now you practically have no choice. Our HD has 2 human cashes at the end in the lumber section and everything else is self checkout.
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I feel like the customer should get a discount for doing the manual labor of scanning & bagging lol
 
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