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Tue Jan-16-07 01:01 AM Original message |
The individual vs. automation |
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Viva_La_Revolution
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Tue Jan-16-07 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. that commercial makes me ill |
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Cobalt-60
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Tue Jan-16-07 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. it looks like a place to pay in pennies |
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WinstonSmith4740
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Tue Jan-16-07 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
3. I agree... |
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Greyhound
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Tue Jan-16-07 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
4. This POS enraged me the first time I saw it. |
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Tue Jan-16-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. And, of course, when you pay with a card, you purchase more than |
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sweetheart
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Tue Jan-16-07 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. The next commercial... |
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xchrom
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Tue Jan-16-07 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. it's a disturbing commercial indeed. |
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exploited
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Tue Jan-16-07 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. I thought it worked the other way around. |
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Crandor
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Tue Jan-16-07 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
8. So being an "individual" means wasting other people's time? |
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Tue Jan-16-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Only the assembly line people |
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lectrobyte
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Tue Jan-16-07 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. It sucks. I reject this whole "use the credit card as much as possible" |
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bryant69
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Tue Jan-16-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
10. I like those machines but they are obviously ways to get rid of jobs |
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Crandor
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Tue Jan-16-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. If machines could "get rid of jobs" we would have 95%+ unemployment now. |
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bryant69
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Tue Jan-16-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yes we all get to be walmart greeters |
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MadHound
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Tue Jan-16-07 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. Another little piece of propaganda to discourage people from using cash |
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Tue Jan-16-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. With some exceptions. Sometimes, if you get shoddy merchandise |
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JitterbugPerfume
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Tue Jan-16-07 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
12. it upsets me on many levels |
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slackmaster
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Tue Jan-16-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
13. Here's a fun way to REALLY mess up a well-oiled machine |
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Crandor
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Tue Jan-16-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. So annoying people for no reason whatsoever is "hilarious" |
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slackmaster
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Tue Jan-16-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I didn't say anything about doing something for no reason whatsoever |
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genie_weenie
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Tue Jan-16-07 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
14. He's a luddite. Visa Check Cards should replace money |
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exploited
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Tue Jan-16-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Wink |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME
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Tue Jan-16-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yeah, While Holding Everyone Up! I Hope They Have A Separate Line For The Cash Payers Someday! LOL |
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MadHound
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Tue Jan-16-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Technology is a two edged sword, remember that |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME
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Tue Jan-16-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Technology May Come With A Price, But That Shouldn't Stop Its Progression And Implementation. |
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The2ndWheel
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Tue Jan-16-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. America wouldn't exist without that advance at any cost |
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MadHound
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Tue Jan-16-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Yes, but still that progress comes with a price |
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Tue Jan-16-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. This reminds me of the self checkout in many stores |
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