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  Self-Driving vehicles and delivery robots - why?

  by FadeToBlack in

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  2. current

  i saw a 'news' article today about pizza hut (i think) delivering pizzas via a robotic vehicle in nz.

  also another article headline saying it is not a question of if, but when.

  my immediate thought was, why?

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  "History has shown that there will always be work for humans."

  Unemployment has been a very real issue and as machine learning could mean that no segment of employment is untouched. Jobs classified today as "white collar" could one day be done by AI. And I worry too that the pace things are changing will be faster than I or most can humanly keep up with.

  Again, the fundamental structure of the economy would have to radically change so that everyone could benefit as equally as possible from machines doing most of the work. If so, then it would be positive for all humanity.
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  Self-Driving vehicles and delivery robots - why?

  by FadeToBlack in

  1. social
  2. current

  i saw a 'news' article today about pizza hut (i think) delivering pizzas via a robotic vehicle in nz.

  also another article headline saying it is not a question of if, but when.

  my immediate thought was, why?

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  In the next decade and beyond, I do wonder about the nature of employment, and not just with self-driving cars.

  AI and near-AI systems may do the work that is currently done by programmers and data analysts. Machine learning might put allot of people out of work. The fundamental nature of the economy might need to change.

  https://www.newscientist.com/article/2080927-how-victory-for-googles-go-ai-is-stoking-fear-in-south-korea/

  
  
  
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  1-2016 Circuit Overseer Mid week talk "Believe Inspired truth not inspired error" Crazy stuff

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba7j3shtbgy.

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  Is there a transcript?
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  Dan Sydlik

  by done4good in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  morning warship - he was the only restraint and i'm not saying that lightly.

  i know there are a dozen others here who were in bethel back in the early 2000's who know what i'm talking about.

  he actually kept me thinking this was jehovah's org because of his sincerity as if the holy spirit was operating in him.

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  I never knew Dan Sydlik personally. My parents met him and a few other GB members at a convention and had dinner with them. They were starstruck. From all accounts, he was a charming, charismatic man. When I was a JW, I enjoyed hearing recording of his talks more than anyone else.
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  Need confirmation: WT bought an entire mountain in China to mine the granite needed for new WT HQ

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone asked for a second source on this, so i'm putting this out there to those who may have visited the new wt hq lately and know it to be true.

  i had read from others on the ex-jw subreddit that had taken a tour recently at wt hq, that they had been shown photos of a mountain in china, and told that this is where all of the granite is being mined from and shipped over to new york to use at the site of the new wt hq.

  apparently, it was cheaper for them to do this and have the local brothers in china mine it, then having to by tons upon tons of granite here in the usa, even wholesale.

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  By China, could this mean Taiwan? And how would one define a mountain?
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  Do you know what Rahab looked like?

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello friends - here is a new area in the kids section of the jw website - learn how to draw rahab.. 1st - she was a prostitute of jericho.

  could there be other characters to talk about with our kids?.

  2nd - it says "learn how to draw rahab".

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  I remembered during the book study and Watchtower study, adults would elaborate on drawings of Bible characters: "Looking at the picture, Festus was..."

  Never mind these weren't photographs.
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  Governing Body went from anonymous secret group to T.V Stars??? How?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i grew up in the 1980's -90's it was rare to see a faithful slaves picture in 10 years of watchtowers.

  everything was anonymous.

  no one really knew there names except for the "holy oricle" fred franz.. now they are full on t.v stars with there own show.

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  That was before the Telly-awards...
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  Making friends in the "truth"

  by Jordandemm in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is it about making friends in the organisation am i the only one who had found it tough?

  don't get me wrong there was some good people but unfortunately there was also a lot of egotism, back stabbing, jealousy and gossiping.

  i could never really fit in any group, everytime i thought i had found a group it was as if i would be sidelined or ditched.

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  It distressed me when I thought it was the truth and couldn't understand why the "most loving people on earth" were excluding me. Now it makes perfect sense!
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  Long time lurker, first time poster ...

  by LettMorrisSplaneit in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i finally had the guts to create a profile to be able to post.

  i've been lurking for a few months and have read all your experiences and comments dutifully.

  you have been a great help in my process of waking up from this cult posing as the one true religion.

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  Londo111

  Welcome. Awesome handle!
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  Lady drives car into Kingdom Hall

  by Sugar Shane in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  right smack into (what looks like) the front entry!.

  http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-13/78yo-female-driver-crash-jehovahs-witnesses-church/7243268.

  this was in australia, but the khs i've seen (in the us) are designed so that you'd have to almost intentionally want to ram a building to cause this kind of damage.

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  Londo111

  Finally, a window!