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Comment Once upon a time (Score 1) 710

Does anyone remember that, at one time, the big promise of technology and automation was that we would be able to reduce the workweek for Joe Workerbee?

Somewhere along the way the goal of tech has become to employ as few people as possible, preferably with lower skills so you don't have to pay them as much.

Comment Re:Awesome! (Score 1) 276

I predict that they will handle it the same way they handle airport security: Everyone is now on the no-fly list. You can apply to get a travel pass that will allow you to fly within a given window of time. You'll have to show the pass along with your passport to enter the terminal. Eventually, leaving your state or county will also require a pass.

I've been expecting this within the next ten years or so.

"Papers, please."

Comment Re:Nooooooo (Score 1) 73

It used to take around 25 button pushes to turn closed captions on or off on U-verse. I'd like to know how they came up with their usage scenarios when designing this that interface.

Thankfully, they've added a shortcut that reduces it to around six button pushes, but still... Why does it only take one button on my DVD player?

Comment Re:The announcer's delivery! (Score 1) 146

You piqued my curiosity.

Apparently, depending on the author, the falling tone at the end of a sentence is called a "terminal fall" (sounds like a coroner's statement of cause of death), "falling terminal" (sounds like a terrorist act), or a "terminal contour". I'm couldn't find a official universal term for it.

I thought the Wikipedia article might have something in the article on intonation, but I was unable to find it.

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