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Comment Re:One Way Trips (Score 1) 40

Sorry to hear you have a terminal prognosis.

I'm not sure there are enough terminally ill but still fairly healthy people who also have the right skills and mindset though. When you think how few people manage to become astronauts... And they would want to be extremely sure that your condition is stable and you won't deteriorate during launch g-forces, in zero-g, en-route, or shortly after arriving. A lot of the work is quite physical. Even in Mars' lower gravity, those suits are heavy and bulky and stiffer than normal clothing.

Then there are the legal aspects of it. Countries that allow assisted dying only tend to do so in fairly narrow circumstances, so the legal landscape for suicide missions is, at best, unclear.

Comment I'm not sure that's even possible (Score 1) 9

... push a message to young consumers that might be summed up as: Our AI assistant is as cool as ChatGPT

Given that Microsoft isn't cool at all, and has no clue what 'cool' even is, I think it's gonna be a long uphill slog to failure. I don't think even the most popular influencers are capable of selling folks on the concept of anything Microsoft being even cool-adjacent.

Comment Self-destruction (Score 1) 45

Merchants that accept one kind of Visa credit card wouldn't have to accept all Visa credit cards, for example. Under the current talks, credit-card acceptance would be divided into several categories including rewards credit cards, credit cards with no rewards programs, and commercial cards

If it's not clear which cards will be taken where based on the logo, then those logos will be devalued. Whichever processor STOPS doing this first will win.

Comment I already experience this shit (Score 1) 2

Home Depot employees here in Canada are already doing something similar, and I confirmed with management - when I complained about the behaviour - that it's an edict from on high. The practice drives me right fucking crazy. It has, on several occasions, caused me to go far out of my way to a Rona store where they don't do that.

When I'm in such a store, I'm in one of two modes. Most often I'm problem solving, looking for some thing or things yet-unknown that represent a solution. In that case I'm thinking, and your "Hello" breaks my train of thought. Other times, I know what I want; if I know where it is get out of my way, and if I don't know then I'll find YOU and ask for your help.

It's downright creepy the way they insist on saying "hello" while walking toward me, when I'm very obviously giving them as wide a berth as possible while deliberately and clearly not making eye contact. If I'm not meeting your gaze, don't talk to me - we're not buds, we have no relationship outside of this store, and you're invading my personal space and interrupting my thoughts. Simple rule: treat me as though we're walking in opposite directions on the sidewalk. If we mutually make eye contact, say hello. If we don't, keep your silence. This isn't a bar or a party - I'm here on business and if I need your help you'll definitely know because I'll ask for it.

I've heard about stores in Japan that have two colours of shopping baskets; one signals that the customer is willing to be approached by an employee, and the other says "don't call me, I'll call you". This strikes me as a perfect solution. But I suspect that it's far too sensible - and too far counter to the smug rapaciousness of the North American business mentality - to ever be adopted here.

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