Dan Andrews - Slashdot User

Comment There was no problem (Score 2) 406

by Dan Andrews on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:50PM (#53781543) Attached to: It's Time To Admit Apple Watch Is a Success

They made the Apple Watch because they wanted a watch. There is no problem that the watch solves. So, it's a solution looking for a problem.

Comment What is the big deal? (Score 1) 76

by Dan Andrews on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @07:53AM (#53681933) Attached to: Scientists Turn Docile Mice Into Ruthless Hunters

The Beastmaster did this 35 years ago: http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0083...

Comment Re:This is a great idea (Score 1) 97

by Dan Andrews on Friday December 16, 2016 @03:21PM (#53499011) Attached to: Amazon Is Secretly Building an 'Uber For Trucking' App, Setting Its Sights On a Massive $800 Billion Market

This is exactly what panther expedited specializes with (no I don't work for them). The specialize in short-haul expedited local deliveries.

Comment Re:So...free or less than 15%? (Score 2) 97

by Dan Andrews on Friday December 16, 2016 @02:57PM (#53498835) Attached to: Amazon Is Secretly Building an 'Uber For Trucking' App, Setting Its Sights On a Massive $800 Billion Market

Most of your assertions are spot on. I do take a bit of exception with "They recommend the best routes for the drivers -> A large truck optimized version of Google maps could do this much better than any human" - especially for hazardous materials (like gas and oil). Not every truck can drive on every road and Google maps has no way to handle this (yet). That's why software like PC*MILER is quite popular. Trucking is one of the few industries where there is a good ol' boy network. "I like Joe, he's a good guy, let's give him the load because he's idle."

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