[conspire] Added carrier scrutiny

[Texx]

Hopefully cracked the advert problem


On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 11:16 PM Texx <texxgadget at gmail.com> wrote:

> Initially,this might be off track from the Linux thread, but not quite.
>
> We are building automated systems that do not permit a human overide.
>
> Thats why there is a human on a BART train.  They dont drive the train,
> they are there to hit the big red button if needed.
> The doors are automated, but they lean out the window to over ride the
> door control which seems to need to be done at most stops.
>
> There is a long list of systems where things have gone awry because there
> was no way for a human to over ride the automation.
>
> I see this in recruiting too.
> Esttablished recruiters like H L Yoh still recruit the proper way.
> The recent influx of Indian recruiting firms bring a new model, in which
> someone does a word search of resumes and the same "sucker" list going out
> to everyone in the call centre
> Unfortunately, I get told that Im perfect as a Java Developer because the
> word Java appears in my resume.
> If they were to READ my resume before calling me, they would know that the
> computer made a mistake, but they arent doping this.
> This is not about trashing Indians, its about people trusting the
> automation without an over ride and the failures this brings.
>
> When I was inb College I was madly in love with David.
> David used to remind me "Dont use your brain for a hat rack"
> Of course, he was right.
>
> With the move to artificial Intelligence, we are all in a hurry to
> outsource our thinking to automation.
> I see disaster looming in the distance.
> What I actually see approaching is "Artificial Stupidity" because there is
> no "manual over ride".
>
> Truly embarassing is just how dependent I am on Google apps to keep my
> life on track.
> Make no mistake, I am just as guilty of the rest.
>
>
>
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R "Texx" Woodworth
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"Face down, 9 edge 1st, roadkill on the information superdata highway..."
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