tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post854950300517189260..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The robots are comingA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-87808466881585841332014-10-28T21:00:51.992+00:002014-10-28T21:00:51.992+00:00"surely we class blogging as a healthy and sp..."surely we class blogging as a healthy and spiritually nourishing hobby."<br /><br />Not according to my Missus!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-59789244996232330352014-10-28T19:04:44.316+00:002014-10-28T19:04:44.316+00:00James - maybe it came via a fan.
Sam - yes, I'...James - maybe it came via a fan.<br /><br />Sam - yes, I'm sure we are already wallowing in a pointless activity culture. Where it goes from here I don't know, but even more pointless seems like a good bet.<br /><br />David - surely we class blogging as a healthy and spiritually nourishing hobby.<br /><br />Roger - yes, I'm sure some in the West will have to make do with less. It's the motive behind climate change. <br /><br />One way or another we'll have to use less energy because rich people are afraid we'll use it all up.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-3121117802184375422014-10-28T12:47:58.959+00:002014-10-28T12:47:58.959+00:00Once Maslow's hierarchy is more or less satisf...Once Maslow's hierarchy is more or less satisfied what is left but nail-bars, hair salons, tattoos, tv chat shows and endless flim-flam. Overall I reckon the world's largesse is being spread more evenly - a good thing - but some in the West will have to make do with a little less of it.<br /><br />Having visited a part of the world where electric power is fairly new I did notice a product we might soon need - FridgeSaver - a gadget that shuts off one's fridge (to protect the motor) when the power volts get too low during a brownout. Brownouts being a feature of those countries where doubtful government or poverty or rapacious capitalism are the mode. Which mode we have I leave you to judge.<br /><br />Another thing we might take up is the saffron robe and alms bowl, although Wigan in winter does not seem to likely to offer a full belly or warm feet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-83872085319147943652014-10-28T10:51:06.170+00:002014-10-28T10:51:06.170+00:00Sorry for the '738' that was the security ...Sorry for the '738' that was the security code. My bad, just stop it from my wages!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-60390384330236058342014-10-28T10:49:53.865+00:002014-10-28T10:49:53.865+00:00Blogging?738Blogging?738Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-82031669749119773812014-10-27T22:12:15.772+00:002014-10-27T22:12:15.772+00:00"Tattoo studios? Nail bars? Recycling? TV soa..."Tattoo studios? Nail bars? Recycling? TV soaps? War?"<br /><br />Nice selection. I would suggest that capitalism does a huge amount, by informing people about all those needs that they don't yet know about. At the moment, communication in various forms is a rich seam.<br /><br />The rest is dreamed up by government as a sort of surcharge on basic services. War is a perennial, but along with recycling there are also Equality & Diversity, pointless surveillance, and target culture. Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-11457216204381385152014-10-27T20:29:04.074+00:002014-10-27T20:29:04.074+00:00Now I wonder what the original word for Asimo was?...Now I wonder what the original word for Asimo was?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com