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Bottoms_Up

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4. I had a thought that made me chuckle...

Reply to Fritz Walter (Original post)

Wed Nov 11, 2015, 07:17 PM

Nov 2015

Millions of people tuning into "Ax Men" on the teevee and their bewildered faces as the show airs nothing but this little machine chomping up trees for 30 minutes before the credits roll. The single thought going through every viewer's mind, "What the hell was that?"

RIP Lumberjacks.

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"AMAZING" technology at work - replacing humans [View all] Fritz Walter Nov 2015 OP

They were using one of those jobbers clearing land at Sand Valley AngryAmish Nov 2015 #1

I find that thing horrifying. bunnies Nov 2015 #2

I think restaurant will be the big use age of technology in the future yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #6

I hope you're right. bunnies Nov 2015 #14

the job destruction industry is booming olddots Nov 2015 #3

I had a thought that made me chuckle... Bottoms_Up Nov 2015 #4

Where do we draw the line? Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #5

Technology should replace humans WestCoastLib Nov 2015 #7

Some of the early mechanization was in bull work industries Warpy Nov 2015 #11

Robotics would be great if the benefits were shared with workers Warpy Nov 2015 #8

No business in their right mind SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #10

That's why we need government that stands with the people against the powerful Warpy Nov 2015 #12

"Like it was supposed to be"? SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #13

If production is up, profits are up csziggy Nov 2015 #15

Drones are amazing job killers. Octafish Nov 2015 #9