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MrMoo: Sep 14, 2000

So Google Car should launch a Google Drone to map out the roads in the immediate vicinity thus it can now drive anywhere!

# ? Oct 22, 2014 20:04

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# ? Apr 16, 2024 07:50

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

Notorious b.s.d. posted:

phonebloks is still a product with a budget

they are still working on it

protip: phonebloks team is now assigned to maintaining the ball pits

# ? Oct 22, 2014 20:13

Shifty Pony: Dec 28, 2004; Up ta somethin'

pagancow posted:

Can I get invited into Inbox?

looks like there is some delay between joining and being able to send invites. i will try to hook up yospos people if google ever decides to give me some.

# ? Oct 22, 2014 20:16

flakeloaf: Feb 26, 2003; Still better than android clock

Forums Terrorist posted:

maybe they should start with trains, and once they have driverless freight trains move on to trams, since they're easier

yes, bring google engineers into contact with information about trains, that is a great idea that will surely increase productivity

# ? Oct 22, 2014 20:25

emoji: Jun 4, 2004

Sagebrush posted:

i wonder if there's anyone at apple who doesn't use an iphone

there are. it's not a big deal

# ? Oct 22, 2014 20:31

pagoe: Feb 19, 2013

reminders and mail categories? yes bring me the revolution please!!!

# ? Oct 22, 2014 20:39

PleasureKevin: Jan 2, 2011

kraftwerk singles posted:

there are. it's not a big deal

contractors who get minimum wage i bet

# ? Oct 22, 2014 20:54

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

flakeloaf posted:

google engineers

lol forever

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:02

Assepoester: Jul 18, 2004; Can't post for 11 years!; Melman v2

PleasureKevin posted:

proof google is for the poors

this is screenshots form their Inbox site.

Thrift stores are the in-thing for hipsters now.

There's even a small goodwill in Portland that concentrates all the best stuff that gets donated and charges nearly retail prices for it too. That Portlandia sketch was not an exaggeration.

The screenshots even talk about eating sushi and going skiing - not exactly stuff poor people do. Also it's an iPhone screenshot sooo...

Assepoester fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Oct 22, 2014

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:05

PleasureKevin: Jan 2, 2011

i should definitely keep my nose to the wind for new trends coming from portland

thank you

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:23

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

Cardboard Box A posted:

Thrift stores are the in-thing for hipsters now.

this has been true for over a decade now

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:25

Cold on a Cob: Feb 6, 2006; i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually; College Slice

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

this has been true for over a decade now

also it was true when i was a teenager

in the last 30 years probably 15 of those years thrift stores have been cool poo poo for cool kids, to the point where they're so exhaustively mined that everyone buys fake thrift store stuff or shops at upscale stores that sell thrift store stuff at huge markups

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:37

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
DISPROVES SOFT G GOD
YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID

Cold on a Cob posted:

also it was true when i was a teenager

in the last 30 years probably 15 of those years thrift stores have been cool poo poo for cool kids, to the point where they're so exhaustively mined that everyone buys fake thrift store stuff or shops at upscale stores that sell thrift store stuff at huge markups

looking poor is cool

see also: anything to do with denim

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:45

FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

Cold on a Cob posted:

also it was true when i was a teenager

in the last 30 years probably 15 of those years thrift stores have been cool poo poo for cool kids, to the point where they're so exhaustively mined that everyone buys fake thrift store stuff or shops at upscale stores that sell thrift store stuff at huge markups

its depressing because actual poor and struggling people used to depend on thrift stores plus some effort and a little luck to come up with a presentable interview outfit or first communion dress can no longer find it because rich people loves them some "thrifting"

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:48

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

FMguru posted:

its depressing because actual poor and struggling people used to depend on thrift stores plus some effort and a little luck to come up with a presentable interview outfit or first communion dress can no longer find it because rich people loves them some "thrifting"

i know a girl who used to work as a "picker" for a store that was basically the cream of the crop from thrift stores

she said that the best stuff came from estate sales out in the rural areas and podunk towns because they're not picked over like in a real city

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:52

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

PleasureKevin posted:

because of rain

There is a surprisingly long list of the things the car can't do, like avoid potholes or operate in heavy rain or snow.

rain and snow basically make the thing blind. so they need map data to compensate, i take it.

no, it needs the maps and the ability to see so it can compare what it sees against the map data and only concentrate on the difference. without both it can't move.

# ? Oct 22, 2014 21:55

Shifty Pony: Dec 28, 2004; Up ta somethin'

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

i know a girl who used to work as a "picker" for a store that was basically the cream of the crop from thrift stores

she said that the best stuff came from estate sales out in the rural areas and podunk towns because they're not picked over like in a real city

estate sales are the poo poo.

thrift stores and yard sales you are picking through poo poo people didn't want anymore. estate sales you are picking through the stuff they held onto until it was pried out of their dead hands.

the one exception is to ask a dry cleaner in a rich area what thrift store they take the stuff customers don't pick up. really nice suits, freshly cleaned, for dirt cheap. it amazes me the stuff rich assholes just abandon because they can't be bothered to go pick it up.

# ? Oct 22, 2014 22:06

Beast of Bourbon: Sep 25, 2013; Pillbug

the goog sales guys that try to sell me very expensive ads are ball-busters but incredibly generous, they're probably the most wall-street/professional of the sales people i work with.

super good though, when i have the money to get stuff from them, they back up the value-add truck and it's p. good. hard negotiators before that though.

# ? Oct 22, 2014 22:08

Smythe: Oct 12, 2003

i like to thrift

# ? Oct 22, 2014 22:11

poty: Jun 21, 2008; 虹はどこで終わるのですか？あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?

pagancow posted:

Can I get invited into Inbox?

looks like googles latest bullshit move to hide all promotions emails god forbid you see an ad without them getting paid

bundles are filters that you could build in two minutes but you dont because theyre useless

# ? Oct 22, 2014 22:13

Shifty Pony: Dec 28, 2004; Up ta somethin'

poty posted:

looks like googles latest bullshit move to hide all promotions emails god forbid you see an ad without them getting paid

bundles are filters that you could build in two minutes but you dont because theyre useless

yeah but nobody wants to see those promotional emails in the first place so net benefit for society.

doing a good thing for the wrong reasons etc.

# ? Oct 22, 2014 22:19

poty: Jun 21, 2008; 虹はどこで終わるのですか？あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?

actually there are plenty of good smaller companies that dont advertise so you have to keep up with new products and sales through newsletters

# ? Oct 22, 2014 22:22

crusader_complex: Jun 4, 2012

do they have websites

# ? Oct 22, 2014 23:03

PleasureKevin: Jan 2, 2011

FMguru posted:

its depressing because actual poor and struggling people used to depend on thrift stores plus some effort and a little luck to come up with a presentable interview outfit or first communion dress can no longer find it because rich people loves them some "thrifting"

graph-of-the-decline-of-the-middle-class.svg

treating it like it's a fashion statement is sometimes a defence against being perceived as unironically poor

# ? Oct 22, 2014 23:36

cremnob: Jun 30, 2010

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-google-is-slowing-2014-10

# ? Oct 23, 2014 01:45

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

poty posted:

looks like googles latest bullshit move to hide all promotions emails god forbid you see an ad without them getting paid

bundles are filters that you could build in two minutes but you dont because theyre useless

this is literally the entire reason gmail exists. spam is a competitor to google's ads, so they created the world's best spam filter.

# ? Oct 23, 2014 01:49

Boxturret: Oct 3, 2013; Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish

cremnob posted:

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-google-is-slowing-2014-10

:monocle::monocle::monocle::monocle::monocle::monocle:

# ? Oct 23, 2014 01:51

Dubstep Jesus: Jun 27, 2012; by exmarx

cremnob posted:

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-google-is-slowing-2014-10

i'm the f.lux

# ? Oct 23, 2014 02:00

cremnob: Jun 30, 2010

those are 2 different articles illustrating the shifting narrative. the google x pr stunts staved off the "google is the new microsoft" meme from taking hold for a few years, but the press is finally waking up

# ? Oct 23, 2014 02:18

Boxturret: Oct 3, 2013; Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish

cremnob posted:

those are 2 different articles illustrating the shifting narrative. the google x pr stunts staved off the "google is the new microsoft" meme from taking hold for a few years, but the press is finally waking up