nomadpete

I remain unconvinced. I mentioned services that I figured were unlikely to be improved by A.I. because I was searching for a meaningful benefit. We plebs want to see tangible improvements to our lives before we see value in the new tech. I mentioned return on investment because nobody invests billions without an expectation of billions income from it. So far the promises are intangible. They have not been clearly defined in a way that we can look forward to any specific improvement to our life. Rather, the opposite; There will be less jobs, and no promise of a reduction in cost of living. But certainly someone somewhere will be reaping megadollars income - dollars which must be coming from the people.

I can see you have tried to answer my question. Thanks for that. But you seem to be struggling to name any definite benefit to the people. What is the prospectus? Will my Council rates/car rego/groceries/rent, etc, go down? Will the hospitals definitely deliver faster/more accurate/cheaper health care? Seems the promises are all couched in terms like 'might' or 'should' do lots of the above. In the past, multibillion dollar projects were only approved when there were specific itemised measurable deliverable values that warrant the investment. So far I only see wishy-washy vague half promises. And little sign of addressing any of the risks. Is it just 'build it and the world will beat a path to your door, bearing gifts of gold' ?

Nowadays reality can be created while you wait. And history has become an evolving story, when it was once a record of the past.

I understand Parkinson's satire. I pointed out there is a real process that is not satire. My point is that in real business, real people are doing it without seeing the silly side. To me, real life contains a lot of laughable events. Real life is my comedy. For instance, most politics cannot be taken too seriously, and is best laughed at.

A long time ago, I subscribed to several 'Business Management' periodicals. Although I did this primarily to upset my paranoid manager, there were numerous interesting articles. For instance, There are long mathematical formulae for the prediction of absenteeism by workers. Much like your Parkinson's Law one. Maths indeed are used by big business for some curious reasons. BTW, my manager never subscribed to such magazines. He simply 'knew' everyone was after his job. Character flaws in my workplace were a constant source of amusement. Most of us were not harmed by this.

Gee thanks for clearing that up, OME. So, maths holds an important place in every administration.

In summary, you haven't listed any personal benefits to the masses. But you do hint that big business such as banking will make more profit than ever, and employ less humans than ever. Yet we are constantly told how great things will be after this revolution

I always wondered how many folks actually read my posts. Now I know. Thanks!

Ok, older than a WLA. OME knows I was only joking about his ride. No offense intended. I know he has broad shoulders.

Let's see, about 200 million adults x $5 = a billion dollars. (less if Palantir gives him the names of those voting Republican). Did he mention where he intends to find that moolah?

Well it can't be called a bribe, can it? Everyone knows he won't actually pay up.

Getting back to the cost/benefit equation. Exactly how is A.I. and data centres going to make life better for the common man? (i.e, the majority of people).

Not mine. But OME's might qualify

Never was a problem in the good ole days - bikes had a kick starter and a magneto to make the motor go and a carbide lamp up front to light the path. Batteries? Bah!

Electric cars..... Now, where were we up to?

Come the revolution.... the enablers will rule the world. We might have more to worry about than the price of diesel.

America, meet Trump's new Head of the Army. The "SECRETARY OF THE ARMY." He will be overseeing the operations of the US Army and guiding the daily activities of all Army soldiers. Typically a very experienced bloke, a General with extensive combat experience, leadership skills, and a track record of making precise, accurate, and consistent tough decisions. This new man's background lies in the Army Engineers, specifically in managing cemeteries. Yes, you heard it right. A cemetery designer is now in charge of developing battle plans for the Army. Wow. Maybe they have realised how badly the Iran war is really going?

He's on his drugs agian...... or starting another needless war.... or two.

I'm keen to read the test ride report on a custom bush trike.....

Diesel is $2.70 /ltr now. Ouch. Thanks Donold! But the USAnians are almost ready to riot over fuel goung up to $5 /gallon. Sooks! At least they are hastening the EV revolution, so that's something.

And that's why you get the big bucks. Good luck! (seriously)

If Donny sees how small Greenland really is, will he still want it?

Randomly, should we ditch Mercator's famous projection? Maybe use less distorted country sizes at the higher latitudes? I see USA doesn't like the idea.

Sorry, I self censured my post.

This sounds like a brilliant move.... Trump's Dallas mid-term convention site has been possibly sabotaged. The address redirects to the DOJ Epstein Library. http://gopdallas2026.com/ Try it. It really does!