Re:Voice Is the Next Big Platform, and Alexa Will Own It
by niftich on Monday December 19, 2016 @05:30PM
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Conversely, many jobs need to be performed on the schedule that was agreed upon beforehand regardless of the weather. The weather is rarely accepted as a legitimate source of everyday disruption and misery, except in extreme events.
Re:Voice Is the Next Big Platform, and Alexa Will Own It
by freehunter on Monday December 19, 2016 @09:29PM
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Case in point, my area got 11" of snow overnight recently and my wife got yelled at for being late to work because subcompact cars don't do too well in the deep snow. So people end up buying SUVs that they drive year-round just for the 1% of the time when they're really needed.
Re:Voice Is the Next Big Platform, and Alexa Will Own It
by Normal_gaussian on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @04:28PM
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So looking at the price difference... I'd buy a smaller car and tell my boss that its not worth it (unless I'm being paid the big bucks).
Then again I'm British, and an American I've recently befriended has shown me how different attitudes to the employer employee relationship can be
With modern heating systems (specifically thermostatic radiator valves) we no longer need to ensure that the heating is prepared at the right time, so we don't need to know the weather.
With the prevalence of tumble driers washing doesn't need to hang out, so we don't need to know the weather.
Most modern clothing is suitable for a very large range of temperatures and good waterproofs can be comparatively small and lightweight, allowing them to be brought everywhere without burden, so we don't need to know the weather.
Cars and roads have improved significantly, the impact of the weather on a small or long journey is often negligible, so we don't need to know the weather.
More jobs are performed indoors now and where they aren't special machines and tooling have been made that make the job easier alongside significantly reducing the risk and discomfort that weather can cause, so we don't need to know the weather.
There remain some situations where knowing the weather is very important, but very few of them affect 'the general populace' is a consistent enough manner to cause them to waste time following it.