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Re:Amazon Is Closing Its Cashierless Stores in NYC, San Fran... by emodendroket on Sunday March 05, 2023 @03:03PM (#35033382)
I wouldn’t be surprised if that were the long-term goal but in reality it was not yet cheaper. Automation often proves more difficult than one would expect.
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Re:Amazon Is Closing Its Cashierless Stores in NYC, San Fran... by oblio on Sunday March 05, 2023 @03:38PM (#35033692)
https://xkcd.com/1319/

This should be branded on the forehead of every CEO of a company that promises full self driving capabilities for cars before 2030 and cryptocurrency mass adoption, also before 2030.

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Re:Amazon Is Closing Its Cashierless Stores in NYC, San Fran... by mjevans on Sunday March 05, 2023 @08:31PM (#35036441)
The image caption text seems very fitting as well. Not quite the dictionary definition of auto-mation but maybe it should be.
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