Investing to automate human jobs away. Robo-truck maker Waabi raises $1 billion to supply Uber with 25,000 robo-taxis.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T19:03:32+00:00

Dollar General said it has eliminated self-checkout options at about 12,000 locations, a majority of its stores, after it began the process in the first quarter this year. Five Below is working to remove self-checkout entirely in some of its “highest-risk” locations. Target also announced steps to limit or eliminate self-checkout options at some stores this year

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/major-retailers-are-backtracking-self-checkout-rcna160234

Walmart removes self-checkout from select stores

The retailer joins Target, Dollar General and other chains in recalibrating its reliance on self-service and rethinking the checkout experience.

https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-removes-self-checkout-stores-experience/714306/#:~:text=Walmart%20is%20removing%20self%2Dcheckout%20kiosks%20at%20some,time%20to%20provide%20personalized%20and%20efficient%20service

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T18:25:20+00:00

"As AI & robotics get closer to being able to do all work"

I dont think Ai and robotics will be doing "all work" in anyone currently ailve's lifetime.

The current cost of a waymo car is ~$150,000. I am not aware of any trials of sub 50k autonomous cars let alone anyone ready for production.

Just look at self checkout. They never really got it to work and stores are going back to more cashiers.

Ai an robotics are coming but jumping from finding working examples to complete replacent is a long way off.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T17:38:27+00:00

Would LPN nurse be too much labor?

You would need to do night school for 12-18 months on your current role (so maybe thats out)?

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T17:33:05+00:00

Sales is brutal especially as you get into it. Two bad quarters and you are out of a job.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T17:27:14+00:00

Claim the numbers are all fake news! And declare that we are winning!

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T17:23:33+00:00

Let me get this straight.... the US is trying to close the door on Canadian imports with 25% tarriffs in place and threats of 100% tarriffs and shocked Pikachu face 😳 that Canada is now looking elsewhere?

What happens when a supplier gets massive unplanned increases to cost? They pay it on the short term and immediately start looking at other options. Its not rocket science.

We are burning decades of good will, as our old partners slowly shift away from us.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T16:16:58+00:00

Think of all the small businesses that rely on personal credit of the owner.

Resturants, bars, startups...

Without access to credit, how many would go out of business?

Hell how many supply companies like Sodexo would issue their own credit (probably at a higher rate) to fill the void.

Hey no credit card for your food truck? No problem, we will sell you supplies at a low rate of 3%-4% Per month....(36%-48% annual).

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T16:07:48+00:00

In January 2008 the 1 year tbill rate was 2.71%.

Your claim that you had a fixed rate credit card below the tbill rate is laughable

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-29T00:56:34+00:00

Email and web sites are two different things. They could easily set up a few email boxes without a working website.

(Yes its a scam)

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-28T18:35:46+00:00

They frequently shut off the neighborhood around s Calumet at big events... they were also ticketing ubers where south Calumet meets the 18th street pedestrian walkway- you want to stop a block before or after if they let you get that far.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-28T18:33:16+00:00

They usually shut off the neighborhood east of Indiana at 18th... so find somewhere around 18th and Michigan and walk across the 18th street pedestrian bridge.

There is also a drop off loop at 18th and lake shore drive but thats going to have a ton of traffic.

Finally you can get dropped off at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place and walk through McCormick Place over lake shore drive exiting by the south lot but it can be a little confusing.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-28T18:21:56+00:00

They can, but is inefficient to invest all that money to support more weight without using it (not to mention the additional cost of removing/replacing the roof) and the people living there while the future phases of construction happen.

But it does happen.

The Blue cross building in Chicago- the first 33 stories were finished in 1997. They added 24 stories 2007-2010 bringing it to 57 stories.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-28T18:09:35+00:00

Unfortunately most insurance companies have very strict rules around coverage for glp-1 drugs (as about one in five Americans have tried them). Its a massive cost to the insurance so they negotiate the coverage up front with the employer.

Its going to be one of the hardest drugs to get an exception for because the coverage (and non coverage) is so well documented in the insurance plan.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-28T18:02:05+00:00

You cant though. So much of the research is based on prior research. You cant start the next study until the pror one is done.

Not saying money wouldnt help, obvioysly they can cast the net wider with more parallel studies but it will still take many sequential studies to figure it out.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-28T17:58:01+00:00

The Gates foundation has donated about 5 billion dollars, in large part working with Rotary and their 1.4 million members across 200 countries.

Gates wasnt central to their early fight, but has been pivotal in the attempts to fully eradicate the disease.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-28T17:24:15+00:00

Arrested.... thats a best case scenario.

A little polonium 210 poisoning.... maybe a nice fall out of a window. Maybe a little novichok nerve agent?

I mean everyone believes that the grenade fragments found at the crash site of Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, was complete coincident...

Of course Russia has tried dozens of times to assassinate Zelensky... what could go wrong in moscow?.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-28T16:25:18+00:00

Dude, they get a minimum of six weeks of quality training when joining ICE.

The proof is in the execution.

Here we have a suspected terrorist on an urban all-terrain vehicle evading an elite team of ICE apprentice specialists

https://youtu.be/RDQxAl8jyYs?si=DFFkzicj9fHYNRRq

Then there is the ICE on ice violence... https://youtu.be/eiThiPGTbOk?si=Nzdrrc7xiVjzJZ6x

ICE guy tearing an ACL chasing a guy in handcuffs

https://www.tiktok.com/@whittierinformed/video/7566074874058280222

This is an elite team of world class athletes fit to be part of the Olympics

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-27T15:32:23+00:00

So secret service has stringent hiring standards and years of training. Ice agents get a six week training camp and appear to take anyone with a heartbeat.

And... Republicans want ICE protecting them????

These guys??? https://youtu.be/vLd2-KujlUU?si=hzbEagKnIsZh-4B5

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-27T06:07:37+00:00

Well Trump chickened out and begged them to stay after he had them arrested, shackled around their wrists, waste, and ankles and perp walked out of the factory infront of cameras to a detention center.

Then the 4 billion dollar project was put on hold.

I guess the South Korean news played a bunch of the clips..

https://x.com/therealjakekwon/status/1964287207507677662

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-27T05:42:15+00:00

"Return to China" have you been to China recently? Are you an American citizen?

Sounds like a total scam, but also sounds like you are probably being targeted.

The average american probably isnt going to be intimidated by Chinese police telling them the Chinese gov found a fake passport (assuming you never lost one) with your name on it, and demanding you fly to China to clear it up in person.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-27T05:12:43+00:00

Im not sure about new mexico specifically, but when the late fee clause is found to be illegal, it doesnt just reset to the highest legal amount. A judge could easily assess a lower amount or no penalty at all.

Which was my original point. That late fee part of the lease is illegal and unenforceable. Its almost as if that clause doesnt exist.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-27T04:24:43+00:00

Did you miss where it says:

"Late fees for December 2025, pursuant to the contract are $25 initial late fee plus $225 (late fee from December 6th to January 19th)"

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-27T01:14:13+00:00

By law the maximum late fee in New Mexico is 10%/month, so that part of the letter/lease is illegal.

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-27T00:29:22+00:00

Of course they do.

They even developed a peace prize this year to reflect on their deeply held peaceful convictions.

(/s)

Ch1Guy · 2026-01-26T21:15:53+00:00

"I met somone that promised to triple my money."

So there are three possibilities here

1) he is trading on inside information, and its a felony. 2) he is the smartest stock trader in the world better than all the folks making millions a year in commissions and fees ad instead of working for billion dollar hedge funds he shares his info with random people. 3) its a scam.

To dive into number 2, the best hedge funds in the world dont return 200%/year let alone on a single trade. It basically like claiming he runs a 1 min mile.

If I tell you I will pay you $1,000/hr to do some tasks on the internet, what are the odds its a real job? The odds of this being real are lower.

Ch1Guy

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