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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I am a futurist.
Oh?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Not me. As a futurist, I welcome the robots.
Robots on bikes?

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The liability paradigm has yet TBD. But once it is, and it can be shown that robots are safer, the insurance companies will follow.
They're gonna put you out of work.

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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
The insurance companies need to be robotized first. If that was already the case, @DougRNS would have had a functioning back two plus years ago.
And frankly, the bookkeepers should be robotized as well. It would be pretty easy to program.
Quickbooks is getting there.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Together with rjones28 and his unknown associates.
Maybe it's already happened.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Ditto
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Originally Posted by datlas
Speaking of which, I really love a good bialy, but they are even scarcer than an authentic bagel.
Wegman's bakery has them. I don't know if they're good, but I've seen them there.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
NBD.

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Originally Posted by big john
I thought you were a Luddite.
Incorrect.
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Technology related with bicycle content.

https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/how-...m_medium=email
Was this cutting edge tech when you were a ute?
Originally Posted by rjones28
Quickbooks is getting there.
The Quickbooks I use doesn't seem very high tech.

I've read that AI is coming for accountants, though. Prepare accordingly.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The Quickbooks I use doesn't seem very high tech.
Did your version come on a CD?

I've read that AI is coming for accountants, though. Prepare accordingly.
I'm not an accountant.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Robots on bikes?

The Empire must have dropped its tax rate.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Did your version come on a CD?



I'm not an accountant.
5 1/4 floppy. Prolly.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Annular Wonderbread?
Not quite, but give them another few generations.

Nor are the putatively authentic bagels sold in New York and it’s satellites quite the thing I grew up eating occasionally. Those were tougher and chewier and their closest surviving relative is seen in Montreal.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Did your version come on a CD?
The last version or two did not. Earlier versions did. They're still on the shelf, in case we need them.
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Miami and San Diego State are in the Final Four. SMH
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
The Empire must have dropped its tax rate.
The Empire is apparently in to tiny Japanese vans - or at least the 501st is:

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Not me. As a futurist, I welcome the robots.
Embrace your future. Robot man.

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Originally Posted by rjones28
They're gonna put you out of work.

Even though he looks like RoboCop, that pic reminds me of one of the best commercials of all time:


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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
Kudos. My collection is missing one with cantis.
Marshmallow seat?
That saddle cover is pretty impressive. I wonder if I should attempt a 20-miler on it but I know that can't be good.

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The Cannondale handlebar bag is a nice touch Did you get panniers with it as well?

Although the front low profile, rear wide profile setup is interesting on a smaller frame.
No panniers unfortunately. But I prefer just strapping dry bags to the rack over purpose-built panniers.

It also came with a bag of old tools.

My favorite part is the variety of zip ties for the rear brake cable: black, clear, and green!!!

Not bad for 100 bones
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
No panniers unfortunately. But I prefer just strapping dry bags to the rack over purpose-built panniers.
Dry bags of what?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Dry bags of what?
Clothing, important papers, kindling, sometimes a pea shooter.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The last version or two did not. Earlier versions did. They're still on the shelf, in case we need them.
Not very futuristic.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Not very futuristic.
You were the one who said QB is futuristic, not me.

I can't even figure out how to filter out stuff on reports. By the end of the quarter I need to figure out how to fix a payroll tax deposit snafu. Good luck to me.
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You did not even make the top 10. Try again next week?
We have reached the time of year where we do anything that needs doing before 11, and then hole up until 6 when the heat has passed.
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