OK, guilty as charged. Maybe I can find the restaurant from Back to the Future, where Marty orders a Pepsi and runs into old Biff.
-----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Robert Andrews Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2019 1:11 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT travelog Cause you are eating at McDonalds... On 10/26/2019 11:04 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > I just got back from running some errands – stop at PO Box, stop at > office, buy gas, and then grabbed lunch at McDonalds. I am used to > being some kind of freak for coming inside instead of going through > the drive-thru (I abuse my SUV but not by eating in it). > > But this time all the registers had signs taped to them saying to > order at the kiosk. Then some guy comes over to operate it for me, I > guess because I looked too old to understand touchscreen technology? > But then I wanted to pay with cash not a card (I don’t like putting > incidental purchases on a card). So they had to call a teenager up > from the back to take my old timey money at a register. > > They are trying real hard to make me feel old. > > The registers also had a sign promoting delivery via DoorDash. > Probably a self-driving car with a delivery robot? Why is all this > modern stuff not making me feel like George Jetson? More like Blade > Runner or Minority Report. > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Craig House > *Sent:* Saturday, October 26, 2019 10:51 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT travelog > > I would agree. Especially since I am a control freak anyway. Being in > a self driving car let alone being in the drivers seat is too > stressful for me. My family had a discussion about DUI and self > driving cars last weekend. What is the consequences of being under > the influence and getting behind the wheel of a self driving car? If > the car is doing the driving and the person in the drivers seat is > impaired but not driving, can a person be held responsible for DUI? > They are not technically driving. And considering this is just the > beginning of the trend toward self driving cars, at what point do > states start putting laws on the books regarding this? I'm sure the > states are already scrambling to figure out how to replace lost > revenue from fines. I'm certainly not promoting that someone should > do this but we all know it is going to be a court case that will be sent all > the way to the top at some point. > > Craig > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com <mailto:af...@kwisp.com>> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com > <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> > *Sent: *Saturday, October 26, 2019 10:25:08 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT travelog > > Researchers taught lab rats to drive tiny cars to get Froot Loops. > Analysis of their poop showed driving reduced stress. Implications > for self driving cars? > > "We concluded that the rats that actually learned to drive had a > greater sense of control over their environment that was accompanied > by increased DHEA — something like a rodent version of what we refer > to as self-efficacy or agency in humans," Lambert said in a statement. > > tl;dr – driving is fun > > https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/watch-these-lab-rats-drive-tiny-c > ars-get-froot-loops-ncna1072031 > > *From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> > *On Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Friday, October 25, 2019 8:17 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com > <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT travelog > > No cup holders. Evidently they are pro drinking, but not pro drinking > in the car. > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 5:54 PM Daniel White <dwh...@atheral.com > <mailto:dwh...@atheral.com>> wrote: > > German cars in general are very different but once you get used to > their design quirks you miss them in American made/Japanese made cars. > > photograph > > > > *Daniel White > *Co-Founder & Managing Director of Operations > > *phone:* +1 (702) 470-2766 > *direct:* +1 (702) 470-2770 > > Ryan Hill wrote on 10/25/19 06:56: > > Cars are getting more like Apple vs Mac, iOS vs Android > > We’re making the jump from GMC to Audi this weekend, and the > learning curve is looking steep. > > > / Ryan Hill / > > Operations Manager > > *Amplex I**nternet* > > (419)837-5015 Ext 1047 > > www.amplex.net <http://www.amplex.net> > > On Oct 25, 2019, at 8:51 AM, <ch...@wbmfg.com > <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> <ch...@wbmfg.com > <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote: > > Rented a Mercedes at Nice to go visit some caves a couple > hours West. I am totally handicapped now with my Leaf’s > adaptive cruise control and lane keeping. Just about > rear-ended some cars after setting the cruise control. Also > am apt to take my hands off the wheel. > > I am surprised such a new Mercedes does not have adaptive > cruise control. At least if it does I cannot figure out how > to use it. The sat-nav operation was totally unintuitive. > Had a weird touch pad thing in the center console. Very > difficult to program in a destination address. > > Never drove a Mercedes before. 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