Upscale burger joint is not the same as a 5 star French restaurant...not even close.  

Yeah but no. A restaurant that aims to be high-end and provide unique dishes needs to sell those dishes at a reasonable markup to stay open. A burger does a number of things beyond smaller check totals - it also signifies that a higher-end place might not be so special after all, driving AWAY the very clientele they…

Obviously, I don’t really give a shit...but you clearly really, really do.

Sure am!  If you actually read my post it talks about regional pride, the silliness of it all, and compliments breaded wings too.  Why are you on a food site if you don’t want to talk about food? 

Time to be pedantic...

If there’s one take-away here: increases in efficiency always go into the pockets of the guys upstairs, never into wages or better prices. Adam Smith was wrong. Can we just stop kidding ourselves about this?

Whew.  We are all relieved by your insight and wisdom.  See you at the Applebees Ayn....

You might be right.  

I have no issue with the romance part of the story and found this to be a GREAT piece of apocalyptic fiction. As a stand-alone story it was amazing.

We will know computers have achieved sentience not when they kill us, but instead, when they serve us a "spitter".

You are really worked up over being told WHERE and HOW you spend your money matters to people aside from yourself. Your selfish and self-centered view of life is sad.

I bet you spent a lot of money on trucks mods.

Touriats are exactly the type of people who SHOULD be looking for something local....ugh why travel if you don't try local things?  

Yeah plates suck. Cutting boards exist for a reason.  

Mine stands in the middle of the kitchen and is worth every bit of PITA it brings with it.  10 cutting boards is like a stack of magazines.  And how do you use a cleaver on a plate?  How do you crush garlic on a plate? I’d break all mine in a week hahaha but I’m going to give it a go tonight. 

Wow dude...you REALLY care about someone telling you what they think about something ON A COMMENT SECTION MEANT EXACTLY FOR THAT. You want to be able to live your life free from comment or criticism because you cannot be bothered to think about how your actions impact others and your community.

To deny AI will not result in people losing jobs ignores virtually the entire business world’s view of it. There is a REASON they are pushing it so hard and fast - increased profits due to decreased personnel costs. People are almost always the most expensive cost of doing business. Robots are cheap. Programs are…

My giant woodblock is definitely better for cutting bread, veggies, meat... and when you can grab another cutting board for things you need to keep seperate it really isn’t an issue. I’ve got at least 10 different ones hahaha and they stack nicely up and take up less than 8 inches (side to side) in my cupboard.

Awfully passionate about...Cheesecake Factory? Your spending choices matter - they have impacts beyond your gullet. You are sending your money outside your community and into shareholders pockets instead of supporting your friends and neighbors. You are right - it is YOUR money.  It is also YOUR community you are…

Yeah it is all speculative TODAY...but what everyone sees is how disruptive AI has the potential to be. Yes, potential. Even if we avoid worst-case scenarios there is almost no one that does not believe there will be massive job losses. I’ve used it myself to right awards nomination letters, termination letters, and…