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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 21:45:13 JST Aral Balkan

   I had to check this was real even though that little voice in my head was whispering “it’s real… this is 2025, of course this is real.”

   (It’s real. Launched last year.)

   Source: https://www.timesnownews.com/auto/ai-robot-deployed-to-prevent-potholes-in-uk-here-is-how-it-works-article-108484312 https://mastodon.me.uk/@pikesley/112110275539474776

   • Dammitjanet (dammitjanet@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 22:10:02 JST Dammitjanet

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     • ☃️ John 🎄 🎬 🎥

     @aral @UKFilmNerd this putting you out a job?

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 22:10:02 JST Aral Balkan

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     • ☃️ John 🎄 🎬 🎥
     • Dammitjanet

     @dammitjanet @UKFilmNerd Nah, my self-imposed job is to create an alternative to some of this bullshit. Sadly it appears I’ll be gainlessly employed for a while yet.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 22:13:30 JST Aral Balkan

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     • myrmepropagandist

     @futurebird But where’s the startup in that? Where’s the billion-dollar exit? How much water can those two lads drink even if they tried their best? AI can guzzle liters without batting an eyelid. Sorry, I just don’t see how your suggestion is feasible in the current climate.

   • myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 22:13:31 JST myrmepropagandist

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     @aral

     I am the coach of my school's robotics team. Robotics is very hard. Non-trivial. It's an exciting field and can fill me with hope at times.

     But, is it really so bad to have two lads on a truck of asphalt with shovels?

   • Kim (kim@fedi.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 22:31:29 JST Kim

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     @aral@mastodon.ar.al They've got one of those zero-information websites that lets you know that it's all about investment rather than technology. https://www.robotiz3d.com/