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by llsf 8mo ago
Sure, but that piece of plastic/metal can be stolen or misplaced. Anyone can use my credit card then.
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by llsf 8mo ago
I agree and I get it. But at the same time, it is only used for payment and discounts at grocery store. Payment with a card is even less secure here in US. So, I do not think that Amazon Go was particularly unsecured since it was just fo
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by llsf 8mo ago
I do not think they store any biometric data, they just compute a key out of the image. So, those keys are useless. Very difficult to create a fake living hand with all the living blood vessels with just a key.
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by llsf 8mo ago
I guess the "biometric identification linked to a payment instrument" issue is mostly trust. Do I trust the entity that identify me using biometrics ? Do I trust it with my biometric data ? If I link a payment method, do I trust i
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by llsf 8mo ago
I agree. And being Amazon might have created some reluctance for other retailers to adopt the technology. I wish Amazon could sell the tech to someone more neutral and have it deployed more broadly.
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by llsf 8mo ago
But like OP mentioned, you need to reach for your phone, open it, open the app, show the QR code to scan it. As opposed to just wave your hand, to get your discounts, pay and get your points.
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by llsf 8mo ago
Well, that is not just a payment solution. It can be linked to other things, and primarily to your Prime account, but it could be linked to other loyalty programs too. So when you wave your hand, you get your Prime discounts, you pay and y
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by llsf 8mo ago
But you all realize that the OP did not even have to reach for his phone. He just waved his hand to get his Prime discounts, pay and get his rewards. I get that it is fairly easy to use the app on the phone (although my WF has terrible rec
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by llsf 8mo ago
I get it, but you realize that the OP just waved one hand and was done (with paying, getting his discounts and points, etc.). When we have to reach for the phone, unlock it (with biometric), tap to open the Whole Foods app, and then present
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by llsf 8mo ago
I agree in theory, but yet I have an iPhone, and Apple is managing my biometrics. I do not have Clear, or TSA preCheck, etc. but still my biometrics are in the US database. So, in practice, I am not sure if that is truly a non-starter for &
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by llsf 8mo ago
It all boils down to the tradeoff between convenience and security. I don't think it is particularly easy to replicate a living hand with all the blood vessels. And it is not particularly easy to get a NFC ring with a secure element co
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by llsf 8mo ago
In theory, but not in practice. The devil is in the details. Yes, Apple wallet and Google wallet allows to store loyalty cards. And those cards can be summoned using respectively VAS and SmartTap. But... while all payment terminals are c
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by llsf 8mo ago
The fact that you do not have to pull a card or even your phone could make the transaction faster. And it would link to my Prime account so I could get my discounts/points. All with just me showing my palm. Using your palm print (and
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by llsf 8mo ago
> The argument is that a scale that generally falls between 0-100 is inherently slightly more convenient than that that generally falls between -17 and 37. I guess it is true for us living in US, but lots of people live in places where i
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by llsf 8mo ago
Disappointed to learn that it requires Edge, BUT very grateful for the investigation and write up ! That is why this is called Hacker News.
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by llsf 9mo ago
Was in Fairbanks last weekend and it was -15F. So, having Fahrenheit staying positive for weather in US, is not really an argument. I am fine with Celsius based on water (0 freezing and 100 boiling). But I get that changing is confusing w
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by llsf 10mo ago
Not really worry about having enough land. Even if 100% automated, there might still be a residual cost to building as it needs energy (assuming than raw material is free). I do not think that because the building would be not free, it wou
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by llsf 10mo ago
> But if we fully automate how to make and sell and deliver TVs and blenders and now I can get a 200" TV for $2 and a blender for $0.05 but now I don't have a job so I can't afford even a basic apartment what do we do with
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by llsf 10mo ago
I agree, so the prices of everything would go down. People would be unemployed. Do we plan to give some money to pay for basic stuff (food, shelter) ? Even if the cost for food and shelter is $1 per month, if there is no revenue, it is st
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by llsf 10mo ago
> > Well, you still have to pay for the energy (to extract raw material and transform it into final product, and move final product into your hands). > But then you're back to having something that isn't automated. If mac
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by llsf 10mo ago
Do you think that the velocity of change is different from previously ? I am wondering if we are touching on a human biological limitation. Human are adaptable and flexible, but there is a limit to that flexibility. Some sort of biologica
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by llsf 10mo ago
> 200 years ago, 95% of the workers in my country worked in subsistence farming. Today, only 2% are farmers. Yes, it took some time to go from manual/animal labor (energy used is food) to mechanical labor (mostly oil energy). And o
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by llsf 10mo ago
Not 100% of the employees work on manufacturing, and it would crater the price of the products, so some should be able to buy ?
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by llsf 10mo ago
By property you mean land property only or any possession (capital) ?
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by llsf 10mo ago
One could argue that AI could replace or add to the health and retirement care work force... I am not saying it should happen, but I am trying to understand where we are going with the AI promises, and their impact on society. If AI is so g
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by llsf 10mo ago
Yes, that has been the rule for now. But I am wondering that if the prices drop so much, but the price to pay for that abundance would be the loss of significant part of job market, then how can we keep the economy humming ? We would need
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by llsf 10mo ago
> The first is that we automate everything. This is implausible, but let's consider what would happen. Well then necessities would be free, because there is no labor cost to produce arbitrarily many solar panels or skyscrapers or mi
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by llsf 10mo ago
What if I build and manage a dark factory ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights_out_(manufacturing) ) and it produces gizmos. Since all my competitors are also running dark factories, we compete essentially on source ma
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by llsf 10mo ago
Note that Denmark would have to keep deploying more wind capacity as the country would need more electricity over time (electrification of the transportation, heat, industry, etc.). So, even if some days wind capacity does meets 100% of the
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by llsf 10mo ago
It takes time between the plan and putting it online. It is mostly due to regulations. Relax the regulations and it would be cheaper and faster.

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