{"id":2079,"date":"2015-04-28T16:07:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T00:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2016-07-11T13:42:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T21:42:47","slug":"barbots-here-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/barbots-here-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"BarBots: Here To Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"TweetButton_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  data-url=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/barbots-here-to-help\/\" data-text=\"BarBots: Here To Help\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Yes, the barbots are coming. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/these-robots-serve-up-cocktails-but-can-they-tell-if-youve-drunk-too-much-1429575236\" target=\"_blank\">Some are here already<\/a>. \u00a0But don&#8217;t worry &#8211; they&#8217;re here to help! \u00a0Over at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wall Street Journal, <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/topics.wsj.com\/person\/A\/timothy-aeppel\/1238\" target=\"_blank\">Timothy Aeppel<\/a>\u00a0pens&#8230;err&#8230;keys&#8230;I mean&#8230;writes somehow:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/economics\/2015\/04\/21\/robots-can-mix-you-a-drink-but-will-they-listen-to-your-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\">Robots Can Mix You A Drink. \u00a0But Will They Listen To Your Problems?<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2080\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/barbots-here-to-help\/makr-shakr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2080\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2080\" class=\"wp-image-2080 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Makr-Shakr.jpg\" alt=\"Makr Shakr\" width=\"553\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Makr-Shakr.jpg 553w, https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Makr-Shakr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Makr-Shakr-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Makr Shakr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Opening sentence: \u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Robots aren&#8217;t about to elbow bartenders out of a job.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Are you kidding me? \u00a0That thing is <em>nothing but<\/em> one giant elbow! \u00a0How could it <em>not<\/em> elbow anyone out of anything? \u00a0That&#8217;s like saying a hammer isn&#8217;t about to pound anything. \u00a0Of course, Mr. Aeppel factually and logically explains that more\u00a0than anything else, robotic bartenders are simply tools to boost the productivity of \u00a0human bartenders. \u00a0But as anyone who had read this blog knows, when <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p4bZJI-du\" target=\"_blank\">discussing robots and the coming robot revolution<\/a> there is <a href=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/?p=886\" target=\"_blank\">no room for facts or logic<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>So, of course the barbots will win us over with their aloof demeanors and cute names like Makr Shakr and Bartendro. \u00a0Of course they will be subservient, what with their needing human supervision to function properly. \u00a0Then, \u00a0when you least expect it&#8230;WHAM! \u00a0Elbow to the throat. \u00a0And then you can add that to the list of problems they won&#8217;t listen to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet Yes, the barbots are coming. \u00a0Some are here already. \u00a0But don&#8217;t worry &#8211; they&#8217;re here to help! \u00a0Over at the Wall Street Journal, Timothy Aeppel\u00a0pens&#8230;err&#8230;keys&#8230;I mean&#8230;writes somehow: Robots Can Mix You A Drink. \u00a0But Will They Listen To Your Problems? 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