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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostI haven't heard a good "computers put men out of work" argument since the 1980s. It wasn't true then either.Comment
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In case it may interest any remaining fence sitters, or (extremely unlikely I know) Remain voters, a distinguished industrial engineer Prof Stephen Bush has written an excellent book explaining just why our membership of the EU has been unfavourable for us in the past three decades and has a detailed blueprint for economic revival should we leave.
Britain's Referendum Decision and its Effects Paperback; Stephen Bush; 2016-05-09
It costs £7 on Amazon (the link above), and will probably also interest confirmed Brexiters. Well worth ordering IMHO, and my copy is on its way.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostI haven't heard a good "computers put men out of work" argument since the 1980s. It wasn't true then either.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostMy software used to remove 1 person from each oil platform it was deployed on. If that's not an argument, nothing is..Comment
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Originally posted by bobspud View PostTell that to the print setters....
If there were any truth to this we'd have 99% unemployment by now.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostAnd some of these people changed speciality or started a new company. I highly doubt they were out of work for long.
The fact different jobs appear as others disappear is additional information outside the scope of the original questionmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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3D printing will be a complete game changer to the world when it reaches maturity.
20 years from now you will leave a machine in a field with a truck load of materials and it will build a house for you.
Robotics, AI and processing power are just about to converge where it really will be mass unemployment.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View Post3D printing will be a complete game changer to the world when it reaches maturity.
20 years from now you will leave a machine in a field with a truck load of materials and it will build a house for you.
Robotics, AI and processing power are just about to converge where it really will be mass unemployment.Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View Post3D printing will be a complete game changer to the world when it reaches maturity.
20 years from now you will leave a machine in a field with a truck load of materials and it will build a house for you.
Robotics, AI and processing power are just about to converge where it really will be mass unemployment.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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