How #IoT extends the product life cycle for manufacturers. #InternetOfThings
Once products ship, the manufacturer is unlikely to see the product again, except for a few returns. They have only a general idea of how the product is used, based…
Is spying the primary goal of the Internet of Things? #IoT #InternetOfThings
Our phones track our location, what stores and restaurants we visit, ISPs may track our web wanderings, CCTV and license plate scanners monitor us in public, our expenses are tracked…
Workplace surveillance common, invasive and intense
Employers are monitoring employees activities across a broad spectrum of functions – including your health, your physical activity, even attempting to measure your mood. At least one company required employees…
How to move a self hosted #WordPress blog to WordPress.com
I migrated my coldstreams.com blog to coldstreams.wordpress.com and the old web site automatically redirects to the new URL. In theory, this process is simple – but getting it done right…
Google spies on you, recording your voice when you are not expecting it to
Android devices have an “Ok, Google” voice activation feature. This enables voice input of search and other functions on your Android device. Google also records a copy of the audio…
McDonald’s testing fully automated food order and prep systems #IOT #Automation #Robots #Labor
McDonald’s refers to the machine as a Big Mac ATM. The machine does all the work, no human intervention required between your self order, food prep and delivery. Source: This…
Social media, confirmation bias and its use in marketing #FakeNews #Propaganda #SocialMedia
(I originally posted this on May 24, 2014, about 2 1/2 years before “fake news” became a popular meme. Since then, social media has become a friction-less platform for the…
McDonald’s testing mobile app ordering for its restaurants #Iot #Automation
McDonald’s has started testing mobile order-and-pay after acknowledging the ordering process in its restaurants can be “stressful.” Source: McDonald’s tests mobile ordering before national rollout | KATU Six months ago,…
Wendy’s to install self order kiosks in 1,000 stores #Robots #IOT #Automation #Wendys
This happens when wage and benefit requirements rise as capital costs (robots/automation) fall rapidly: “Wendy’s plans to install self-ordering kiosks in 1,000 of its stores — about 16 percent of…
Software Quality Assurance amusement of the day
I seem to run into many software defects, ranging from the amusing, like this one, to serious errors. I occasionally do screen captures and post them on my personal Facebook…