XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science
From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) wrote
> Robert Bannister wrote
>> Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) wrote
>>> Doc O'Leary wrote
>>>> sna wrote
>>>>> J. Clarke wrote
>>>>>> When the train can take me from my garage to my office and stop off
>>>>>> for groceries on the way home, all on my schedule, without my having
>>>>>> to walk several blocks in the snow at each end or make several
>>>>>> transfers, get back to me.
>>>>> Yeah, that one is never going to happen, even with the pod system.
>>>> Only a fool would imagine that's a good idea in the first place. Part
>>>> of the beauty of a "pod" system is that it can not only abstract a
>>>> transporter, but a replicator as well. You need groceries? You push a
>>>> few buttons and it all gets sent *to* you! Hell, we already have
>>>> approximations of this with companies like Amazon.
>>> Not even vaguely close. I do my shopping in person because there is
>>> no way I'm trusting some guy I don't know to check every piece of
>>> produce and make sure it's in good shape, and even if I did, do I trust
>>> the shipping company or delivery people? No. The remote location
>>> ordering approach is great for things like books, or gadgets, but not
>>> for fresh food.
>> Same with clothes. I have bought clothing on line, but I much prefer to
>> be able to feel the material and to try the garment on.
> Indeed. Exacerbated by the fact that a lot of clothing companies have
> non-standardized their sizes over the years, so an XXL in one is an XL in
> another, and a 36 waist in one is a 38 waist in another. (yes, one of
> them's effectively lying)
None of that matters when the system makes it for you personally.
Or when it sends you size it determines that you need and the one
on either side of that, and you return the two you don't want or
all 3 if you decide you don't like it when it shows up.
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