Japan takes another step in replacing humans with robots

On kurzweilai, there is an article that talks about Japan creating a robot that will replace humans in repetitive manual labor. Their reasoning for these robots is

It is Japan's urgent task for the early 21st Century to develop robots that could carry out simple, repetitive works ... in a bid to complement the workforce in a country that is rapidly ageing with fewer and fewer children.

While that may be a reason, I feel that the robots will eventually be abused as companies will eventually be replace human workers with the robots. The only positions that the robot won't take over would be the ones that require higher knowledge.. and even then with time they might take those over as well.

As I read some of the posts made regarding the article, one of the posts made an interesting point where humans could buy the robots to send them to work while they stay at home and pursue different things. While this may be a interesting idea, it is still abuse of the robots and I feel would lead us down a path we see so often in movies and such.

The problem with putting it all on the line...

What Seth says is very true. While putting it on the line might not always reap reward, never even trying will never change anything. If you want to get ahead, you have to take that risk.

i need you to see things my way

Seth Godin makes a good point.

Focus on those that want to celebrate the work you do instead.

If we obsess with making everyone accept your work then you will get stuck. Times are always changing, so we have to keep ahead and make your mark. For those that don't get your work, they will in time or they lose out.

future senses

In this article, it talks about how companies are working hard to provide artificial aids and prosthetics for people that need them, but what about the new or enhanced senses? Some people are working on that too.

I understand the need to provide artificial aids as then it'll make those people that need them feel a bit more.. normal would be the word I guess. While enhanced senses would be a really cool thing to have, I feel it's not a necessity. The article mentions human evolution, that means we will evolve ourselves by means of nature, not necessarily technology. I can see the benefits of these enhanced aids but would it be too much for us to handle?

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better than nothing

In Seth's post, he tells us to worry about ourselves before worrying about the competition. I feel that that's the way we should look at it. We are always so into thinking about who we are up against, we forget to think about ourselves.

AIGA - Designer of 2015 trends

This article talks about certain challenges that designers are facing now, or will be in the near future. It tells us that while we may specialize in one area, we should some knowledge or more than that. A few trends that I found interesting were "expand scope" and "targeted messages". It is to my understanding to ever design question there is usually multiple successful solutions but during the process from point A to B, other questions may arise. I feel that that "expand scope" is telling us to anticipate those other questions, as they might not arise but it's always good to be prepared. "Targeted messages" is of interest to me as well as it's telling us to narrow down our audience as opposed to broadening it. It struck me as odd when first read but as I finished, I understand why they do this and realize that it's already happening and it is an more effective solution for specific messages.

purify the air

"Some indoor environments turn out to be 5 to 10 times more polluted with all kinds of toxic chemical compounds than the heavy traffic outdoors."

I was stunned when I read this line. I did not realize that just because we are away from the pollution of cars and others, that we are in the presence of even more pollutions indoors. I can understand how it is happening but it still amazes me to hear this. 


Next on my to-do list: Buy a plant for my desk.

Why jazz is more interesting than bowling

In the short post by Seth Godin, he writes that between bowling and jazz, jazz is more interesting yet when it comes down to it, most of us choose to bowl.

It's a sad but true fact. We go through life experiencing many things, not all being perfect, yet instead of trying to perfect it, we would usually choose to just get it done one way and move on to the next thing,

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