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srufolo1
12/18/2017 11:48:56 PM
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Re: Smart Citiies
@ms.akkineni I understand that mentality completely. It's never a good idea to put complete trust in a device, such as a GPS. I know that when I program an address that I know exactly where the location is, the GPS will consistently tell me to bear right, when I know it's definitely a left. So I think it's always good to use those manual tools as well. Guess your son would think I'm weird too.
Re: Smart Citiies
@srufolo1:
I hear you, your experience doesn't surprise me at all.
Till date i never drove to any new destination without going over directions beforehand. I always make sure i go over directions first to familiarize myself and then i will follow GPS for guidance. That way at least i know where i am heading to. I can never just blindly follow GPS. My teenage son thinks i am weird. There could be many others that may think the same. But that is not my problem, i need to be comfortable in what i am doing.
dlr5288
11/30/2017 2:26:55 PM
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Re: IoT Monetization
Good points! I think that’s a solid opinion and I agree. Why does older construction seem to last longer? Maybe because they didn’t cut as many corners. Or because of different material, time spent, etc.
elizabethv
11/30/2017 5:08:08 AM
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Re: IoT Monetization
@Ariella - I have to wonder if the reason older construction seems to last long has a lot more to do with quality of materials and pride in craftmanship. Today materials are made to be thrown away after a certain period of time, to continue to line the pockets of the manufacturers, and pride of craftmanship has gone with the wind. One might say. Regulations protect us from companies cutting corners, or dumping waste water into our drinking water. Without those regulations, problems like we have in Flint, Michigan could be tenfold worse. Look at the real story of Erin Brokovich, where the use of a chemical in pipes caused drinking water to become contaminated and cause cancer. While not perfect, regulations do help to prevent things like this from happening on a continual basis.
elizabethv
11/30/2017 4:54:35 AM
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Re: IoT Monetization
@srufolo1 - You make an interesting pointing, people driving around parking lots looking for a parking space. I have to wonder, if driving - and by extension parking - were all automated, and the automated car parked too far away from the store, would the person driving the car ask to be relocated? My husband and I make a game of taking a parking space further away than a person sitting waiting for a close space, and then walking by them as they still sit waiting and we head into the store. People just can't walk the extra 10 feet it seems to park right away, and they would rather waste sometimes more than 5 minutes than to just walk. It's insane.
Ariella
11/29/2017 3:41:24 PM
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Re: IoT Monetization
<Municipalities have a lot of dumb bureaucracy as it is, and no amount of technology can ever change that.> @Joe, Indeed, if anything it gets worse over time as regulations keep increasing. I took a tour of the Brooklyn Bridge this Sunday (and walked it for the first time). The guide brought up some things that would have definitely posed a problem for today's standards. Yet the bridge stands strong over a century after it was built while construction that is much newer and more regulated than that falls apart.
vnewman
11/29/2017 1:58:21 PM
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Re: IoT Monetization
@Joe - Couple that with the fact that *most* municipalities are slow to adopt any new technologies because of all the bureaucracy, red tape, lack of funding, and regulations they must follow before implementing anything - for many places, the Smart City is a very long way off.
Michelle
11/29/2017 1:39:35 PM
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Re: IoT Monetization
Agree. Policies and political moves get in the way of much. Clearing out some of the mess could be a big help.
Michelle
11/29/2017 1:38:35 PM
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Re: IoT Integration
Isn't that plot line pulled from real headlines? Several hospitals and hospital systems have been hit with ransomware. It's good to know something like this is being written into hit shows.
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