Target jobs: The amazing world of diversion

The entire nation has been filled with vitriolic hate.. should transgender men be permitted to use the lady’s room at Target. It has reached epic proportions.. store debates… politicians parade.. and not hundreds of thousands boycotting the store altogether.

Meanwhile, during the ultimate of diversions that has little consequence over the nation’s future, Target is doing something else which should potentially cause more consternation and debate than anything else..

Men may be using the lady’s room..but employees may soon be out of jobs altogether. The major impact of economic reality hitting Target like a target.

FORTUNE reported just 48 hours ago that the store is doing something to change its future and bottom. And it has nothing to do with culture wars.. 

Clerks told Fortune that Target is trying to assess how accurate the robot is at scanning shelves during this week-long trial run. One clerk reportedly said that the robot “seemed slow.”

Human nature being what it is is, I’m very worried about this lil’ robot as it traverses Target’s aisles. It looks like a moving target for mischief. One Racked editor wondered how long it would be before someone’s kid breaks it.

Another Racked editor said, “I want to put a hula skirt on that so bad it hurts.”

For as advanced as robotics seems, it is all in the infancy of evolution right now.. 

And while minimum wage workers across the United States band together in a non organized way to demand $15 per hour, there is something lurking beneath the rotten core of economic politics: The chances that so many of them wanting higher wages may soon have none. Replaced by tech.. done in by bots. And handy bots at that. Never getting an order wrong.. never stocking more on shelves than should be. People … are you buying? ? 

MORE FROM FORTUNE:

The retail giant is conducting a one-week trial at one of its department stores in downtown San Francisco, according to a source familiar with the matter and confirmed by three store clerks.

Simbe Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup, built the robot called Tally that it says can roll autonomously around the store while scanning products to determine if they have been misplaced, mispriced, or are low in stock.

Just a test right now. But a test and threat–a threat of the inferior man. The threat of losing income.. While we argue about where a human should urinate, the carpet is being swept away.. slowly at first.. Quickly after.

And in a glance the future will change. 
A future that is now.

Tennessee high school teacher suspended for showing 'Human Centipede 2'

Tennessee high school teacher suspended for showing 'Human Centipede 2':

FROM THE REPORT:

A Tennessee high school teacher was suspended Thursday after students reported to school officials last week that they were shown an “inappropriate film” in class.

Jackson-Madison Consolidated School District Superintendent Verna Ruffin told The Jackson Sun Wednesday that the film shown in class was “Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence).”

“Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)” is the sequel to the horror picture “Human Centipede.” In this film, a man gets obsessed with the “Human Centipede” movie and tries to create his own centipede.

While some people may choose to not see the film, chances are several of the kids in the high school class already did see it.. those who didn’t will find it themselves now after the uproar..

A press release: “

This investigation is ongoing. At the time the incident was reported, the teacher was immediately suspended and remains suspended pending the outcome of the investigation” …

While it may not have done much with coursework, can we get a reality check? We are still talking about a legally produced and released horror movie, right? We aren’t talking about children being given illegal drugs.. or too much sugar. 

No.. we are talking about the HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2..

REPORTS: Italy Uncovers Plot to Attack Vatican, Israeli Embassy

REPORTS: Italy Uncovers Plot to Attack Vatican, Israeli Embassy:

One of four suspects arrested received orders from ISIS-controlled territory, investigators say. ..

Italian authorities arrested four people suspected of extremism on Thursday and issued arrest warrants for two more operating in Syria, according to the Milan prosecutor.

Authorities said one of the suspects is a Moroccan-born national living in Italy who had received orders from the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) to conduct an attack in Rome during the Holy Year, a period announced by Pope Francis that lasts from December 2015 to November 2016….

Pop goes the weasel as Hadron Collider shuts down. For real.

Pop goes the weasel as Hadron Collider shuts down. For real.:

NO REALLY!

All of this talk of CERN eating up the universe, and suddenly a real life weasel actually caused havoc!!

A weasel shut down the world’s most powerful particle smasher when it wandered onto a 66,000-volt transformer and caused a short circuit, Europe’s physics lab CERN said Saturday.

The repairs are set to take a few days.

And then the end times will begin anew again.

Pentagon Details Chain of Errors in Strike on Afghan Hospital

Pentagon Details Chain of Errors in Strike on Afghan Hospital:

This happened this week…

MORE..

Dispatched to eliminate a compound swarming with Taliban fighters, the AC-130 gunship circled above the Afghan city, its crew struggling to figure out where exactly to direct the aircraft’s frightening array of weaponry. Missile fire had forced it off course, and now the gunship’s targeting systems were pointing it to an empty field, not an enemy base.

About 1,000 feet to the southwest, however, the crew spotted a collection of buildings that roughly matched the description of the Taliban compound provided by American and Afghan forces on the ground. Nine men could be spotted walking between the buildings.

County breakdown

Malls come and malls go.
My mall may soon be gone.
The Schuylkill Mall in debt for $27 mil.
Any buyers?