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Comment on Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery, Go convenience stores in the US in ~finance
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Comment on Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery, Go convenience stores in the US in ~finance
blivet (edited )LinkThere was an Amazon Fresh store fairly near us, and we would shop there once in a while. We found the product selection strange (like only two varieties of a brand of salad dressing, that kind of...There was an Amazon Fresh store fairly near us, and we would shop there once in a while. We found the product selection strange (like only two varieties of a brand of salad dressing, that kind of thing), and the prices weren't great. We would only shop there when they sent us a coupon in the mail offering a discount. The store also became surprisingly run down within about a year of opening. Not exactly the shiny, high-tech experience you would expect. The smart shopping carts never worked well for us, either. We gave up and always went to a cashier to check out.
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Comment on The hardest working font in Manhattan in ~design
blivet LinkI was so happy to read this article. I’ve been in love with this typeface for a long time without knowing anything about it. Another place it (or something very similar) turns up is Japanese...I was so happy to read this article. I’ve been in love with this typeface for a long time without knowing anything about it.
Another place it (or something very similar) turns up is Japanese websites when they need to render the Latin alphabet. That’s where I first became consciously aware of it. It seemed so wonderfully functional and no-nonsense.
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Comment on Predictions of AI doom are too much like Hollywood movie plots in ~tech
blivet Link ParentI think it does expose something real, though. I’ve had a couple of disagreements where I genuinely couldn’t believe that anyone addressing the topic in good faith could disagree with me. I...I think it does expose something real, though. I’ve had a couple of disagreements where I genuinely couldn’t believe that anyone addressing the topic in good faith could disagree with me. I assumed it was a misunderstanding of the issue, but when I tried to explain I was accused of being condescending. Fortunately these haven’t been terribly important disputes, but something like the “scissor statements” the story posits do seem to exist.
Whole Foods experimented with smaller stores about ten years ago. They were called 365 by Whole Foods, or something like that. They shut them all down before I ever saw one. My daughter lived near one and didn't seem to think it was anything special.