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What one piece of technology would most improve your working life?
Chances are it wouldn't be a glove. But car workers in Germany are now using smart gloves that not only save time but prevent accidents as well.
It is an example of how tech-enhanced humans are fighting back against the seemingly unstoppable rise of the robots.
At BMW's spare parts plant in Dingolfing, for example, which employs around 17,500 people, hand-held barcode readers have been replaced by gloves that scan objects when you put your thumb and forefinger together. The data is sent wirelessly to a central computer.
The hi-tech gloves allow workers to keep hold of items with both hands while scanning more quickly. While this may only save a few seconds each time, BMW reckons it adds up to 4,000 work minutes, or 66 hours, a day.
It's not just gloves; the article gives several examples of cool technology that help workers.
(Score: 2) by tynin on Wednesday December 21 2016, @08:18PM
I like it. I'm tired of being concerned about where my phone, keys, and wallet are located. Borg me up!
(Score: 1) by butthurt on Wednesday December 21 2016, @08:25PM
I wonder where comment #444444 is.
(Score: 2) by tynin on Wednesday December 21 2016, @08:29PM
Interesting... it seems to have teleported someplace else. ;-)
How in the world did you even notice?
Assuming journal posts increment the same comment value, and that you can delete your journal entries... that could be the answer.
(Score: 2) by tynin on Wednesday December 21 2016, @08:33PM
I'm wrong, journal posts have a different counter.
(Score: 2) by martyb on Thursday December 22 2016, @10:21AM
You were right the first time; there is a single cid field in the comments table; it is NOT NULL and AUTO INCREMENTs. The comments table also contains a sid field which identifies the story, poll, or journal to which it is attached. For a little more background, see my earlier comment/reply to this story [soylentnews.org].
Hope that helps!
Wit is intellect, dancing.
(Score: 1) by butthurt on Wednesday December 21 2016, @08:48PM
I noticed when I made comment #444449.
/comments.pl?sid=17091&cid=444449#commentwrap [soylentnews.org]
Comments to journal entries share the same counter as those to stories; the journal entries themselves have a separate counter. I searched a few of the recent topics but didn't find #444444.
(Score: 3, Informative) by martyb on Thursday December 22 2016, @09:50AM
Take a look at the SoylentNews API, specifically the comment_ops [soylentnews.org]. The returned JSON structure contains, among several other items, a "sid" field (think story id -- kinda, sorta). In this case, the returned value is 17082. Plug that into the standard comment access link and you will find comment #444444 can be found at: https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=17082&cid=444444 [soylentnews.org].
Wit is intellect, dancing.