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5 shuttle buses chartered by Google, Apple apparently vandalized on I-280, possibly with pellet gun
Shuttle buses carrying Apple and Google employees were apparently vandalized Tuesday while traveling to and from the South Bay, officials said. No injuries were reported.
Five buses driving in the northbound and southbound directions of Interstate 280 between Highway 84 and Highway 85 were damaged during the Tuesday morning and evening commute, said California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel. Four buses were chartered by Apple and one by Google, the officer said. The Apple campus is located off I-280 in Cupertino. Google headquarters is in Mountain View off Highway 101.
According to Montiel, several bus windows were damaged and cracked, possibly by pellet guns, BB guns or rocks.
According to an article on TechCrunch
In response, we've learned that Apple has rerouted the bus routes for employees living in San Francisco, adding 30-45 minutes of commute time each way, as the company works with authorities to see what exactly is going on.
Also at The Guardian.
(Score: 2) by insanumingenium on Thursday January 18 2018, @08:49PM (5 children)
It hasn't happened as you predict yet, and you aren't the first to predict it. But if we take your prediction as a given, what exactly do you think the reaction to the obsolete poor will be? Given their extreme numbers advantage, I don't like any of the answers I get. Everyone wins if we can find a solution that doesn't require obsoleting the poor.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 18 2018, @09:04PM (2 children)
The poor can be obsoleted without removing the people, but by removing the money. Get rid of government backed currency, give people the basics and let the free market handle everything else.
(Score: 2) by insanumingenium on Thursday January 18 2018, @09:27PM (1 child)
I don't see how you are going to remove currency if you are going to go with UBI+capitalism as you seem to be suggesting. Having a medium of exchange isn't the core issue here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 20 2018, @02:54PM
Currencies would still be around, just not government backed currencies. Set the robots to distribute food, water, housing, clothing, and let capitalism take care of their other wants. You want a new PlayStation? Go to work and get some bitcoins or something.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday January 18 2018, @10:10PM (1 child)
Make revolution obsolete with armed security droids!
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(Score: 2) by insanumingenium on Friday January 19 2018, @12:31AM
Can you imaging the fun doing pen testing on those will be?