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To: Ex gun maker.; All
Not just Verizon.

AT&T is just the same. I've been trying for a month... probably 30-40 hours in total, trying to get a new cellular data modem activated. (because the old one is physically broken due to stupid design ...microswitches requiring a long, hard press while only supported by their tiny surface mount solder pads.)

It isn't just AI computers acting like Skynet... It is people creating corporate rules and physical systems without logic.

23 posted on 06/10/2026 9:55:43 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: LegendHasIt
…because the old one is physically broken due to stupid design ...microswitches requiring a long, hard press while only supported by their tiny surface mount solder pads

That sounds more like cheap membrane switches than micro switches.

43 posted on 06/11/2026 1:19:50 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: LegendHasIt

“ It isn’t just AI computers acting like Skynet... It is people creating corporate rules and physical systems without logic.”

Yup!

…and I will add, designing human discretion out of the system, not allowing breakpoints to interrupt or check the automated process.

In the effort to eliminate human error and mitigate risk, we have created the biggest error possible, a closed loop that cannot be interrupted.


53 posted on 06/11/2026 4:20:56 AM PDT by OldCountryBoy (You can't make this stuff up!)
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