Oh man it’s cold

I think I need one

https://youtu.be/HQtIlxe_ZkY

from http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/05/roboho-tiny-robot-smartphone-only-in-japan/

I have observed two problems that I can only point to a culture of mindless cooperate bullies.

Let’s start with the evidence.

• While wait to board, and mother approached the counter asking when does the  family boarding happen. This mother was holding a <6 month old. The agent sternly said there isn’t one.. When the mother said there was one on my previous leg, the agent replied, “Sorry, it policy that we don’t have a family board”. The mother and child waited out till their section was called. 
• United beat down. A flight was overbooked. And agent randomly selected ~4 people to get off the plane. When one person refused, the police attempted to forcably remove this person.

From these events, I can only conclude that there is a culture of employees hiding behind “rules” that is not empowered. I generally appreciate these tatics in business negetions, engineering reviews, or even commercial pricing. It is tough to be partnered with a customer service based company when the customer is treat with no grey scale. Black and White. The company is always right and you are always wrong.

Update Feb 3, 2025

Crack. Small branches snap and break as the group moves into position. Three with me will rush the carriage from the side and rear, forcing it to speed forward into my trap of ten thieves. No one knows the outlands like I do. They don’t know the bend in the road will require them to slow down, giving the ambush team an opening to attack. This is the last of the coin I need to build an army. I will take the castle and make this land mine. My days of pickpocketing and stealing have led me to this moment.

I hear a voice say, “I hear the carriages approach.” Sonny always had sharp ears. “Squad, ready up!” We rush after the last car. The first one passes. The world starts to blur around me. I awaken on a strange ship.

“Where am I? Who has brought me here? They will regret this. Eowyn is my name, and I will conquer this world.”

I will steal and build an army of my own that I can trust. The first step, get off this ship alive. The second step, hire an army loyal to me.

Finally, free of these people from the ship. Met a walking skeleton to hire my army. This land is strange. I know strange. I know what is next.