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To: Kirk © who wrote (1782)	8/7/2014 7:58:54 PM
From: Jerome	Respond to of 26821

Hi Kirk......the companies that pay for the outsourced products.....WalMart...GM....Apple.....Target....and all the others will state that they have strict rules about how workers should be treated...... And somehow this absolves them of all responsibility for the consequences. WalMart started this whole darn mess and I feel its up to them to reverse this disastrous trend. When people talk about "less government intervention and fewer government regulations".....I think they should be given a copy of Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" which was responsible for many occupational safety laws. Or perhaps they might watch the movie..."Blood Diamonds" Thanks for posting that article.

To: Kirk © who wrote (1782)	8/8/2014 7:25:51 PM
From: Jerome	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26821

Solutions in search of a problem....... usatoday.com Having your fridge order more milk when supplies get low, your house cool before you get home and your light bulbs tell you just before they need replacing might be nice, but security experts say these connections, called the Internet of Things, carry with them the potential for catastrophe. Now exactly who would your fridge be talking to, for order milk (or beer). If a home owner is too lazy to check his milk or beer supply....doing without is an option. Talking light bulbs???? give me a break.... The author that suggested this probably has not heard of LED bulbs that can last 50,000 hours. Cooling your house prior to getting home.....Sorry but the programable thermostat has already been invented. The day is fast approaching when your thermostat, washer, even the light bulbs in your lamps will contain embedded computers so they can talk to you and you to them. I'm really not interested in having a conversation with my washing machine. I just would not know what to say. My life is not yet that desperate. Years back when computers were still a novelty...folks would say, "what can I do with a computer???" and the stock reply was "you can use it to balance your check book".. And I would say..."do I really need a $2000 dollar computer to balance my checkbook where I only write about four checks a month?" The internet of things has been over-hyped....too many solutions looking for a non existent problem. These are probably the same folks trying to get a patent on turning ice into water.