{"id":4772,"date":"2017-05-29T22:21:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T22:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=4772"},"modified":"2023-07-13T01:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T01:36:45","slug":"public-notice-beware-of-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/public-notice-beware-of-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"Public notice: Beware of robots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/34588980270\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4245\/34588980270_5837b8fe2b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Public notice: Robots\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other day I noticed an inconspicuous flyer attached to a phone pole at 16th and Valencia. Upon further examination, this notice combines seemingly every stereotype about San Francisco circa 2017. Here&#8217;s the full text of the notice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOTICE OF OPERATION<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 5\/23 to 6\/5 automated delivery carts will be used at this location for the purpose of food delivery. Operation hours are 11 AM-4PM, 5 PM-12 AM Monday-Sunday.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typically, the automated delivery carts will be supervised by a chaperone and loaded in a specially marked zone adjacent to the restaurant entry at 3109 16th St, Truly Mediterranean, during operation hours only.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any concerns please contact:<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marble Robotics<br>1660 16th St.<br>San Francisco, CA 94107<br>415-654-3207<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For complaints or other related concerns, please contact 311.<br>https:\/\/www.sf311.org\/<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven&#8217;t heard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marble.io\/\">Marble<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/04\/12\/marble-and-yelp-eat24-start-robot-food-delivery-in-san-francisco\/\">partnered with Yelp&#8217;s Eat 24<\/a> food delivery service for short range food delivery. Their robots are basically small self-driving cars that drive along the sidewalks, which is why the board of supervisors is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recode.net\/2017\/5\/16\/15648324\/san-francisco-legislation-ban-autonomous-delivery-robots-sidewalks\">already itching to ban them.<\/a> (Why they have to drive on the sidewalk is beyond me.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, so to sum this all up, here&#8217;s why this notice is essentially the essence of 2017 San Francisco distilled into a single document:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Self-driving robots are seemingly everywhere, though they still require humans to watch over them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Franciscans are too lazy to walk to a restaurant to pick up their falafel, would rather order delivery online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High tech robots stealing jobs from hard-working Americans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A public notice is required for seemingly anything and everything.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The board of supervisors wants to ban it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There aren&#8217;t many practical ways this could be more peak San Francisco, but that didn&#8217;t stop me from thinking of a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The robot could be programmed to smoke pot and piss on the sidewalk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During its off hours, the robot could join political protests outside of City Hall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At Critical Mass, the robot could somehow get into a fight with a bicyclist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The robot could live in an overpriced apartment, sparking a wave of fully autonomous gentrification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are just a few ideas off the top of my head. See if you can come up with your own &#8212; unless you are a robot, in which case please don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I noticed an inconspicuous flyer attached to a phone pole at 16th and Valencia. Upon further examination, this notice combines seemingly every [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Public notice: Beware of robots - MrEricSir.com","description":"The other day I noticed an inconspicuous flyer attached to a phone pole at 16th and Valencia. 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