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37. lol - i hear you, but hospiitals are bringing in Drs. from India

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 01:18 AM

Mar 2014

and elsewhere. yep, they are cheaper. In many areas it is getting difficult to find a 100% US trained, US born doctor.

It is very hard to program computers to solve open-ended problems as well as humans. Intuition/creative thinking just isn't easy to program into a machine.

I am interested in automated vehicles and think that has a good possibility of becoming a reality in next 20 years.

Trackless, wire guided (or sight guided) vehicles seem completely feasible. Then you can say fuck you to traffic jams, just kick back and listen to radio, do some work, drink coffee, stare out window, etc.

Used to love taking train to work...

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We spend more on our military than the rest of the World combined. another_liberal Mar 2014 #12

f*** that OPEN H-1B bullshit Skittles Mar 2014 #2

H1Bs are not subject to US labor regulations, they are indentured servants... pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #16

yes, I have to deal with the India "talent" Skittles Mar 2014 #17

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Thank you! another_liberal Mar 2014 #14

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They BOTH need to STFU about education. Fearless Mar 2014 #11

Robotics may even replace alot of doctors ...or at leasst ErikJ Mar 2014 #13

Not that many poor people will ever get in the door. another_liberal Mar 2014 #15

deleted duplicate pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #18

science fiction at best - however, currently your xrays and eventually your blood work, etc... pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #19

They've been sending X-rays, MRI's and CT scans to India for over a decade now OhioChick Mar 2014 #21

FYI Medicare/Medicaid will only reimburse reads that are done on U.S. soil jsr Mar 2014 #32

Not exactly true... ChromeFoundry Mar 2014 #39

Robot doctors VERY near future. ErikJ Mar 2014 #25

I understand, but I'm telling you, it is not in near future... pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #26

Theyve been in use for years ErikJ Mar 2014 #31

Yes, am aware of this, but machine is still human controlled, and will be for many, many years pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #35

I predict a few years. ErikJ Mar 2014 #36

lol - i hear you, but hospiitals are bringing in Drs. from India pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #37

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The thing is... Dem4ever27 Mar 2014 #24

One group struggles to come here and work because they really want to contribute and work pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #27

So Indian and other Asian workers don't want to contribute and work? Dem4ever27 Mar 2014 #29

Of course it is true, and of course they do, however... pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #33

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