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Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:09:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron writes:
> In lugnet.general, Adrian Drake writes:
> > Here's the concept. Take a warehouse and install a sorting machine there,
> > one that can sort by weight, size, and color. Match it with a piece
> > database and fuzzy matching software. What you end up with is this: You
> > dump a bunch of pieces into the hopper. The machine then sorts each
> > individual piece out, counts it, individually bags it, and labels each bag
> > with the count and parts database ref number. All you'd do is ship your
> > container of loose lego (we would even process unopened sets for you) and
> > we'd send you a box of sorted, labelled lego bags.
> >
> > Okay then, who wants to invest? It'll be the wave of the future, I tell ya!
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> > (this is what happens when I spend all weekend sorting...)
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> Hey, I have two of those-- the primitive tow-headed model that performs basic
> sorting tasks all right but is unreliable when called on to do more complex
> categorizing. The benefit is that they are low maintenance-- just toss them a
> jelly sandwich now and then and promise them your Jar Jar heads when they're
> done!
Ahh, kids! Now that's the way to do it...cheap labor! The heck with this
mechanical idea. Maybe I can outsource the entire thing to a Guatemalan
Sweat Shop or something. Or not.
Adrian
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| (...) Hey, I have two of those-- the primitive tow-headed model that performs basic sorting tasks all right but is unreliable when called on to do more complex categorizing. The benefit is that they are low maintenance-- just toss them a jelly (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
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