[skeezyjefferson]

im not sure about anyone else, but I can tell when a human has pick/packed my order, and the product is always better for it.

[echoangle]

> im not sure about anyone else, but I can tell when a human has pick/packed my order, and the product is always better for it.

How would you verify that your belief is correct?

[aeblyve]

I don't really agree... I try to avoid handmade or artisanal things as they are inconsistent in quality and wildly expensive.

Including in software.

[swiftcoder]

> handmade or artisanal things as they are inconsistent in quality and wildly expensive. Including in software.

Given that, as far as I can tell, most handmade artisanal software is given away for free (or nearly so), what are you basing that on?

[aeblyve]

The expense is in its deficiencies, which include (in my perception) plentiful long-tail bugs and issues, lack of flexibility, and in some cases lack of maintenance, as a single author can leave their work for whatever personal reason.

[jolt42]

What is an example of artisanal software? ALL software can be copied.

[aeblyve]

I use "artisanal software" to refer to software written by small groups of individuals as opposed to larger organized groups.

[kulahan]

I don't think it's particularly surprising that humans are better at things than robots, sometimes even purpose-built robots. The question is if robots are good enough that the difference doesn't really matter.

It's throwing shit in a box. Who cares how neat it is? As long as things arrive sealed and intact, it's fine.

[alexpotato]

There was a great quote about robots in agriculture:

"When it comes to olive picking, the best a robot can do is get 60% of the olives.

Humans can do about ~80%.

Robots are so much cheaper than humans that it makes sense to use the robot even with the 60/80 performance split."