Automation – Commonplaces

MiDAS Failure

January 27, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Another massive, expensive, and painful IT failure was reported in the IEEE Spectrum of 24-JAN-2018, this time, it was the MIDAS Unemployment system in Michigan. Not only did this system fail to deliver, its managers refused to admit that it failed. The system was to replace the legacy software used by the State of Michigan … [Read more…]

Early Automation Costs Jobs

April 13, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The following want-ad from the Sacramento Daily Union, 2 November 1857 is an early example of jobs being displaced by machines. TO MINERS.— A PORTABLE LOCO- MOTIVE ENGINE AND BOILER FOR SALE.— This machine was constructed for working shafts, is mounted on wagon wheels, and has a hoisting arrange- ment for dirt and water; can … [Read more…]