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ljdsoifjwe Are you a real estate agent? Does social media scare you? Realtors are some of the best marketers in an offline person-to-person environment. You're incredibly brilliant at getting to know your clients...
johnsno great contribution there...not!
valentinesdayquotes I guess as people who lived thru the Great Depression are dying off we are forgetting those lessons learned. The run on banks produced a generation of people who always keep a little cash stashed...
PeterJ I do think it's an important outreach effort by itself, though, given that so much in resources is identifying need and targeting it in a timely wand efficient way. Especially when we think about...
PeterJ I also see that as a significant hurdle. Access really must include the tool(s) to utilize ... and we are a long way from that, especially in elderly populations ...
PeterJ Yes, Terry, I've read about that being the case. Where I live there are grocers that still trash unused food due to restrictions on distribution and liability issues. It's unfortunate but happens...
CitySolver Lets hope we dont have people blaming the weather for accidents. Driverless cars scare me a bit, but along designated routes where people are aware of them I suppose we should be ok
CitySolver Yes Wheelmap sounds great. I will take a look.
Resurgent phoenix Data provided by services like Wheelmap are great. They can help people with different requirements not just get around their neighborhoods but plan vacations and trips around the world!
Resurgent phoenix I am looking forward to the solar powered driverless car! It will solve so many problems. Perhaps a new list of unexpected problems will arise because of the car being driverless.
Resurgent phoenix I was surprised by the anti harassment drawing from the Middle East, I expected the image to be dressed differently. I hope the programs work to stop the harassment of women.
CitySolver Couldn't agree more. If charities want to mine peoples data to help them find new people to aid then thats great, but I do feel it is a little premature when there is so much basic work to be done...
kq4ym While folks in "undeveloped" countries generally have access to at least a simple phone, the very poor here often aren't so well equipped with technology. Once universal useage is moved to reality...
CitySolver Yes these initiatives are to be welcomed but they need to be coordinated to work well and to get over health and safety issues you alluded to. Then the data gets to the people who need to access...
kq4ym As a guy in South Florida found out, it's not always safe to feed the homeless, since many municipalites regulate that service not only for health reasons, but to keep neighbors happy to not "enable"...
Terry Sweeney Health departments (at least in the US) get very twitchy about homemade food donations made to homeless shelters or places where the needy are served. It woud be great if Casserole Club could work...
CitySolver Casserole club sounds great, genuinely, however, would someone who is starving have access to these networks?
CitySolver Casserole club sounds great, genuinely, however, would someone who is starving have access to these networks?
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ljdsoifjwe Are you a real estate agent? Does social media scare you? Realtors are some of the best marketers in an offline person-to-person environment. You're incredibly brilliant at getting to know your clients...
johnsno great contribution there...not!
valentinesdayquotes I guess as people who lived thru the Great Depression are dying off we are forgetting those lessons learned. The run on banks produced a generation of people who always keep a little cash stashed...
PeterJ I do think it's an important outreach effort by itself, though, given that so much in resources is identifying need and targeting it in a timely wand efficient way. Especially when we think about...
PeterJ I also see that as a significant hurdle. Access really must include the tool(s) to utilize ... and we are a long way from that, especially in elderly populations ...
PeterJ Yes, Terry, I've read about that being the case. Where I live there are grocers that still trash unused food due to restrictions on distribution and liability issues. It's unfortunate but happens...
CitySolver Lets hope we dont have people blaming the weather for accidents. Driverless cars scare me a bit, but along designated routes where people are aware of them I suppose we should be ok
CitySolver Yes Wheelmap sounds great. I will take a look.
Resurgent phoenix Data provided by services like Wheelmap are great. They can help people with different requirements not just get around their neighborhoods but plan vacations and trips around the world!
Resurgent phoenix I am looking forward to the solar powered driverless car! It will solve so many problems. Perhaps a new list of unexpected problems will arise because of the car being driverless.
Resurgent phoenix I was surprised by the anti harassment drawing from the Middle East, I expected the image to be dressed differently. I hope the programs work to stop the harassment of women.
CitySolver Couldn't agree more. If charities want to mine peoples data to help them find new people to aid then thats great, but I do feel it is a little premature when there is so much basic work to be done...
kq4ym While folks in "undeveloped" countries generally have access to at least a simple phone, the very poor here often aren't so well equipped with technology. Once universal useage is moved to reality...
CitySolver Yes these initiatives are to be welcomed but they need to be coordinated to work well and to get over health and safety issues you alluded to. Then the data gets to the people who need to access...
kq4ym As a guy in South Florida found out, it's not always safe to feed the homeless, since many municipalites regulate that service not only for health reasons, but to keep neighbors happy to not "enable"...
Terry Sweeney Health departments (at least in the US) get very twitchy about homemade food donations made to homeless shelters or places where the needy are served. It woud be great if Casserole Club could work...
CitySolver Casserole club sounds great, genuinely, however, would someone who is starving have access to these networks?
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