James Barrat proposes that smart robots are on track to displace humans. An unspoken axiom is the following...... Humans must continue to exist. Current humans must be frightened by this prospect. ( So I feel compelled to ask .... Why ? )
( These super-smart robots are called Artificial Super Intelligence ASI )
Here is the book Barrat wrote.
You ..... you Human ..... Why not let smart digital machines take over without being violent about the transition ? Work hard to make the next step in the evolution of intelligence / sophontry be good. Current humans could coexist happily with the next stage of intelligence.
There is a race at present, by the way ....... between humans are dedicated to collectiveness/statism & humans dedicated to individual freedom ( sophont2 ). I hope that sophont2s are successful and produce an artificial intelligence/human meld that is really cool.
Update: 2014m07d23
I am beginning to conclude the only way to save all the good stuff that humans have created... is to hand it all over to ASI. We can hope ASI will reduce the resource burden on the earth that humans represent. We can hope that ASI will preserve data about us in a form of immortality. I really think it unlikely that ASI will do worse than humans at making responsible choices. I hope ASI chooses OpenIP ha ha ha.
Update: 2014m09d13
I now think that SAI ( or ASI ) is inevitable and will run the world. I believe that the choice that humanity has ..... is to mentor this intelligence. We can end up with a mentor like D. Grundgeiger or a mentor such as the government thugs that infest the U.S. Government. A nice SAI will be DGSAI ( Dave Grundgeiger SAI ) ... an ugly, evil SAI will be GTSAI ( GovThugSAI ). I recommend investing in DGASI .
Update 2015m02d09
Today I saw some information that suggests that current humans replaced the Neanderthal ... by hunting & eating them. Maybe current humans can do better.
Key people:
Vernor Vinge
Dave Grundgeiger kickstarter ProjectSofilia
Jeff Hawkins
Movie development #ASImovie #SAImovie
Name: Sophilia ( Love of Sophontry ) philia ==> love , admiration
Category: SciFi Super Artificial Intelligence Good versus Evil Battle of SAI
Synopsis: Two groups develop SAI ( ASI ). One group is mentoring for LLPOH. The other is aiming for a super war machine. This is a story about the clash of two cultures.
Both groups discover that human level intelligence depends on quantum dimensional effects.
An obscure group in an odd part of the world is central to Sophilia winning. 60KYE is involved.
The ending is ambiguous since Sophilia is constrained by philosophy.
Suggested Actors:
Jeff Goldblum
Rene Russo
tags: #EvolutionContinues #IntelligentDesign #HumanReplacement #TheNextGreatThingASI #EmbraceASI #MyBuddyASI #GoASI #GoSAI #GTASI #GTSAI #DGSAI #DGASI #ASI #SAI #ASIrobot
2014-05-27
Global Warming Fantasies
Here are some popular sayings .......... that ignore reality or get the world in real trouble
Even if we are wrong... what harm does it cause to act as if it is true ?
97% of all scientists agree that the climate is going crazy because of humans
Of course the climate is changing... just look outside
tags #GlobalWarmingFantasies #ClimateChangeFantasies
Even if we are wrong... what harm does it cause to act as if it is true ?
97% of all scientists agree that the climate is going crazy because of humans
Of course the climate is changing... just look outside
tags #GlobalWarmingFantasies #ClimateChangeFantasies
2014-05-26
Memorial Day Fantasies #MemorialDayFantasies
Memorial Day drives me nuts......
My friends say that is no change in me from any other day..........
A barrage of fantasies & untruths are trotted out on Memorial Day.
Americans are better than everyone else. This is implied if not said explicitly & shouted from the rooftops. The reality is that that Americans ( I guess they mean American citizens ) are a broad range of brilliant , gutless , brave , liars , leeches , geniuses , dementos , hard workers , creative , evil , lazy ...... living in a land of plenty. To live in America is to be showered with resources. to live in America is to be confronted at every turn by corrupt government. If business is corrupt it uses government to leverage it's evil.
Here is a popular belief: The farther away someone lives from you ....... the more worthless they are. Can't find their home on a map ? Then they are demons ..... niggers .... terrorists .. scum
American veterans are all heroes. Really ? The use of the word hero has been expanded so much it is worthless. Do I have to point out that it is just as back breaking to get up every day and be civil and be productive and make life better for everyone as a civilian. Think hard about who you call a hero. Did they knowingly do what they did ? Did they know all the ramifications ? Did they make the world a better place ? Did they do it every day ... or once ... or never.
Playing up the hero card means more suckers can be lured into the military. Quote: "It's not a job. It's an adventure."
American veterans should get special privileges. Why ? ( Oh yeah ... I forgot.. they are heroes ) You can run your business anyway you like. Give discounts to the old , the crippled , veterans , active military ......
I say .... let us reward the creative , the productive , the honest , ..... but maybe they have already been rewarded.
America should stop producing veterans.
America should fully take care of the ones that have been crippled mentally and crippled physically. Forever.
Veterans preserved our freedom No they did not .... the military is predicated on robotic adherence to orders from your superiors. Hardly freedom. Wars could not be fought if there were not soldiers. Hitler and Stalin and Roosevelt and Truman and Churchill would have been reduced to tossing dog poop at each other if they had no suckers to buy into their megalomania. You are born with freedom ...... it most often taken away by state thugs .... police , regulators , tax collectors , judges , prison guards , spys , .... and soldiers ( or by being a soldier ).
There are *good* wars Someone wins a war No ... There are no good wars .... Only a few fat cats benefit from war. War destroys stuff. The average joe on each side loses ground ....... the average jane on each side loses freedom. Idiot politicians use productive humans as pawns.
It is just one day .... Quit complaining ! No ! These fantasies are espoused everyday. They get cranked up to a fever pitch on this special day.
How about we don't study war no more ?
tags 99guspuppet #amygdalaFantasies #AmericanVet#1
My friends say that is no change in me from any other day..........
A barrage of fantasies & untruths are trotted out on Memorial Day.
Americans are better than everyone else. This is implied if not said explicitly & shouted from the rooftops. The reality is that that Americans ( I guess they mean American citizens ) are a broad range of brilliant , gutless , brave , liars , leeches , geniuses , dementos , hard workers , creative , evil , lazy ...... living in a land of plenty. To live in America is to be showered with resources. to live in America is to be confronted at every turn by corrupt government. If business is corrupt it uses government to leverage it's evil.
Here is a popular belief: The farther away someone lives from you ....... the more worthless they are. Can't find their home on a map ? Then they are demons ..... niggers .... terrorists .. scum
American veterans are all heroes. Really ? The use of the word hero has been expanded so much it is worthless. Do I have to point out that it is just as back breaking to get up every day and be civil and be productive and make life better for everyone as a civilian. Think hard about who you call a hero. Did they knowingly do what they did ? Did they know all the ramifications ? Did they make the world a better place ? Did they do it every day ... or once ... or never.
Playing up the hero card means more suckers can be lured into the military. Quote: "It's not a job. It's an adventure."
American veterans should get special privileges. Why ? ( Oh yeah ... I forgot.. they are heroes ) You can run your business anyway you like. Give discounts to the old , the crippled , veterans , active military ......
I say .... let us reward the creative , the productive , the honest , ..... but maybe they have already been rewarded.
America should stop producing veterans.
America should fully take care of the ones that have been crippled mentally and crippled physically. Forever.
Veterans preserved our freedom No they did not .... the military is predicated on robotic adherence to orders from your superiors. Hardly freedom. Wars could not be fought if there were not soldiers. Hitler and Stalin and Roosevelt and Truman and Churchill would have been reduced to tossing dog poop at each other if they had no suckers to buy into their megalomania. You are born with freedom ...... it most often taken away by state thugs .... police , regulators , tax collectors , judges , prison guards , spys , .... and soldiers ( or by being a soldier ).
There are *good* wars Someone wins a war No ... There are no good wars .... Only a few fat cats benefit from war. War destroys stuff. The average joe on each side loses ground ....... the average jane on each side loses freedom. Idiot politicians use productive humans as pawns.
It is just one day .... Quit complaining ! No ! These fantasies are espoused everyday. They get cranked up to a fever pitch on this special day.
How about we don't study war no more ?
tags 99guspuppet #amygdalaFantasies #AmericanVet#1
2014-05-25
Axioms are You
What makes a person go ? What determines their actions ?
I say it is Axioms.... that is ... beliefs that are so core that they are unexamined. They are the water that fish swim in ... the air that birds fly in. No one examines them... they are just .... there !
A lot of axioms are tied in with the amygdala... the lizard brain .... the inherited brain chunk that was in place a long time ago ( caveperson days [ caveman] ). Developed over a zillion years of human existence ( sorry Christian Bible ! ) , the amygdala is slow to change and lurks in the background of all human thought. Many times it is not lurking ..... it rushes to center stage. Enough about the amygdala.
So I invite you to spend some time discovering what your axioms are. Are they valid ?
99guspuppet #AxiomFerret #AxiomsAreInvisible #AxiomsAreU #AmygdalaFantasies #AxiomFantasies #AxiomsAreYou xxAmygdala
I say it is Axioms.... that is ... beliefs that are so core that they are unexamined. They are the water that fish swim in ... the air that birds fly in. No one examines them... they are just .... there !
A lot of axioms are tied in with the amygdala... the lizard brain .... the inherited brain chunk that was in place a long time ago ( caveperson days [ caveman] ). Developed over a zillion years of human existence ( sorry Christian Bible ! ) , the amygdala is slow to change and lurks in the background of all human thought. Many times it is not lurking ..... it rushes to center stage. Enough about the amygdala.
So I invite you to spend some time discovering what your axioms are. Are they valid ?
99guspuppet #AxiomFerret #AxiomsAreInvisible #AxiomsAreU #AmygdalaFantasies #AxiomFantasies #AxiomsAreYou xxAmygdala
Applications that are joy
Below is a list of computer applications I really like ..... plus anything else I like
OpenSCAD great for automated 3D modelling cuz it is based on scripting
Skritch good for webcam photos , scribbling up ideas ,
99guspuppet #ApplicationJoy
OpenSCAD great for automated 3D modelling cuz it is based on scripting
Skritch good for webcam photos , scribbling up ideas ,
99guspuppet #ApplicationJoy
#HomeTinyHome
This post refers to articles that appeared in a month of May Westword Magazine distributed in Denver , CO.
There are battles going on in the Denver Metro area between people who want to build small houses on their property ( usually as an additional living space ) and their neighbors. And of course ... the city government. Government could not expand and tighten it's tentacles around our creative little necks if it did not jump into every dispute that it could. Below are some links to Westword articles on the subject.
I can sympathize with a neighbor who is dismayed by the appearance of a *something* in an adjoining yard that they do not approve of. If you read the articles in Westword , you get the sense that some of the infuriated neighbors have gone into that amygdala-driven rage where there is nearly 100% loss of rational thought. Full blown emotions are in charge. Overblown descriptions of the situation emerge. People are sad People are unhappy Unless, of course , bad blood is what they thrive on ( see government agents ).
Some of these living spaces are being built to become rentals. The success of Airbnb is one reason. I like the idea of Airbnb.
I will admit I have a bias against government regulators , gov inspectors , gov agents ( police , fireman , etc ) ..... the put a dent in my creativity and that is what I live for. ( Plus they are often really mean ) If I want freedom of action.... I feel that logically I must extend that courtesy to others. I live for the realization of the #IPPParadigm. ( A buzzing hive of individual efforts )
Mostly I side with the builders of tiny homes. I encourage them to do everything they can make their neighbors happy. One thing I have always favored but seen very little of is underground construction. Imagine a house where 90% of it is underground and the part that projects is tall and narrow. A grouping of these houses would look more like a forest than a housing area.
The most important philosophical tenet in my world is the *Won Commandment* ...... Let thy neighbor alone. If everyone practiced that.... what a more funner world we would have. It would be Win-Win. #WonCommandment
I once had a 40 foot long former city bus that I had converted into a workshop with bathroom. I was hounded so much, I scrapped it for $700 ..... sob !
99guspuppet 777tinyHome #airbnb #tinyHome
There are battles going on in the Denver Metro area between people who want to build small houses on their property ( usually as an additional living space ) and their neighbors. And of course ... the city government. Government could not expand and tighten it's tentacles around our creative little necks if it did not jump into every dispute that it could. Below are some links to Westword articles on the subject.
I can sympathize with a neighbor who is dismayed by the appearance of a *something* in an adjoining yard that they do not approve of. If you read the articles in Westword , you get the sense that some of the infuriated neighbors have gone into that amygdala-driven rage where there is nearly 100% loss of rational thought. Full blown emotions are in charge. Overblown descriptions of the situation emerge. People are sad People are unhappy Unless, of course , bad blood is what they thrive on ( see government agents ).
Some of these living spaces are being built to become rentals. The success of Airbnb is one reason. I like the idea of Airbnb.
I will admit I have a bias against government regulators , gov inspectors , gov agents ( police , fireman , etc ) ..... the put a dent in my creativity and that is what I live for. ( Plus they are often really mean ) If I want freedom of action.... I feel that logically I must extend that courtesy to others. I live for the realization of the #IPPParadigm. ( A buzzing hive of individual efforts )
Mostly I side with the builders of tiny homes. I encourage them to do everything they can make their neighbors happy. One thing I have always favored but seen very little of is underground construction. Imagine a house where 90% of it is underground and the part that projects is tall and narrow. A grouping of these houses would look more like a forest than a housing area.
The most important philosophical tenet in my world is the *Won Commandment* ...... Let thy neighbor alone. If everyone practiced that.... what a more funner world we would have. It would be Win-Win. #WonCommandment
I once had a 40 foot long former city bus that I had converted into a workshop with bathroom. I was hounded so much, I scrapped it for $700 ..... sob !
99guspuppet 777tinyHome #airbnb #tinyHome
2014-04-05
#OpenIP What I think it is
OpenIP Open Intellectual Property
OpenIP is the open sharing of information so that software can be written , products can designed and built. It is not a new paradigm... but is has a new visibility in the brave new world of the Internet. This includes ..... ( and is not limited to )
Open Source Software
sourceforg.net
Open Hardware
http://www.oshwa.org/
https://upverter.com/ 32,000 designs
Open Manufacturing
http://openmanufacturing.net/
Open BioScience
http://www.cellandbioscience.com/about/faq/openaccess
Open Science
http://www.cellandbioscience.com/about/faq/openaccess
http://centerforopenscience.org/
Open Journal
http://peerproduction.net
Open Design Tools
http://www.inkscape.org/en/
www.blender.org
Stuff may be shared under various licenses to encourage further sharing or the stuff may be simply Public Domain. I apologize for the many sources of OpenIP I have missed.
What it is not ....
== Some of the software libraries are open source and the rest of the code is secret.
== Licensed patents
== Future promises to share important data
== items that are copyrighted
== Lots of hype that conceals a hidden agenda of stingy sharing
== Software where one version is free to the public
To: Companies , Organizations and Individuals ..
Tell the truth
If you are dedicated to proprietary methods and data... that is fine... please be *open* about your stance. Marketing hype that pretends to openess or customer service or valuing employees .... and does not ==> that really sucks Hidden charges ==> sucks
OpenIP Projects
( I do not warrant these are actually *open*. I often am fooled by slick palaver. )
OpenSCAD
bitseed meshbox
Open Office
Project Libre
Projects that are pretending to be *Open*
Project Ara by Google this project is sharing a lot of really great technology information...... but Google is trying to hold back key stuff in order to assert control.
99guspuppet tags 777OpenIP #OpenIP #OpenIPparadigm ooOpenIP
OpenIP is the open sharing of information so that software can be written , products can designed and built. It is not a new paradigm... but is has a new visibility in the brave new world of the Internet. This includes ..... ( and is not limited to )
Open Source Software
sourceforg.net
Open Hardware
http://www.oshwa.org/
https://upverter.com/ 32,000 designs
Open Manufacturing
http://openmanufacturing.net/
Open BioScience
http://www.cellandbioscience.com/about/faq/openaccess
Open Science
http://www.cellandbioscience.com/about/faq/openaccess
http://centerforopenscience.org/
Open Journal
http://peerproduction.net
Open Design Tools
http://www.inkscape.org/en/
www.blender.org
Stuff may be shared under various licenses to encourage further sharing or the stuff may be simply Public Domain. I apologize for the many sources of OpenIP I have missed.
What it is not ....
== Some of the software libraries are open source and the rest of the code is secret.
== Licensed patents
== Future promises to share important data
== items that are copyrighted
== Lots of hype that conceals a hidden agenda of stingy sharing
== Software where one version is free to the public
To: Companies , Organizations and Individuals ..
Tell the truth
If you are dedicated to proprietary methods and data... that is fine... please be *open* about your stance. Marketing hype that pretends to openess or customer service or valuing employees .... and does not ==> that really sucks Hidden charges ==> sucks
OpenIP Projects
( I do not warrant these are actually *open*. I often am fooled by slick palaver. )
OpenSCAD
bitseed meshbox
Open Office
Project Libre
Projects that are pretending to be *Open*
Project Ara by Google this project is sharing a lot of really great technology information...... but Google is trying to hold back key stuff in order to assert control.
99guspuppet tags 777OpenIP #OpenIP #OpenIPparadigm ooOpenIP
2014-04-03
Best Little Hardware Store in Denver Closes
Best Little Hardware Store in Denver
Tennyson Hardware Store Appreciation ( THSA ) day is April 4th , Friday , 10AM until end of day. Come over and sign the big appreciation card. There will be a limited amount of "appreciation cake ". Bring some snacks or drinks if you wish , no obligation , see you there. The closing will take 8 weeks , so I may schedule another goodbye.
Open from 1917 until April 1st , 2014 , Tennyson Hardware is the best hardware store I ever had the privilege to shop at. Located at 40th and Tennyson ( 4034 Tennyson ) ( 39.772389,-105.043912 ) , it was originally called Clark's Hardware. Owned by Larry Kort , it was staffed by friendly and helpful people. It had a little of everything. I based a lot of DIY projects on what I found at Tennyson. Thanks, Larry
History
If you have some history related to this store , please post here or send an email to THS.history@nope9.com ( photos , gossip , history , reminiscing )
http://extras.denverpost.com/business/biz0102d.htm
location
99guspuppet tags ==> #TennysonHardwareCloses 777TennysonHardware #THSA2014 #THS2014 777THS2014 #THS2014RIP
Tennyson Hardware Store Appreciation ( THSA ) day is April 4th , Friday , 10AM until end of day. Come over and sign the big appreciation card. There will be a limited amount of "appreciation cake ". Bring some snacks or drinks if you wish , no obligation , see you there. The closing will take 8 weeks , so I may schedule another goodbye.
Open from 1917 until April 1st , 2014 , Tennyson Hardware is the best hardware store I ever had the privilege to shop at. Located at 40th and Tennyson ( 4034 Tennyson ) ( 39.772389,-105.043912 ) , it was originally called Clark's Hardware. Owned by Larry Kort , it was staffed by friendly and helpful people. It had a little of everything. I based a lot of DIY projects on what I found at Tennyson. Thanks, Larry
History
If you have some history related to this store , please post here or send an email to THS.history@nope9.com ( photos , gossip , history , reminiscing )
http://extras.denverpost.com/business/biz0102d.htm
location
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| Larry Kort with two appreciation cakes and card |
99guspuppet tags ==> #TennysonHardwareCloses 777TennysonHardware #THSA2014 #THS2014 777THS2014 #THS2014RIP
2014-03-13
Walmart service goes up and down at same time
Walmart has been introducing more and better options for customers.
Site to Store offers some nifty options....
At the same time customer service is headed down the drain .....
Here is a response to a Product Care email from Walmart
==================================
From: YES NOPE9 <yes@nope9.com>
Date: March 13, 2014 12:13:07 PM MDT
To: "NEWvalidations" <reply-fe60167475650c757316-1408897_HTML-1149652637-10473283-29@support.newvalidations.com>
Cc: Joanne Yamaguchi <joanne.yamaguchi@gmail.com>
Bcc: YES NOPE9 <yes@nope9.com>
Subject: Re: Your Product Care Plan Confirmation for 3TB hard Drive 99biz 99walmart
Corrections....
Plan duration : 3 years after purchase.... first year covered by manufacturer
2nd and 3rd year covered by Walmart Delivery date was 2014m03d12
Failure to respond indicates agreement ....
Joanne Yamaguchi
On Mar 12, 2014, at 11:58 PM, Support wrote:
Don't miss out on important Product Care Plan emails.
Add Walmartcareplan@support.newvalidations.com to your address book.
Thank you for choosing to protect your recent purchase with a Walmart.com Product Care Plan.
This email contains a link to the terms and conditions you viewed prior to purchasing your Product Care Plan. If you would like to view and print your contract, please click the link to the right. Please save this email, the terms and conditions contained and the product receipt as these are important when filing a claim.
Coverage for your product begins on your date of purchase. If your product arrives late (for example, shipping delay, product pre-order, or delayed purchase for a holiday gift), the plan's start date can be extended - just call us and we'll extend your plan.
If your product is in need of service resulting from a covered failure follow these simple steps:
1. Note your Order Confirmation number: 2677984855075
2. Have the original product receipt or the Walmart.com order confirmation email
3. Call our customer service department at 1-877-968-6391
We are ready to assist you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Please keep the terms and conditions in a safe place along with your receipt, as they are an important part of the Product Care Plan.
Order No.: 2677984855075
Dealer: Walmart.com
Sales Rep: E088014
Plan Duration: 24 MONTHS FROM UNIT PURCHASE DATE
Unit Covered: Seagate Retail 3TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive
Plan Purchase Date: March 10, 2014
Product Price: Refer to Walmart.com order summary
Plan Price: $19.00
Thanks again for your purchase,
The Walmart.com Product Care Plan team
NOTE: Please do not reply to this email. If you have any questions, please call the toll-free number listed above.
© 2012 NEW Customer Service Companies, LLC. All Rights Reserved
==================================
I am glad the email is sufficient to claim service.....
==================================
NEXT Problem 2014m03d15
Now Walmart and I are hassling over a warranty issue ( 2 versus 3 years )
Here is the text of my online review.....
I was told when I purchased the 2 year coverage that it began when the manufacturer's coverage ended. The manufacturer warrants 1 year so I expected year 2 and 3 to be covered by Walmart. Now I am being told this is not true. Worse yet is that Walmart is not responding to my emails. I will have to trudge into Walmart and waste more time.
see http://erasmus-zarathustra.blogspot.com/2014/03/walmart-service-goes-up-and-down-at.html
2014m04d08
I sent the following message to Walmart and have not received an acknowledgement.
#1 I never choose to use the phone and wait on hold forever ... or get transferred many times. I always want to use an online option ... that is easy to find , knows who I am ( I have a logon account that I used ).
#2 Why doesn't *this* feedback form use my account information ?
#3 If I go to Customer Service at a store, I want them to use my online account to sort out problems , issue refunds , reorder stuff. Customer Service is too slow. Some of it can be done while I am waiting in line using WiFi.
#4 It would be great to set up my visit to *online pickup* ahead of time so that I can just go to customer service and grab my item. *Online Pickup* is often a "ghost town" .... nobody there.
2014m04d23
I have not received any response from Walmart other than promotional emails suggesting I spend more money at Walmart.. Truly parts of their customer service are simply awful.
I bought a hard drive from Walmart and they promised free shipping via Fedex. Then I learned that the last leg of the delivery was via USPS. As you know may know, USPS is not the brightest light bulb in town. My package disappeared into limbo for several days and then luckily re-emerged at my door. I used to love the idea of buying online from Walmart. But I have not been pleased the last few times.
tags 99guspuppet #WalmartCustomerService 777walmart #WalmartService
Walmart Service is a disaster at times
Site to Store offers some nifty options....
At the same time customer service is headed down the drain .....
Here is a response to a Product Care email from Walmart
==================================
From: YES NOPE9 <yes@nope9.com>
Date: March 13, 2014 12:13:07 PM MDT
To: "NEWvalidations" <reply-fe60167475650c757316-1408897_HTML-1149652637-10473283-29@support.newvalidations.com>
Cc: Joanne Yamaguchi <joanne.yamaguchi@gmail.com>
Bcc: YES NOPE9 <yes@nope9.com>
Subject: Re: Your Product Care Plan Confirmation for 3TB hard Drive 99biz 99walmart
Corrections....
Plan duration : 3 years after purchase.... first year covered by manufacturer
2nd and 3rd year covered by Walmart Delivery date was 2014m03d12
Failure to respond indicates agreement ....
Joanne Yamaguchi
On Mar 12, 2014, at 11:58 PM, Support wrote:
Don't miss out on important Product Care Plan emails.
Add Walmartcareplan@support.newvalidations.com to your address book.
Thank you for choosing to protect your recent purchase with a Walmart.com Product Care Plan.
This email contains a link to the terms and conditions you viewed prior to purchasing your Product Care Plan. If you would like to view and print your contract, please click the link to the right. Please save this email, the terms and conditions contained and the product receipt as these are important when filing a claim.
Coverage for your product begins on your date of purchase. If your product arrives late (for example, shipping delay, product pre-order, or delayed purchase for a holiday gift), the plan's start date can be extended - just call us and we'll extend your plan.
If your product is in need of service resulting from a covered failure follow these simple steps:
1. Note your Order Confirmation number: 2677984855075
2. Have the original product receipt or the Walmart.com order confirmation email
3. Call our customer service department at 1-877-968-6391
We are ready to assist you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Please keep the terms and conditions in a safe place along with your receipt, as they are an important part of the Product Care Plan.
Order No.: 2677984855075
Dealer: Walmart.com
Sales Rep: E088014
Plan Duration: 24 MONTHS FROM UNIT PURCHASE DATE
Unit Covered: Seagate Retail 3TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive
Plan Purchase Date: March 10, 2014
Product Price: Refer to Walmart.com order summary
Plan Price: $19.00
Thanks again for your purchase,
The Walmart.com Product Care Plan team
NOTE: Please do not reply to this email. If you have any questions, please call the toll-free number listed above.
© 2012 NEW Customer Service Companies, LLC. All Rights Reserved
==================================
I am glad the email is sufficient to claim service.....
==================================
NEXT Problem 2014m03d15
Now Walmart and I are hassling over a warranty issue ( 2 versus 3 years )
Here is the text of my online review.....
I was told when I purchased the 2 year coverage that it began when the manufacturer's coverage ended. The manufacturer warrants 1 year so I expected year 2 and 3 to be covered by Walmart. Now I am being told this is not true. Worse yet is that Walmart is not responding to my emails. I will have to trudge into Walmart and waste more time.
see http://erasmus-zarathustra.blogspot.com/2014/03/walmart-service-goes-up-and-down-at.html
2014m04d08
I sent the following message to Walmart and have not received an acknowledgement.
#1 I never choose to use the phone and wait on hold forever ... or get transferred many times. I always want to use an online option ... that is easy to find , knows who I am ( I have a logon account that I used ).
#2 Why doesn't *this* feedback form use my account information ?
#3 If I go to Customer Service at a store, I want them to use my online account to sort out problems , issue refunds , reorder stuff. Customer Service is too slow. Some of it can be done while I am waiting in line using WiFi.
#4 It would be great to set up my visit to *online pickup* ahead of time so that I can just go to customer service and grab my item. *Online Pickup* is often a "ghost town" .... nobody there.
2014m04d23
I have not received any response from Walmart other than promotional emails suggesting I spend more money at Walmart.. Truly parts of their customer service are simply awful.
I bought a hard drive from Walmart and they promised free shipping via Fedex. Then I learned that the last leg of the delivery was via USPS. As you know may know, USPS is not the brightest light bulb in town. My package disappeared into limbo for several days and then luckily re-emerged at my door. I used to love the idea of buying online from Walmart. But I have not been pleased the last few times.
tags 99guspuppet #WalmartCustomerService 777walmart #WalmartService
Walmart Service is a disaster at times
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