Summary: In This Episode: Is it a contradiction to laugh at Oregon and New Jersey for not allowing self-serve gas stations, AND to urge businesses to offer better customer service to help them with online competitors? At least one reader thinks so, and here’s why he’s wrong.<br><br> <br> <a title="Click to submit to Twitter - You do get the chance to edit before you submit it." href="http://twitter.com/home?status=RT%20@ThisIsTrue:%20Oregon's%20self-serve%20gas%20woes?%20You%20only%20have%20half%20the%20story!%20The%20rest:%20https://thisistrue.com/d-p21" target="new"></a><br> Jump To…<br> <br> * <a href="#notes">Show Notes</a><br> * <a href="#subscribe">How to Subscribe</a><br> * <a href="#feedback">How to Comment</a><br> * <a href="#transcript">Episode Transcript</a><br> * <a href="https://thisistrue.com/category/podcasts/">List of All Episodes</a><br> <br> <a name="notes"></a><br> Show Notes<br> <br> * “The Real Reason Self-Service Gas Was Banned in NJ: Corruption” — a column from the <a href="http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/02/the_real_reason_self-service_gas_was_banned_in_nj_corruption_not_safety.html">Newark Star-Ledger</a> newspaper.<br> * “The Hapless Oregonian’s 10-step Guide to Pumping Gas” from the <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2018/01/oregonians_10-step_guide_to_self-service_gas_stations.html">Portland Oregonian</a>.<br> * My essay, <a href="https://thisistrue.com/robot-will-see-now/">The Robot Will See You Now</a>, which includes my photo of the robot blackjack dealer.<br> * Example coverage of increasing trend in grocery stores: “Between Walmart and Kroger, 500 Stores Are About to Ditch Cashiers” from <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/09/between-walmart-and-kroger-500-stores-are-about-to-ditch-cashiers.html">CNBC</a>.<br> * The latest on Amazon’s drone delivery efforts: “Amazon Envisions Delivery Drones that Self-Destruct in Emergencies” from <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/01/amazon-granted-patent-for-self-destructing-drones/">Engadget</a>.<br> * No Longer Weird: after a drunk driver is arrested, then released by police, they call someone to come pick them up — but that person is also arrested because they drove drunk to the police station. (<a href="http://fox6now.com/2017/12/18/poor-decision-making-driver-arrested-for-owi-after-showing-up-at-pd-to-pick-up-friend-arrested-for-owi/">Example from WITI Milwaukee</a>)<br> * Example coverage of computers writing formulaic news stories, especially sports: try this one <a href="https://www.wired.com/2012/04/can-an-algorithm-write-a-better-news-story-than-a-human-reporter/">in Wired</a> — from 2012!<br> * Coming soon, “Thinking Toolbox” episodes to make sure you think clearly — or can provide to others so they can think more and/or better. Because the world really does need more thinking! <a href="https://thisistrue.com/contact/">Let me know</a> if you have a “tool” suggestion.<br> <br> <a name="subscribe"></a><br> How to Subscribe<br> Search for Uncommon Sense in your podcast app or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast/id1259380128">iTunes</a>, or manually enter this feed URL into your app: https://thisistrue.com/feed/podcast<br> Also available via <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ixj6haluiswf4e5wiw4qksmlzni?t%3DUncommon_Sense:_the_This_is_True_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://player.fm/series/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast-1496500">PlayerFM</a>, <a href="https://beta.tunein.com/radio/Uncommon-Sense-the-This-is-True-Podcast-p1015540/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://podfanatic.com/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Podfanatic</a>, <a href="https://www."></a>
