and, going up? err, sideways. this month marks the 25th anniversary of the self checkout. the first one was installed in new york on august five, 1992, amy price chopper. 1992, in price chopper. so, what does its inventor, doctor howard schneider, remember of it all? i hadn t gone shopping much, so i went to the supermarket near my house with a stopwatch, and i started looking at people checking out, and my stopwatch went click, click it was a mechanical one. and, you know, i said well, what a great environment. this is so messy. good luck with any machine doing it. and i said, this would be a great problem to solve. and then i started building a machine in my garage. i actually spent every cent i had on parts and i got the first machines built. see, i love self service checkouts, but then i m a control freak, but i do believe they save you time. until they go wrong, at which point they become a right pain in the bagging area. the technology in the machines now is less th
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new restrictions could be on the way to stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. and tonight could be the best night for years to watch a meteor shower. and philip has the weather. very good morning to you. not too much to gripe about this particular weekend. a lot of dry weather around, one or two showers in the mix to keep it interesting. more details injust a mix to keep it interesting. more details in just a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story: president trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will regret it fast if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. the president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang, but he said he would love a peaceful resolution. our washington correspondent laura bicker reports. president trump is leaving the north korean leader in no doubt. if he poses a threat to the us, there will be consequences. if anything happens to guam, there s going to be big, big trouble in nor
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giving vr a good kicking. and, going up? err, sideways. this month marks the 25th anniversary of the self checkout. the first one was installed in new york on august five, 1992, in price chopper. so, what does its inventor, doctor howard schneider, remember of it all? i hadn t gone shopping much, so i went to the supermarket near my house with a stopwatch, and i started looking at people checking out, and my stopwatch went click, click it was a mechanical one. and, you know, i said well, what a great environment. this is so messy. good luck with any machine doing it. and i said, this would be a great problem to solve. and then i started building a machine in my garage. i actually spent every cent i had on parts and i got the first machines built. see, i love self service checkouts, but then i m a control freak, but i do believe they save you time. until they go wrong, at which point they become a right pain in the bagging area. the technology in the machines now is less t