Would You like Your Service Today Live or Programmed, Madam?
Would You like Your Service Today Live or Programmed, Madam? During the 1990’s, I interviewed several futurists for various issues of Government Technologies magazine: amongst other predictions, they...
View ArticleThe Modern Butlers’ Journal, July 2015, International Institute of Modern...
The Modern Butlers’ Journal volume 11, issue 7 International Institute of Modern Butlers Message from the Chairman In the last Journal, I touched upon the subject of robots: “If I speak untruths,...
View ArticleThe Modern Butlers’ Journal, February 2018, Message from the Chairman
Message from the Chairman by Steven Ferry A long newsletter this month, as usual. I hope you enjoy it, find one or more departments to be of use and/or interest, and like the new format. If you are in...
View ArticleThe Modern Butlers Journal, April 2018, Butlers In the Media
Butlers in the Media by Steven Ferry It’s ironic that I keep going on about robots and robot butlers, and the name of what was probably one of the first “robot butlers”—dating back to 1986, the same...
View ArticleThe Modern Butlers Journal, May 2018, Butlers In the Media
Butlers in the Media by Steven Ferry The Guardian offers a brief look at what it finds of interest about the world of the butler 50 years ago. An interesting article on the true state of robots in...
View ArticleThe Modern Butlers’ Journal, October 2019, Butlers In the Media
Butlers in the Media by Steven Ferry Several articles this month quoted the usual “butler” doing real butlers no favors by mouthing off about the British Royal Family. And now another butler is putting...
View ArticleThe Modern Butlers’ Journal, October 2019, Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor “Might I use your Code of Ethics as a basis for Service Learning at our college’s Humanities Department? It works so well for our Service Excellence commitment.” EMV Ed: “Of...
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