Legality aside, what would be the "moral" thing to do. The data was taken 'wrongfully', and belongs to Sony. So, morally it seems the correct thing to do would be destroy the data.
Just because you can do something does not mean you should.
It seems rates do vary depending on the area. As another person here has noted, some type of unifying app may ultimately be the answer. One that lists all (uniformly insured/regulated) cars in your area, prices, feedback on the driver, that all cab services can opt in on.
Health insurance is not covered by any cab company that I'm aware of. Drivers are considered 'independent contractors', thus responsible for all taxes. I don't know where you are from, AC, but that's not how it works in the real world.
I am all for taking Uber if you're happy with their prices/service. Some cab services have had certain areas mostly for themselves and charge high since they know customers haven't another option. Competition is good for the consumer, make the others realize that their customers have options, they'll need to improve or fade away.
Cab companies I've worked for in the N.Y. area (phoned in/radio dispatched, not metered yellow cabs) charge according to 'zones', a combination of time/distance for a fare, and it's not an exact science. The driver (usually) splits the price 50/50 with the company. The company pays for the cost of the business, cars and maintenance, office/phone/garage equipment, insurance, and other expenses factored in. Driver usually pays gas and is treated as an 'independent contractor', responsible for personal taxes and medical insurance, and any 'at fault' accidents, tickets he/she might incur. If business is slow, driver makes no money. If busy, there's only a certain amount a driver can make in a 12 hour shift, and if it's slow, take home is less. The driver is also responsible for the basic cleanliness of their cab. These cars can be handed off in dismal condition to the next shift driver.
Uber drivers must pay for their own vehicles/insurance/maintenance, Uber gets their percentage before drivers are paid.
N.Y.C. medallion cabs are usually rented from the medallion owners. Drivers typically will pay $150 for the cab before starting their day, and need to continuously hustle their ass for the next 12 hours in order to make as much as possible, take home is $100 to $200 per shift.
No cab company is run like another. Some drivers truly care about their customers 'experience'. When you had a good cab driver tip accordingly, tips can make or break their profit. Some cabdrivers are sociopaths, a good cab company will try to weed them out when made aware of unacceptable/unsafe drivers.
I can claim that the reason for less severe weather in the U.S. for the last few years is all due to my magic rock (You may thank me via PayPal!).
The truth is, We Don't Know! While we've made large strides in weather prediction and trends, etc., we are still guessing at a lot of it. Records only go back for a relatively short time, and to be able to truly understand Earth's weather systems you would need data from the last 10,000+ years and computing abilities that we don't have yet. Anyone who claims to "know" exactly why it's been rainier or hotter or more or less catastrophic is selling snake oil to you. They don't know anything for sure, so you can pay for their claims of certainty or me and my magic rock. It equals out about the same.
Deal with the backlash. When Jobs declared that he'd spend every last Apple dollar to destroy Android, you wonder why there's still hard feelings? I've witnessed a lot of petty bullshit on Apple's part, and from the elitist attitudes a lot of Apple users seem to have ("Now poor (android) people are going to get to use (previously Apple only) app?).
The S3 handles a 64gb sdcard, which is perfect for my current mp3 collection. The company that markets a dedicated music player that takes full advantage of todays tech for a decent price gets my money. Until then, there are always imperfect alternatives.
Not bad, records FM and allows a line in input to Wav, though the 4/8 gb models only takes up to a 16 gb microSD card. It'd need a much larger sd capacity to compete against other players.
I always thought it was, "Take me down to a very nice city..." A friend heard me singing that aloud, just smiled and explained its,"Paradise City". I told him I like my words better, will still sing it that way. I still do.:-)
"Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen had the U.S. government spending over a million dollars trying to figure out if the unintelligible lyrics had sexual content in it. The conclusion was that they couldn't figure out if the lyrics had any dirty words, when actually, at about 1:04, the drummer drops a stick and shouts, "Fuck!".
The words were difficult to understand due to the lead singers braces just having been retightened.
Ahh, then, if so, the question will be where did *they* get their start from?
It's always seemed to me that comets would be the perfect system for spreading life throughout the universe. Perhaps carbon based life forms will one day prove to be the norm everywhere.
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Just because you can do something does not mean you should.
It seems rates do vary depending on the area. As another person here has noted, some type of unifying app may ultimately be the answer. One that lists all (uniformly insured/regulated) cars in your area, prices, feedback on the driver, that all cab services can opt in on.
i did not know that, thank you.
"Murican" isn't a word.
Should be, God knows it gets so overused on the internets.
Health insurance is not covered by any cab company that I'm aware of. Drivers are considered 'independent contractors', thus responsible for all taxes. I don't know where you are from, AC, but that's not how it works in the real world.
I am all for taking Uber if you're happy with their prices/service. Some cab services have had certain areas mostly for themselves and charge high since they know customers haven't another option. Competition is good for the consumer, make the others realize that their customers have options, they'll need to improve or fade away.
Ah, but you are paying a premium for that private Uber car service. Do you expect that level of service at cheaper cost from a normal cab service?
English is the worldwide official language for commercial airline pilots, not cab drivers.
Uber drivers must pay for their own vehicles/insurance/maintenance, Uber gets their percentage before drivers are paid.
N.Y.C. medallion cabs are usually rented from the medallion owners. Drivers typically will pay $150 for the cab before starting their day, and need to continuously hustle their ass for the next 12 hours in order to make as much as possible, take home is $100 to $200 per shift.
No cab company is run like another. Some drivers truly care about their customers 'experience'. When you had a good cab driver tip accordingly, tips can make or break their profit. Some cabdrivers are sociopaths, a good cab company will try to weed them out when made aware of unacceptable/unsafe drivers.
Good luck to you if you think an Uber cab is going to be cheaper than a local cab service.
The truth is, We Don't Know! While we've made large strides in weather prediction and trends, etc., we are still guessing at a lot of it. Records only go back for a relatively short time, and to be able to truly understand Earth's weather systems you would need data from the last 10,000+ years and computing abilities that we don't have yet. Anyone who claims to "know" exactly why it's been rainier or hotter or more or less catastrophic is selling snake oil to you. They don't know anything for sure, so you can pay for their claims of certainty or me and my magic rock. It equals out about the same.
Fuck Apple, and fuck some of their asinine users.
The S3 handles a 64gb sdcard, which is perfect for my current mp3 collection. The company that markets a dedicated music player that takes full advantage of todays tech for a decent price gets my money. Until then, there are always imperfect alternatives.
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So how does the Illinois State law trump the U.S. Supreme Court ruling?
So we're not all nuts! Whew! Damn you, Manfred Mann!
I always thought it was, "Take me down to a very nice city..." A friend heard me singing that aloud, just smiled and explained its,"Paradise City". I told him I like my words better, will still sing it that way. I still do. :-)
Just make your lockscreen a photo of your license?
You're confusing two different songs from the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" double album.
The words were difficult to understand due to the lead singers braces just having been retightened.
http://www.snopes.com/music/so...
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit. Yoy know I read it in a magazine...
Hold me closer, Tony Danza...
that life *here* began *out there*
Ahh, then, if so, the question will be where did *they* get their start from?
It's always seemed to me that comets would be the perfect system for spreading life throughout the universe. Perhaps carbon based life forms will one day prove to be the norm everywhere.
An Ohio mother is trying to take on the NSA right now... http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...
There goes three years of catholic school out the window!