While I see your point, I think it's kind of a slippery slope based on a) paying for services, there should be some assumption that the service is safe.. and b) frequency and wear/tear on the car. A cab that operates exclusively in an urban area, is going to be driven pretty abusively for 24 hours a day. That's a level of wear and tear the guy driving his chevy to work everyday just won't reach. (even if he occasionally ride shares with it.)
Also the cab company has a vested interest to skimp on costs (IE maintenance), whereas the private owner who also uses their car as a daily driver, is probably more concerned with their personal safety, than the ride-sharing revenue?
So you're saying, since i can have people over for a backyard cookout without any kind of inspections or licensing -- the neighborhood bar and grill should get a pass as well?
yes but another passenger is another set of eyes on the road. Ever been in a car where the passenger alerted the driver "see that stop sign your about to blow through?"
heh. if chik-fil-a really cared about wholesome environments for families, they might figure out a way to pay employees a bit more*. Hourly employees don't always want 'forced' time off either. I'm sure many of them would jump for the chance to work Sundays, after all that's another 50-80 dollars for them.
* -- obviously chik-fil-a needs to turn a profit, but claiming to care even an iota about employees while paying less than subsistence wages is rather disingenuous.
I think FB is going to start realizing that they're quickly becoming a Pariah and that the 'social networking bubble' is about to burst. They aren't cool, they aren't liked, and the trend-setting kids are either leaving, or the exodus will soon start. That people aren't massively exhausted by the constant barrage of "SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE ALL THE TIME!" on every page, every application, is mind boggling. I highly doubt people who are actually into playing video games will tolerate the intrusive ads needed for FB to justify their existence on the platform. Annoying banner ads on a mobile app are barely tolerated. Try putting one up on a full screen game.. let alone a VR headset. And the people who aren't into gaming wouldn't drop ~$350 on a headset. =/
If FB bought out Valve, i think the PC master race nonsense would instantly cease to exist, and they'd all go back to xbox or PS. I would think that the only thing worse than console gaming in their eyes is companies like FB stalking them.
strongly disagree. read lucifer's hammer. it was like 700 pages of introducing this MASSIVE cast of mediocre characters.. most of which are developed and then never heard from again) It's as if they either wanted to write a post-apocalyptic version of Lord of the Rings, but got bored halfway through and decided to wrap it up. Or decided to write the first sci-fi troll novel. I think B is infinitely more likely.
On an aside, I think i finished it.. i'm not sure -- the ending was that underwhelming..
not sure if i want to mod up, or comment how right he is:( living in a free society has costs and risk. i'd rather deal with the risks than further ensconse ourselves in bubble-wrap "for our safety"
Why exactly is "Identifying and minimising persistent threats to medical-research quality." even remotely considered "nerdishly valiant"??? That is a pretty important aspect of medicine that gets overlooked all to often by the pharma funded medical testing establishment:(
snowden took a huge risk and endured a massive disruption to his personal life in order to show the NSA/surveillance state for what it is. he did this explicitly to help the people of the US -- those are the actions of a hero. He did the exact polar god damn opposite of committing treason against the US.
what a bunch of shit. comparing getting people to view ads or click 'like' for inane bullshit consumerist garbage is not even the same fucking game as the renaissance.
of course they can and do, steal real wallets at knifepoint. also, knife wielding home invaders aren't the most technologically adept demographic, and are more likely to just steal your laptop and pawn it.
you realize that the.. exact opposite has been the norm throughout human existance right? isolated groups of people do not develop things like "science" and "technology". if you want that lifestyle, go to somewhere like papau new guinea and see it first hand.
the mindless obsession with cell phones and facebook IS stupid. but don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
well the point is that good science builds on itself over time, bad science kind of gets no where. (or is reduced to finding ad hoc hypothesis to bolt on to explain observations.)
i think it would have taken any company oodles of money to brute force their way into an industry like consoles. You have to be able to convince both gamers and publishers that your console will work. (pushing large numbers of consoles, so that the developers will buy in. as well as convince gamers that there will be sufficient number of quality titles.) I can't think of many companies that could have swung this with any credibility (Apple, Google, and MS are about it.)
It's sort of like saying Tesla is a failure because of how much money they've required to start producing commercially viable cars. The jury is still out on them, right now they are on the uptick, but it could go the other way at any point.
If you take the long view (which i think MS has done with Xbox) even by its third iteration, it's too early to call it a failure (or a success). Year on year, it becomes more profitable.. and competition seems to have become a battle with sony (Since Sega and Nintendo seem to have stopped playing? i'm not sure anyone really considers the Wii U a viable competitor to the xbox one and ps4).
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While I see your point, I think it's kind of a slippery slope based on a) paying for services, there should be some assumption that the service is safe.. and b) frequency and wear/tear on the car. A cab that operates exclusively in an urban area, is going to be driven pretty abusively for 24 hours a day. That's a level of wear and tear the guy driving his chevy to work everyday just won't reach. (even if he occasionally ride shares with it.)
Also the cab company has a vested interest to skimp on costs (IE maintenance), whereas the private owner who also uses their car as a daily driver, is probably more concerned with their personal safety, than the ride-sharing revenue?
So you're saying, since i can have people over for a backyard cookout without any kind of inspections or licensing -- the neighborhood bar and grill should get a pass as well?
what.
Orwell would be proud, double plus good reference :)
yes but another passenger is another set of eyes on the road. Ever been in a car where the passenger alerted the driver "see that stop sign your about to blow through?"
heh. if chik-fil-a really cared about wholesome environments for families, they might figure out a way to pay employees a bit more*. Hourly employees don't always want 'forced' time off either. I'm sure many of them would jump for the chance to work Sundays, after all that's another 50-80 dollars for them.
* -- obviously chik-fil-a needs to turn a profit, but claiming to care even an iota about employees while paying less than subsistence wages is rather disingenuous.
I think FB is going to start realizing that they're quickly becoming a Pariah and that the 'social networking bubble' is about to burst. They aren't cool, they aren't liked, and the trend-setting kids are either leaving, or the exodus will soon start. That people aren't massively exhausted by the constant barrage of "SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE ALL THE TIME!" on every page, every application, is mind boggling. I highly doubt people who are actually into playing video games will tolerate the intrusive ads needed for FB to justify their existence on the platform. Annoying banner ads on a mobile app are barely tolerated. Try putting one up on a full screen game .. let alone a VR headset. And the people who aren't into gaming wouldn't drop ~$350 on a headset. =/
If FB bought out Valve, i think the PC master race nonsense would instantly cease to exist, and they'd all go back to xbox or PS. I would think that the only thing worse than console gaming in their eyes is companies like FB stalking them.
cue the James Earl Jones AT&T commercial voice "but it will"
i dunno, remember windows 95? with weezer and the rolling stones?
strongly disagree. read lucifer's hammer. it was like 700 pages of introducing this MASSIVE cast of mediocre characters.. most of which are developed and then never heard from again) It's as if they either wanted to write a post-apocalyptic version of Lord of the Rings, but got bored halfway through and decided to wrap it up. Or decided to write the first sci-fi troll novel. I think B is infinitely more likely.
On an aside, I think i finished it.. i'm not sure -- the ending was that underwhelming..
not sure if i want to mod up, or comment how right he is :( living in a free society has costs and risk. i'd rather deal with the risks than further ensconse ourselves in bubble-wrap "for our safety"
Why exactly is "Identifying and minimising persistent threats to medical-research quality." even remotely considered "nerdishly valiant"??? That is a pretty important aspect of medicine that gets overlooked all to often by the pharma funded medical testing establishment :(
you've never been to walmart before, have you?
snowden took a huge risk and endured a massive disruption to his personal life in order to show the NSA/surveillance state for what it is. he did this explicitly to help the people of the US -- those are the actions of a hero. He did the exact polar god damn opposite of committing treason against the US.
as a life long oregonian (the other state with no-self serve) tipping is just not done.
what a bunch of shit. comparing getting people to view ads or click 'like' for inane bullshit consumerist garbage is not even the same fucking game as the renaissance.
I dunno, the pie and baked good industry is probably thankful for the increased sales due to replacing what bears steal from pic'i'nik baskets.
of course they can and do, steal real wallets at knifepoint. also, knife wielding home invaders aren't the most technologically adept demographic, and are more likely to just steal your laptop and pawn it.
you realize that the.. exact opposite has been the norm throughout human existance right? isolated groups of people do not develop things like "science" and "technology". if you want that lifestyle, go to somewhere like papau new guinea and see it first hand.
the mindless obsession with cell phones and facebook IS stupid. but don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
to be technical, she was just the prime minister. nothing royal about her!
how is one taught to be inbred exactly? are the midterms hard?
well the point is that good science builds on itself over time, bad science kind of gets no where. (or is reduced to finding ad hoc hypothesis to bolt on to explain observations.)
It was a legitimate question, rather than intended snark towards MS. So yes, naivety was built into the question.
It's sort of like saying Tesla is a failure because of how much money they've required to start producing commercially viable cars. The jury is still out on them, right now they are on the uptick, but it could go the other way at any point.
If you take the long view (which i think MS has done with Xbox) even by its third iteration, it's too early to call it a failure (or a success). Year on year, it becomes more profitable.. and competition seems to have become a battle with sony (Since Sega and Nintendo seem to have stopped playing? i'm not sure anyone really considers the Wii U a viable competitor to the xbox one and ps4).