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  1. Re:Uber PTO on A British Plumber May Show Uber the Future of Employment (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't get it. Both the_donald and /pol/ exist for you fucking nut-job libertarian Trumpanzee shitlords, why do you have to come here and shit up our tech forum?

  2. Re:If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck on A British Plumber May Show Uber the Future of Employment (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, Uber punishes drivers for refusing fares. And they're not allowed to negotiate the price.

    Uber has lost a key legal battle in the UK after a London tribunal upheld a ruling that the ride-hailing app must treat its drivers as “workers” entitled to the minimum wage and holiday pay.

    Here's a list of criteria for self employment:

    * Ultimate control of the work. A self-employed person should exercise independent control and judgement over how the work is carried out i.e. the means and methods
    * Working for a number of people. The greater the number of client's the more indicative of self-employment status.
    * Working exclusively for one organisation is indicative of employment.
    * Profit element, and risk of loss.
    * Self-employed individuals usually have the right to appoint a substitute or to delegate work to others and are not necessarily required to carryout work personally
    * Mutuality of obligations. A self-employed worker is not obligated to accept new work assignments from the work provider and the work provider is not obligated to offer new work assignments
    * Correction of faulty work at own cost and time
    * Provision of own materials and equipment
    * Working hours. Generally the self-employed have greater freedom to negotiate their working hours and working practices
    * Integration with the employer's business. Self-employed individuals are not generally integrated into the organisational structure of the work provider
    * The intention between the parties
    * Usual conditions in the industry

  3. Re:Except it probably won't... on A British Plumber May Show Uber the Future of Employment (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    There is a whole list of things which can categorise you as an employee, just because you can turn off the app doesn't mean you don't count under other criteria.

  4. Re: The so-called Flynn Effect... on We're All Getting Dumber, Says Science (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 0

    In the olden days it was 99% garbage and 1% quality, now it's 100% garbage. Where are today's films that compare to the golden age of cinema?

  5. Re:Would it cost them less to just stop serving EU on Google Facing Billions in EU Antitrust Fines (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Socialism is banned under EU rules. Unlike the US, which leads the world in protectionism and government subsidies for corporations.

  6. Re:We know all your searches... on Google Facing Billions in EU Antitrust Fines (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    If they didn't have any business presence in the EU they wouldn't be able to make any money there so why would they run the search engine at all? Google needs the EU more than vice versa.

  7. Re:Hmm, correction... on French School Students To Be Banned From Using Mobile Phones (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    No you wouldn't, you remember more taking notes than reading off a screen.

  8. Re:Fords have killed tens of people today... on A Tesla on Autopilot Crashed Into a Parked Police Car (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Tesla's 'autopilot' only works on highways, so you'd have to look at highway fatality rates.

  9. Re:Lot of words to express a simple idea on Now Fighting for Top Tech Talent: Makers of Turbines, Tools and Toyotas (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Their shortage would be solved over night if they doubled the engineering positions' salaries

    Nope, it wouldn't make a difference, it wouldn't increase the number of engineers, it would just mean the same number making double the pay.

  10. Re:I've heard for years... on Now Fighting for Top Tech Talent: Makers of Turbines, Tools and Toyotas (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem is that trades can go for years without any work, have huge barriers to entry, and you can make millions overnight in software. Why risk life and limb every day, spending half the day driving to jobs for free, when you can sit in an air conditioned office with free coffee watching your options go up?

  11. Re:Constant change and an unsure future are stress on YouTube's Top Creators Are Burning Out and Breaking Down En Masse (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    The difference is Youtube's monopoly position.

  12. Re:And yet you are wrong on Elon Musk Pitches 150 MPH Rides In Boring Company Tunnels For $1 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    What quadcopter fails every twenty flights on average?

  13. Re:Zuckerberg didn't finish his sentence on European Lawmakers Asked Mark Zuckerberg Why They Shouldn't Break Up Facebook (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    That's their problem. The EU has no reason to give a fuck about Silicon Valley kids and their exit strategies.

  14. Literally no-one is losing any votes by going after Facebook. Its addicts would have to put the phone down to vote.

  15. Re:And yet you are wrong on Elon Musk Pitches 150 MPH Rides In Boring Company Tunnels For $1 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Does a quadcopter taxi have a 5% failure rate like rockets?

  16. Re:We Are All Dead In The End on California Study To Examine the Influence of a Healthy Diet On Patients (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not an extreme case, millions of Americans live in food deserts because of your industrialised food culture.

  17. Re:The answer to the question on Lenovo Teases a True All-Screen Smartphone With No Notch (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    They want it thin so it's not too big once they've put it in a case. If phones were thicker, they wouldn't even go in your pocket once you put it in a case.

  18. Re:How Quickly They Forget ... on Moon of Jupiter Prime Candidate For Alien Life After Water Blast Found (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Quoting things isn't humour.

  19. Re:California is ruining itself on 'Bird Scooters Are Ruining Venice' (latimes.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But if California is cut off, who's going to pay for all the rednecks in the Trump states to leech corn subsidies or wear uniforms and sit in air conditioned tents for four years at a time?

  20. Re:PS: "We" includes me on The Rise of the Pointless Job (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Most people couldn't do that, mortgage/rent and bills takes up most of people's income.

  21. Re: Given the choice on Tesla Stock Plunged After Elon Musk's 'Bizarre' Conference Call (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Going from 250kW to 350kW only knocks a quarter off charging time. That's not worth a loss of range for most people.

  22. Re:Metacritic scores suggest reviewers being paid on If Fortnite Were a Website, It Would Rival Reddit and Amazon (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 1

    If it's so bad why is it so popular?

  23. Re:GDPR will fragment the internet on New Service Blocks EU Users So Companies Can Save Thousands on GDPR Compliance (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    And just like in China, this will allow native European companies to take marketshare from the yanks.

  24. So now you're playing the odds as to whether you're going to be hammered by EU regulations? If you don't serve the EU you don't have to worry about their criteria.

  25. Electric power is the whole point of the company. What the hell are you talking about. If they needed $22k average repairs every two years we'd have heard about it.