These arguments about untested drivers are not true in all countries. And the arguments about uninsured drivers are invalid - that is a self correcting problem. The state does not mandate insurance for surgeons. Why should it do it for drivers?
Are you sure about that? Sounds pretty unlikely.
I am also immensely saddened that so many/. readers don't get this. We like to think that we're smarter than the average bear. Apparently not.
Well, maybe the way to fix this is... to fix it? Allow more cabs, but keep requirements for insurances and other measures intended to keep drivers and passengers safe intact? Just because this weird "medallion" system is broken in many parts of the world doesn't mean uber's model is much better, it just replaces one drawback with many others.
Ah, so famous people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr were just criminals, not famous civil disobedience people.
Comparing heroes like Rosa Parks and MLK who fought for the rights and freedom of millions of Americans to some multi-national multi-billion-dollar company elbowing their way to the quick buck? Wow, that is really low.
We will have to rewrite tons of literature because we changed the definition of a word that has had the same definition for thousands of years.
Well, you're not being very gay today, are you? Here, let me fathom you to make you feel better! Personally, Personally, I think your argument is neither silly nor awful.
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It's not just sillicon valley (startup) companies. Many large, world-spanning companies only recently have begun license management in earnest, demanding extensive paperwork for everything they buy from their suppliers to ensure they're not accidentally walking into a PR disaster. And apparently, many suppliers have not really had any license management either, going by the motto nullo actore nullus iudex. Luckily, that is changing in many places now and awareness and sensibility is on the rise.
What gets me is that the idea of being arrested not for violating a law but for being a malcontent seems to have a lot of supporters in the UK. Doesn't seem like a place I'd want to live in. Not trying to be a jackass myself most of the times, but.. wow. Strange idea of freedom, really.
Technically it's theft. You've cost the rail company money (pittance though it may be) and potentially risked a fire by plugging an unknown device into an electrical socket.
I stopped reading here and I'm seriously hoping you're kidding. "risked a fire"? Seriously?
Guess it depends on where you are, and how good the connections are. I'm in Germany, too, in some small backwater hamlet, and I need to drive to the large city every day. 35 minutes commute by car, two hours (!) by public transport because I'd have to wait 40 minutes in the next bigger town for the connecting train. Plus the bus to take me there only goes once every hour, so I'd have to make damned sure to be at the station on time or I'd lose a lot of time. Hugely inflexible.
Before moving to our current place, I lived in the big city though, and I didn't even bother to get a driver's license because I'd just take the bus or just walk everywhere.
What exactly is your argument? That Linus is such a singular wunderkind that this is an invalid example? That software teams that have a project leader don't count? I'm baffled.
So, with that manager in the way, one who can't really type fast, and has problems understanding IRC, mailing list etiquette, commits, you name it -- isn't going to be comfortable with a system that really doesn't need him.
Sounds to me like that's going to be a problem no matter if you work remotely or not:o
For the sake of my argument, it doesn't really matter if the kernel is good because of or despite those specific circumstances. The original argument was that it can't work, and clearly it can.
Up until recently I was an independent software development contractor. In the beginning of my career, I was working from home on semi isolated components, and I really hated it. It's very hard to concentrate on anything with all the distractions, you can't talk to anyone (even if it's just bitching about something), you don't get to know what's going on in the company, and when you have as small an apartment as I had back then, it's very hard to "switch off" from work after work, because in my case, my desk and bed were in the same room, and that makes it hard to "switch".
Add to that the obvious problem of constant distractions... but then, you get those in the office, too;)
There are many scientific theories that have not be proven completely. You know what? It doesn't matter. This is not how science works. If we ever have a better theory, it will replace the old one. The good thing about scientific theories is that they can offer workable models that help to explain the world in very useful ways. You know, like Newton's laws. We know now that they are only valid under specific circumstances, and we have better and more complex theories now. But that doesn't mean the old ones were useless.
Your attempt to discredit Evolution by tagging it a theory is sad and only shows you have no idea how science actually works.
Jewish myth? No. The kind of Creationism we're facing here ("young earth creationism") is the brain child of some select American Christians. Most Jewish religious leaders have understood and accepted the validity of evolution as early as the 19th century.
The problem with Creationists--and the reason it has NO place in a science class--is that they expect people to reject all evidence for a universe billions of years old and all evidence that the Theory of Evolution is correct in favor of another idea for which ZERO evidence exists, an idea for which mountains of evidence in fact disproves. That is the antithesis of science.
No. The problem with creationism isn't that it's idiotic science, the problem is that it is not science at all but religion. If you teach that instead of or in addition to the scientific theory of evolution, I might as well demand that they teach my personal theory that the earth is really just a ball of smeg on someone's wiener.
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What the hell difference would that make? It's still wrong.
I'm sure your friend was conducting a scientific experiment. After all, that is why the Japanese are hunting whales. Right? RIGHT?
These arguments about untested drivers are not true in all countries. And the arguments about uninsured drivers are invalid - that is a self correcting problem. The state does not mandate insurance for surgeons. Why should it do it for drivers?
Are you sure about that? Sounds pretty unlikely.
I am also immensely saddened that so many /. readers don't get this. We like to think that we're smarter than the average bear. Apparently not.
Well, maybe the way to fix this is... to fix it? Allow more cabs, but keep requirements for insurances and other measures intended to keep drivers and passengers safe intact? Just because this weird "medallion" system is broken in many parts of the world doesn't mean uber's model is much better, it just replaces one drawback with many others.
Uber is not a person. Your argument is stupid. Sorry.
Ah, so famous people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr were just criminals, not famous civil disobedience people.
Comparing heroes like Rosa Parks and MLK who fought for the rights and freedom of millions of Americans to some multi-national multi-billion-dollar company elbowing their way to the quick buck? Wow, that is really low.
Ask that again after taking an uber ride and being involved in an accident that leaves you seriously insured.
We will have to rewrite tons of literature because we changed the definition of a word that has had the same definition for thousands of years.
Well, you're not being very gay today, are you? Here, let me fathom you to make you feel better! Personally, Personally, I think your argument is neither silly nor awful.
It's not just sillicon valley (startup) companies. Many large, world-spanning companies only recently have begun license management in earnest, demanding extensive paperwork for everything they buy from their suppliers to ensure they're not accidentally walking into a PR disaster. And apparently, many suppliers have not really had any license management either, going by the motto nullo actore nullus iudex. Luckily, that is changing in many places now and awareness and sensibility is on the rise.
What gets me is that the idea of being arrested not for violating a law but for being a malcontent seems to have a lot of supporters in the UK. Doesn't seem like a place I'd want to live in. Not trying to be a jackass myself most of the times, but.. wow. Strange idea of freedom, really.
Technically it's theft. You've cost the rail company money (pittance though it may be) and potentially risked a fire by plugging an unknown device into an electrical socket.
I stopped reading here and I'm seriously hoping you're kidding. "risked a fire"? Seriously?
Yeah, fuck freedom of speech. Sheesh, what was he thinking, that malcontent! Praise be to our betters! War is peace! Freedom is slavery!
Guess it depends on where you are, and how good the connections are. I'm in Germany, too, in some small backwater hamlet, and I need to drive to the large city every day. 35 minutes commute by car, two hours (!) by public transport because I'd have to wait 40 minutes in the next bigger town for the connecting train. Plus the bus to take me there only goes once every hour, so I'd have to make damned sure to be at the station on time or I'd lose a lot of time. Hugely inflexible.
Before moving to our current place, I lived in the big city though, and I didn't even bother to get a driver's license because I'd just take the bus or just walk everywhere.
What exactly is your argument? That Linus is such a singular wunderkind that this is an invalid example? That software teams that have a project leader don't count? I'm baffled.
So, with that manager in the way, one who can't really type fast, and has problems understanding IRC, mailing list etiquette, commits, you name it -- isn't going to be comfortable with a system that really doesn't need him.
Sounds to me like that's going to be a problem no matter if you work remotely or not :o
It has consistently failed to find itself a commercial niche and now there are none left.
Uh you mean like Android phones? Yeah those are a total failure :(
C'mon, you're not even trying :)
For the sake of my argument, it doesn't really matter if the kernel is good because of or despite those specific circumstances. The original argument was that it can't work, and clearly it can.
Working remotely in a software team: simply does not work!
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You mean .... like the loosely organized software team that has developed the Linux kernel hasn't worked out?
Up until recently I was an independent software development contractor. In the beginning of my career, I was working from home on semi isolated components, and I really hated it. It's very hard to concentrate on anything with all the distractions, you can't talk to anyone (even if it's just bitching about something), you don't get to know what's going on in the company, and when you have as small an apartment as I had back then, it's very hard to "switch off" from work after work, because in my case, my desk and bed were in the same room, and that makes it hard to "switch".
Add to that the obvious problem of constant distractions... but then, you get those in the office, too ;)
Emphasis on 'should'. Will it happen? Most likely the answer is 'no'.
...not to mention actual convictions afterwards...
Hahahahahahaha...
You're so cute when you're naive :D
I believe in coincidences. Coincidences happen every day. But I don't trust coincidences.
$0.10 if you can name the origin of the quote :D
There are many scientific theories that have not be proven completely. You know what? It doesn't matter. This is not how science works. If we ever have a better theory, it will replace the old one. The good thing about scientific theories is that they can offer workable models that help to explain the world in very useful ways. You know, like Newton's laws. We know now that they are only valid under specific circumstances, and we have better and more complex theories now. But that doesn't mean the old ones were useless.
Your attempt to discredit Evolution by tagging it a theory is sad and only shows you have no idea how science actually works.
Jewish myth? No. The kind of Creationism we're facing here ("young earth creationism") is the brain child of some select American Christians. Most Jewish religious leaders have understood and accepted the validity of evolution as early as the 19th century.
The problem with Creationists--and the reason it has NO place in a science class--is that they expect people to reject all evidence for a universe billions of years old and all evidence that the Theory of Evolution is correct in favor of another idea for which ZERO evidence exists, an idea for which mountains of evidence in fact disproves. That is the antithesis of science.
No. The problem with creationism isn't that it's idiotic science, the problem is that it is not science at all but religion. If you teach that instead of or in addition to the scientific theory of evolution, I might as well demand that they teach my personal theory that the earth is really just a ball of smeg on someone's wiener.