While I do think taxi prices are too high, I still have a couple of problems with the uber approach.
The main reason for the high prices are quite a lot of regulations imposed on classic taxi companies. Uber wants to take a piece of the cake without following the rules everyone else has to abide.
Well, the election system isn't helping either. It's very unlikely a third party will ever get a decent momentum the way the system is set up. On the other hand the SNP and UKIP (both rather single topic extremists though) managed to break up what was basically a two party parliament in the UK, so maybe there is hope.
I have to agree to that. I large companies it is rather hard to find someone to listen to you AND in a position to actually change something. Even if the company knows about the problem, they will probably either ignore it, or find the cheapest way to make it disappear. Probably a new software module in the 2016 model.
If the information gets public though, they can't deny knowledge of the problem and become liable. I do believe companies should get a warning and some time to find a proper solution, not for them, but for those affected by their products, but that warning should include a deadline.
Oh and I consider it completely irresponsible, stupid and dangerous to go after the hackers and charge them with computer crimes.
That should work pretty well, after all if you'd remove all content that is offensive to someone, we're down to a few technical documentations and even more boring stuff.
The whole world is offensive, learn to deal with it.
Well it happened to me a couple of times and it was rather annoying at that time. Not because I saw nude people, but because all the porn drowned out the stuff I was really searching for. The topic in question had a linguistic overlap though: Images from the James Bond movie Golden Eye, the tank driving scenes. In retrospect I have to admit that "bond golden eye pictures" was not a perfect start, but even with lots of additional terms and exclusion rules it was rather difficult to find what I was seeking in that huge steaming pile of nakedness and crap.
I didn't follow the naughty links though, so I don't know if it still counts.
I think you have forgotten quite a couple of very important factors for "weapon of choice". Especially range and self preservation. A tazer is nice if you want to disable a single person at close range. If there are several armed opponents trying to kill you, it is more or less suicide to try. One shot, limited range and you need to keep the wires connected. If someone points a gun at a police officer or a hostage, they are are free game in my eyes.
Bonus problem: while the concentration needs to be high enough to knock out quickly, it must not be to high either, or people simply stop breathing. I think the last time it was tried (a hostage situation in Moscow in 2002) it ended with almost everybody in the building (including 115 hostages) being dead. I'm not sure if they could have increased the fatality rate if they just blew up the building.
Plea bargaining is nothing more than punishment for exercising your rights. It should be abolished entirely.
This. The whole process is very akin to extortion. That such a high percentage of cases are handled without judge and jury a shame. The legal system is broken and needs a serious overhaul.
Oh and while were at it, an eye for an eye was at the time seen as a vast improvement in justice and very moderate. It meant that the punishment or retribution should not exceed the damage of the crime. The whole vendetta touch this sentence has nowadays is newer and is quite opposite of the original intention.
On the other hand touchscreens are a lot easier to clean and will be wiped once in a while (either by pockets, bags or once they can't be read in daylight anymore). Keyboards are bacteria's wet dream: Food crumbs, soda spills, dead skin cells, grease and sweat from your fingers all together in a nice hard to clean environment (in case of laptops they even get perfect reproduction temperature).
Isn't a SEAT a car and thus including at least two, usually five seats? By the way yelling is seldom appropriate and judging by the ability of many american to correctly use their (aka "they're" [sic]) own grammar and spelling, he fits right in.
Looks like the slashdot effect still works. Samoa air is offline with a "508 Resource Limit Is Reached" error. Mind you not just the calculator but the whole page. Just like in the good old days.
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I'd give it a try. It's a potential way to reduce meat consumption, but so mac & cheese. Less meat doesn't have to be healthier.
While I do think taxi prices are too high, I still have a couple of problems with the uber approach. The main reason for the high prices are quite a lot of regulations imposed on classic taxi companies. Uber wants to take a piece of the cake without following the rules everyone else has to abide.
Well, the election system isn't helping either. It's very unlikely a third party will ever get a decent momentum the way the system is set up. On the other hand the SNP and UKIP (both rather single topic extremists though) managed to break up what was basically a two party parliament in the UK, so maybe there is hope.
You are not allowed to carry spiked fertilizer on a plane though. Lithium Batteries on the other hand, are allowed.
Just remember, the trick is to cash in and leave in time.
Actually "Manure" is an even closer translation. Though "Rubbish" is also correct, depending on context.
There used to be a time when shlashdots source was available... Or am I mixing something up?
For the first time I see the death of /. coming around the bend.
You must be new here.
Amen to that
I have to agree to that. I large companies it is rather hard to find someone to listen to you AND in a position to actually change something. Even if the company knows about the problem, they will probably either ignore it, or find the cheapest way to make it disappear. Probably a new software module in the 2016 model.
If the information gets public though, they can't deny knowledge of the problem and become liable. I do believe companies should get a warning and some time to find a proper solution, not for them, but for those affected by their products, but that warning should include a deadline.
Oh and I consider it completely irresponsible, stupid and dangerous to go after the hackers and charge them with computer crimes.
Well once the stable state is reached, there is no more need for any additional breaking.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it IS broke.... don't fix it.
Actually it's more like "If it IS broken, break it more"
Who decides what is porn? Block it all !!!!
That should work pretty well, after all if you'd remove all content that is offensive to someone, we're down to a few technical documentations and even more boring stuff.
The whole world is offensive, learn to deal with it.
a beautiful naked lady.
We are still talking about the UK, are we?
In my opinion there is nothing wrong in blocking the whole of Sussex.
Well it happened to me a couple of times and it was rather annoying at that time. Not because I saw nude people, but because all the porn drowned out the stuff I was really searching for. The topic in question had a linguistic overlap though: Images from the James Bond movie Golden Eye, the tank driving scenes. In retrospect I have to admit that "bond golden eye pictures" was not a perfect start, but even with lots of additional terms and exclusion rules it was rather difficult to find what I was seeking in that huge steaming pile of nakedness and crap.
I didn't follow the naughty links though, so I don't know if it still counts.
three words: no pizza delivery
I think you have forgotten quite a couple of very important factors for "weapon of choice". Especially range and self preservation. A tazer is nice if you want to disable a single person at close range. If there are several armed opponents trying to kill you, it is more or less suicide to try. One shot, limited range and you need to keep the wires connected. If someone points a gun at a police officer or a hostage, they are are free game in my eyes.
Bonus problem: while the concentration needs to be high enough to knock out quickly, it must not be to high either, or people simply stop breathing. I think the last time it was tried (a hostage situation in Moscow in 2002) it ended with almost everybody in the building (including 115 hostages) being dead. I'm not sure if they could have increased the fatality rate if they just blew up the building.
"Sort of badly" is a rather nice way of saying the police/army killed 115 hostages.
Plea bargaining is nothing more than punishment for exercising your rights. It should be abolished entirely.
This. The whole process is very akin to extortion. That such a high percentage of cases are handled without judge and jury a shame. The legal system is broken and needs a serious overhaul.
Oh and while were at it, an eye for an eye was at the time seen as a vast improvement in justice and very moderate. It meant that the punishment or retribution should not exceed the damage of the crime. The whole vendetta touch this sentence has nowadays is newer and is quite opposite of the original intention.
On the other hand touchscreens are a lot easier to clean and will be wiped once in a while (either by pockets, bags or once they can't be read in daylight anymore). Keyboards are bacteria's wet dream: Food crumbs, soda spills, dead skin cells, grease and sweat from your fingers all together in a nice hard to clean environment (in case of laptops they even get perfect reproduction temperature).
And men usually cost car insurance companies more money.
Isn't a SEAT a car and thus including at least two, usually five seats? By the way yelling is seldom appropriate and judging by the ability of many american to correctly use their (aka "they're" [sic]) own grammar and spelling, he fits right in.
Looks like the slashdot effect still works. Samoa air is offline with a "508 Resource Limit Is Reached" error. Mind you not just the calculator but the whole page. Just like in the good old days.