But it's not Europe's loss, though. Many parts of Europe have excellent taxi service - great cars, knowledgeable drivers, good training, adequate insurance. All Uber brings is an app, surge pricing, uninsured drivers, and worse-trained drivers. I know it might be hard for you to understand, but some countries didn't fuck up taxi services like the US seems to have done.
Or that pilots are in the best (only?) position to see that the instruments start screwing up when electronic devices are used and do something about it? Or that there might be a slight difference between two tablets in the cockpit and 300 tablets & phones distributed through the entire length of the plane?
Nooo.... it must be some sort of weird, unexplainable conspiracy between Sony and the FAA or some shit.
With every post you paint a picture of a scared person lashing out at a world they don't understand, constantly looking over their shoulder for a ghost that does not exist, while using the threat of that ghost to screw everyone over until they are as scared as you are.
Yes, they are refugees. The quotes are not required, and you mentioning them in such scary tones speaks more of your cowardice and fear than any threat posed by people simply wanting to better their families.
People like having drivers with proper insurance and training, and so don't particularly like Uber trying to get rid of those protections for the people. That's the issue. Taxis in Europe generally work far better than the US, and so Uber's muscling in on a working system is not seen as the act of a righteous hero, but of an asshole hell-bent on ruining it for some quick money.
You seem to be thinking the state of taxis in western Europe is similar to that in the US. In great swathes of Europe there are countries being targeted by Uber, which have great taxi services. People like the taxis - they are prompt, cheap, well maintained, and driven by trained professionals. Uber comes along and starts ignoring the rules, claiming "oh we do ride sharing, not taxis!" seemingly unaware of the massive popularity of ride sharing across Europe, and that said popularity means no-one believes their claims. Uber threatening a system which the people like is nothing to welcome. The rules work, and people like them. They are not competitive, at least no more than someone who wants to be a doctor or lawyer must get professional accreditation to be able to practice.
Don't jump to conclusions, and don't wander off talking about jackboots - if you want to convince a European that you have a good argument, that is the best way to have people laugh at and ignore you.
Just so you don't go make a fool of yourself in future, the meaning of that is "Consider yourself German before you consider yourself from one of the constituent states/cities/city-states that merged to become Germany", not "Germany is better than everyone else".
Germany checking in: I've yet to be in a poor German taxi. The cars have been in excellent condition, the drivers knew what they were doing, the prices were transparent and offered value for money. No complaints so far!
With each post your perplexing signature makes more and more sense. You are so incredibly apt to lump all kinds of disparate people together under one simple label, to judge away and ascribe whatever motive you want to their actions. No wonder you are so confused about nearly every topic you discuss here.
His head is not in his arse - you might want to check yours. Leaping to conclusions (as you appear to want to do) is not a sign of a well-functioning brain.
It was a case of the airlines/FCC not knowing whether the cell phones or video games would interfere, and so they erred on the side of caution and banned them until they were shown to not interfere. That's how is usually goes with such things - you not understanding that is not cause to launch into a rant on this subject, as you clearly need to do some more homework.
So your domain admin has made it so all newly-inserted USB devices need administrator approval before being used, and you blame that on UAC, because that's what you see causing problems. That means you don't understand UAC and domains. Good work!
But gun control does lead to fewer shootings, which is something that has been demonstrated time and time and time again. "Stop subsidizing single motherhood"? So you want more poor people desperate to survive, thinking that's going to decrease crime? You really haven't thought this through at all, have you?
So give everyone in the US mandatory weapons training before they can get a gun, and require periodic testing to demonstrate proficiency. Problem solved.
Why? Because you are giving up your life anyway - by having to be "on duty" all the time. Always looking over your shoulder. Never having a drink. Having to coordinate shifts with your SO (otherwise you'll be unprotected while you sleep, negating your vigilance at all other times), and so on. What is so magical about the police? They are connected to thousands of other police officers, all with training. Some out of shape accountant with a concealed weapon, little to no training, and fuck all support, is clearly not the same thing. Not to mention that having armed people all over the place will just raise the likelihood of accidental "he looked a bit brown and scary" shootings, requiring more people to have guns to protect themselves from those people, and so on. The solution you paint requires everyone to be vigilant and ready 100% of the time, meaning everyone has ceased living their lives, and are cowering in fear.
You are scared. It's OK, just don't let your fear poison the well for everyone else.
Your position can be summed up in precisely the same way - "knows best and all other [sic] have to justify themselves, even on the most obvious and trivial things". Seriously. Just accept that some people like to do thing some ways, and others other ways. Should you find yourself in a gradually-disappearing minority, you might want to take the hint that your way of doing things is on its way out, and adapt. It's happened with every technology or way of doing things which was one common-place but now relegated to the archives and tales passed from generation to generation of admins. Technology comes and goes. Stamping your foot, making massive generalisations, and seeing things in very "black and white" terms is a sure-fire sign that you are not using your head in the argument, but your heart. Arguing will not get someone to feel the same emotion about something you hold dear, so stop. Just stop.
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But it's not Europe's loss, though. Many parts of Europe have excellent taxi service - great cars, knowledgeable drivers, good training, adequate insurance. All Uber brings is an app, surge pricing, uninsured drivers, and worse-trained drivers. I know it might be hard for you to understand, but some countries didn't fuck up taxi services like the US seems to have done.
Or that pilots are in the best (only?) position to see that the instruments start screwing up when electronic devices are used and do something about it? Or that there might be a slight difference between two tablets in the cockpit and 300 tablets & phones distributed through the entire length of the plane?
Nooo.... it must be some sort of weird, unexplainable conspiracy between Sony and the FAA or some shit.
With every post you paint a picture of a scared person lashing out at a world they don't understand, constantly looking over their shoulder for a ghost that does not exist, while using the threat of that ghost to screw everyone over until they are as scared as you are.
Yes, they are refugees. The quotes are not required, and you mentioning them in such scary tones speaks more of your cowardice and fear than any threat posed by people simply wanting to better their families.
People like having drivers with proper insurance and training, and so don't particularly like Uber trying to get rid of those protections for the people. That's the issue. Taxis in Europe generally work far better than the US, and so Uber's muscling in on a working system is not seen as the act of a righteous hero, but of an asshole hell-bent on ruining it for some quick money.
You seem to be thinking the state of taxis in western Europe is similar to that in the US. In great swathes of Europe there are countries being targeted by Uber, which have great taxi services. People like the taxis - they are prompt, cheap, well maintained, and driven by trained professionals. Uber comes along and starts ignoring the rules, claiming "oh we do ride sharing, not taxis!" seemingly unaware of the massive popularity of ride sharing across Europe, and that said popularity means no-one believes their claims. Uber threatening a system which the people like is nothing to welcome. The rules work, and people like them. They are not competitive, at least no more than someone who wants to be a doctor or lawyer must get professional accreditation to be able to practice.
Don't jump to conclusions, and don't wander off talking about jackboots - if you want to convince a European that you have a good argument, that is the best way to have people laugh at and ignore you.
Just so you don't go make a fool of yourself in future, the meaning of that is "Consider yourself German before you consider yourself from one of the constituent states/cities/city-states that merged to become Germany", not "Germany is better than everyone else".
Evidence for 1-7 will suffice. If you can only back it up with your limited personal experience, concede the point like a rational person.
Germany checking in: I've yet to be in a poor German taxi. The cars have been in excellent condition, the drivers knew what they were doing, the prices were transparent and offered value for money. No complaints so far!
With each post your perplexing signature makes more and more sense. You are so incredibly apt to lump all kinds of disparate people together under one simple label, to judge away and ascribe whatever motive you want to their actions. No wonder you are so confused about nearly every topic you discuss here.
And the US's exports are from an entire continent-sized country, not just a relatively-small country the size of Germany...
Which gives us a chilling insight into just how dysfunctional your thought processes must be. Ouch.
His head is not in his arse - you might want to check yours. Leaping to conclusions (as you appear to want to do) is not a sign of a well-functioning brain.
That's a bunch of opinion... For it to carry any weight you might want to consider backing it up with some facts...
It was a case of the airlines/FCC not knowing whether the cell phones or video games would interfere, and so they erred on the side of caution and banned them until they were shown to not interfere. That's how is usually goes with such things - you not understanding that is not cause to launch into a rant on this subject, as you clearly need to do some more homework.
So your domain admin has made it so all newly-inserted USB devices need administrator approval before being used, and you blame that on UAC, because that's what you see causing problems. That means you don't understand UAC and domains. Good work!
Very true. You don't, however, know that your machine will successfully boot up should it have to...
But gun control does lead to fewer shootings, which is something that has been demonstrated time and time and time again. "Stop subsidizing single motherhood"? So you want more poor people desperate to survive, thinking that's going to decrease crime? You really haven't thought this through at all, have you?
So much guesswork, so few figures. You're going to have to do better than that...
So give everyone in the US mandatory weapons training before they can get a gun, and require periodic testing to demonstrate proficiency. Problem solved.
Why? Because you are giving up your life anyway - by having to be "on duty" all the time. Always looking over your shoulder. Never having a drink. Having to coordinate shifts with your SO (otherwise you'll be unprotected while you sleep, negating your vigilance at all other times), and so on. What is so magical about the police? They are connected to thousands of other police officers, all with training. Some out of shape accountant with a concealed weapon, little to no training, and fuck all support, is clearly not the same thing. Not to mention that having armed people all over the place will just raise the likelihood of accidental "he looked a bit brown and scary" shootings, requiring more people to have guns to protect themselves from those people, and so on. The solution you paint requires everyone to be vigilant and ready 100% of the time, meaning everyone has ceased living their lives, and are cowering in fear.
You are scared. It's OK, just don't let your fear poison the well for everyone else.
You type pretty well with one hand...
Why don't you post some of those links, Mr. Lazy-Pants? :)
Your position can be summed up in precisely the same way - "knows best and all other [sic] have to justify themselves, even on the most obvious and trivial things". Seriously. Just accept that some people like to do thing some ways, and others other ways. Should you find yourself in a gradually-disappearing minority, you might want to take the hint that your way of doing things is on its way out, and adapt. It's happened with every technology or way of doing things which was one common-place but now relegated to the archives and tales passed from generation to generation of admins. Technology comes and goes. Stamping your foot, making massive generalisations, and seeing things in very "black and white" terms is a sure-fire sign that you are not using your head in the argument, but your heart. Arguing will not get someone to feel the same emotion about something you hold dear, so stop. Just stop.
It is supposed to be automated, so that would be a sensible approach.