I wonder how they handle valid forms of ID that aren't driver licenses if their system doesn't understand them like passport cards or IDs from other countries.
Meaning in Canada, we've had cards with chips in them for more than 10 years already and pretty much every single stores have a chip reader and very few actually accept magnetic cards anymore.
I never had a problem with my magnetic US credit card in BC or Quebec.
That's true but with a mortgage to pay and suddenly finding yourself with much more free time on your hands you may go beyond your normal comfort zone.
I drove a truck and I've been a Teamster but I'm not stupid and when I was laid off I didn't just crawl into a corner to die, I got a better job.
I'm sure you're a very precious member of our economy who can do anything but you're assuming that people with simple jobs are only capable of that job and nothing greater which is an incredibly narrow and baseless claim.
They really don't give a damn about anything that runs OS X these days and it's a shame. You'd think with all the money they have they'd be willing to take some risks and innovate.
They will still hit deer, they will still be vandalized, they will still experience hit and runs. They're autonomous, not magic. There is no force field.
Who cares if deer are insured? They aren't driving cars to run into you with, and your AV won't hit one because it's an AV and won't have accidents. Why should you have insurance?
A lot of people care, that's why comprehensive insurance is so popular, if your car is totaled because you hit a deer you're screwed unless you have it and if you aren't buying your shiny new driverless car cash the lender isn't going to consider anything short of comprehensive an option.
You'll still need comprehensive insurance, even if you don't have any liability because deer are never insured and you'll need to keep paying GM to keep this service active.
I guess we're paying a fee and the recipient is paying a fee too now.
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Who thinks these people are making a bunch of money? This isn't Uber.
I pitch in $2 per episode for Philosophize This! and I know the guy isn't getting rich, I just feel better about it this way and I enjoy the lack of ads.
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Ala carte taxes sounds like a great idea, what could go wrong?
Because you're stuck breathing the same air as us.
If he honestly wanted to do this to observe anything he would have just gone skydiving.
Of course. If you can't see the curvature of a 12,000km sphere from 1,900ft it's scientifically flat.
Good call on saying something that stupid as AC.
The stakes are a lot higher if you're on foot though. Even if there is a crosswalk I'm not going to play chicken with a car.
Seriously. Pay attention when crossing the road, especially at night.
It worked for me but the closest location to Seattle is San Francisco.
It also has a 2D and 3D barcode.
I don't know where you live but I've never seen a magstripe ID and I'm curious where this $3 item came from.
I wonder how they handle valid forms of ID that aren't driver licenses if their system doesn't understand them like passport cards or IDs from other countries.
A few companies bought this product and we can declare that the phone booth has returned?
This feels like a press release, not news.
Meaning in Canada, we've had cards with chips in them for more than 10 years already and pretty much every single stores have a chip reader and very few actually accept magnetic cards anymore.
I never had a problem with my magnetic US credit card in BC or Quebec.
That's true but with a mortgage to pay and suddenly finding yourself with much more free time on your hands you may go beyond your normal comfort zone.
I drove a truck and I've been a Teamster but I'm not stupid and when I was laid off I didn't just crawl into a corner to die, I got a better job.
I'm sure you're a very precious member of our economy who can do anything but you're assuming that people with simple jobs are only capable of that job and nothing greater which is an incredibly narrow and baseless claim.
They really don't give a damn about anything that runs OS X these days and it's a shame. You'd think with all the money they have they'd be willing to take some risks and innovate.
They will still hit deer, they will still be vandalized, they will still experience hit and runs. They're autonomous, not magic. There is no force field.
Who cares if deer are insured? They aren't driving cars to run into you with, and your AV won't hit one because it's an AV and won't have accidents. Why should you have insurance?
A lot of people care, that's why comprehensive insurance is so popular, if your car is totaled because you hit a deer you're screwed unless you have it and if you aren't buying your shiny new driverless car cash the lender isn't going to consider anything short of comprehensive an option.
You'll still need comprehensive insurance, even if you don't have any liability because deer are never insured and you'll need to keep paying GM to keep this service active.
I'm also pretty confident Net Neutrality had nothing to do with usage caps.
I don't think Net Neutrality in any way banned ISPs from canceling your service for infringement.
Are you implying that your concept of capitalism is the only legitimate one?
You think any company put money towards this to not benefit from it?
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Aside from Patreon’s existing 5% fee, a creator’s income on Patreon varies because of processing fees every month. They can lose anywhere from 7-15% of their earnings to these fees. This means creators actually take home a lower percentage of your pledge than you may realize. Our goal is to make creators’ paychecks as predictable as possible, so we’re restructuring how these fees are paid.
Starting December 18th, we will apply a new service fee of 2.9% + $0.35 that patrons will pay for each individual pledge. This service fee helps keep Patreon up and running.
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Who thinks these people are making a bunch of money? This isn't Uber.
I pitch in $2 per episode for Philosophize This! and I know the guy isn't getting rich, I just feel better about it this way and I enjoy the lack of ads.