They have a taximeter, on the internet. You don't need a physical meter when software can do the job more effectively. Did you not read my previous posts? How many times do I have to repeat the same thing before it penetrates your thick skull?
You have to register ahead of time with Uber too. Thanks to something called "technology", that time is now really short. You think society should be held back because of obsolete business models? It's not Uber's fault the incumbent companies were too stupid and tech-unsavvy to take advantage of smartphone apps.
One more point... You must've heard of patent trolls, there's a story about them at least once a month on slashdot. Patent trolls obtain patents on obvious, everyday functionality, except it's done over the Internet or on a computer.
Well let's check out the so-called innovations that uber provides: a) Hailing a cab over the internet using its app. b) Billing taxi fares over the internet. In other words, Uber is just a taxi service over the internet. Get it, lying shill?
That's irrelevant. Companies are free to price their services however they want; government regulation doesn't dictate pricing for limos.
Like hell it's irrelevant. Companies charge prices based on the quality of service they're providing (cars similar in quality to taxis) and their competition's prices (again, taxi fare rates). Limos, on average, are much better quality cars than taxis or Uber cars and their prices are a lot higher too.
Bullshit, you're lying again. I've ridden in Mercedes with Uber.
The exception that proves the rule, moron. Only a complete idiot would drive passengers in his expensive car for uber peanuts.
You have to register ahead of time with Uber too. Thanks to something called "technology", that time is now really short.
Don't act dense. You can wave your arms to catch a taxi or wait a couple of minutes or less to have a Uber taxi come to where you're waiting. That's usually impossible for limo cars. Limos are not on-demand... they operate on a completely different model (like next day service). So stop comparing uber to limos, unless you're some kind of paid shill.
Again, you're a liar. If it were illegal, they'd be getting prosecuted. They're not, because they operate under the rules for black cars.
Riiiight, great logic. The public only recently found out that the so-called ride-sharing service had absolutely nothing to do with ride sharing. Uber lied, just like you're continuously lying. According to you, companies never escape the law and are justly punished each time. First Uber was a ride-sharing service, and now it's a black car service? More bullshit. It's a taxi service, that uses internet booking instead of manual hailing of cabs. Just admit it.
Why don't I see any of you morons screaming for limos to be regulated like taxis???
Because there is a BIG difference between limos and uber cars. * Uber cars are way cheaper compared to limos. Uber price range is similar to that of regular taxis. * Limos are better (luxury) cars compared to crappy taxis or uber cars. * You have to register well ahead of time to have a limo pick you up. Taxis/Ubers, on the other hand, are on-demand and you get picked up/matched with the car closest to you almost immediately. * Limos and taxis have a very different operating model so that they don't compete too much. Uber competes directly with taxis.
The last time I booked a cab, it took them 50 minutes to arrive;
Learn to read; I specifically said "booking time" (time to allocate you to a car). Arrival time is a completely different metric than booking time.
No, it isn't a taximeter. It's a black car: you get an estimate beforehand.
Do keep playing these bullshit semantic games. In both taxis and uber cars, you get charged based on distance travelled and a fixed base fare, who cares if the fare is calculated beforehand or when you arrive at the destination. It's the same exact pricing model. But you and Uber refuse to admit that Uber is playing these name games because it's operating an illegal taxi service.
Uber isn't a taxi service, it's a black-car service.
That's funny because Uber cars provide almost the exact same service as a taxi -- on-demand, point-to-point intra-city travel using a car and a driver. I don't think black cars are on-demand, you have to book them in advance.
A taxi is a car with a taximeter which charges you based on distance traveled, stops, etc.
So a taximeter service provided by Uber's servers isn't a taximeter, right? Next you'll claim sounds from mp3 files isn't music and only music on cassettes and vinyl records is music.
A "black car" (basically limosine) is a car where you contact the service and arrange in advance for a ride from point A to point B, are given an estimate beforehand, and can select which driver you want to ride with and in which car.
But Uber is like a taxi, since the average wait time needed to book a cab is around 5 minutes, same as a taxi. Can you book a black car in 5 minutes? What if all black cars are servicing other customers (since there are only a few cars per company), not thousands like Uber or regular taxis.
... they just have a website that connects supply with demand, though they also do their own warehousing (which isn't tech).
Correct, just because you use a telephone to operate your business does not mean you're an electronics company. Maybe creating a website to sell products was revolutionary back then, it's not new anymore.
If there's more software to the website than just linking buyer and seller, then it's a tech company. If a street-corner florist has a website with the photos and prices of the flowers he's selling today, can his business be classified as a tech operation? No.
One could argue that by your definition Google is not a tech company.
Yes, anyone can write a competent search engine over the weekend. Not! However, any script monkey can write a website that can connect supply (rooms for rent) with demand (tourists).
Will AirBnb, Uber etc. be able to maintain market dominance, since any competitor can replicate their service and charge a lower commission?
Why go through an LLC? Can't he just sell the stock under his own name when necessary and use the cash for whatever he wants, like a political contribution?
Pain is a warning that something is wrong and is harming you. You don't want the warning to go away... you want the problem that's causing the warning to be solved.
The concept has the potential to revolutionize air travel, while providing significant savings for airlines by reducing the time that planes spend idle on the ground.
The whole crux of this invention is to reduce idle time of the plane, proper. But this is poor communication by TFA because it does not mention how much idle time is wasted.
The global airline industry has been struggling to sharpen flying skills at a time cockpits are becoming increasingly automated. Several accidents have raised concerns that pilots lack the skills to respond to emergencies that simulators can't replicate well.
The lazy humans don't want to learn a skill that can be done by a machine.
It wouldn't be surprising if this kind of accident were to occur when automated cars are here because the driver won't know how to drive and the automated car can't handle the situation.
This is a good idea. We need emojis for file open, save, cut, copy, paste etc. (if not already present).
is not the same as attempting to use iconography to convey a complex thought.
There's nothing complex about a KitKat or McDonald's emoji logo. It's just a blatant ad right inside your content and therefore should be banned. Everything in the world is regulated to some extent, except ads. Are politicians getting paid to ignore the loud, annoying, irritating content they call ads that in actuality should be classified as audio/visual harassment?
Why does software have icons in the toolbar? Why do smartphone apps need icons, instead of just text? The reason is icons are just quicker to comprehend, once you're familiar with them.
And what if a pre-assembled PC is cheaper than your custom built PC by $300-$400 provided certain minor things are inferior to your custom PC? Businesses can buy components in bulk, at a far cheaper rate than the huge markup a typical customer gives to component makers when he buys individual components. You also don't have to deal with malfunctioning parts because the pre-assembled PC has been tested.
Why the heck is this data sitting on a machine connected to the internet? Collect the data, then periodically (every month or so) append it to an internal (non-internet) machine. Then delete the sensitive data (name, address) from the internet connected server. Any hack will only get a month's worth of data.
What does an init system have to do with desktop session management? Nothing. How can the same stupid subsystem (systemd) control behavior of both these separate subsystems. Systemd is broken by design, it is trying to be a sub OS between the real kernel and user apps.
You don't get it... he wants to be hired by Chris Nolan to produce more realistic bridge explosions. Movies have become more realistic over the years. Why not consult engineers for these destruction scenes?
But does it support developing desktop apps? Their website suggests it's only for web development: "Build and debug modern web and cloud applications."
Because if a current sufferer of the disease switches from drug X to TV advertized drug Y, the company stands to make tens of thousands of $$$ per year from a single patient.
I think these drugs are mainly for long-term or mid-term diseases. There's no point advertising for a certain brand of flu-shot because it is short term and therefore, not very profitable to advertise.
What if the doctor is unaware of the patient recommended drug? Won't the patient recommendation cause the doctor to research the possibility of using it?
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They have a taximeter, on the internet. You don't need a physical meter when software can do the job more effectively. Did you not read my previous posts? How many times do I have to repeat the same thing before it penetrates your thick skull?
One more point... You must've heard of patent trolls, there's a story about them at least once a month on slashdot. Patent trolls obtain patents on obvious, everyday functionality, except it's done over the Internet or on a computer.
Well let's check out the so-called innovations that uber provides:
a) Hailing a cab over the internet using its app.
b) Billing taxi fares over the internet.
In other words, Uber is just a taxi service over the internet. Get it, lying shill?
Like hell it's irrelevant. Companies charge prices based on the quality of service they're providing (cars similar in quality to taxis) and their competition's prices (again, taxi fare rates). Limos, on average, are much better quality cars than taxis or Uber cars and their prices are a lot higher too.
The exception that proves the rule, moron. Only a complete idiot would drive passengers in his expensive car for uber peanuts.
Don't act dense. You can wave your arms to catch a taxi or wait a couple of minutes or less to have a Uber taxi come to where you're waiting. That's usually impossible for limo cars. Limos are not on-demand... they operate on a completely different model (like next day service). So stop comparing uber to limos, unless you're some kind of paid shill.
Riiiight, great logic. The public only recently found out that the so-called ride-sharing service had absolutely nothing to do with ride sharing. Uber lied, just like you're continuously lying. According to you, companies never escape the law and are justly punished each time. First Uber was a ride-sharing service, and now it's a black car service? More bullshit. It's a taxi service, that uses internet booking instead of manual hailing of cabs. Just admit it.
Because there is a BIG difference between limos and uber cars.
* Uber cars are way cheaper compared to limos. Uber price range is similar to that of regular taxis.
* Limos are better (luxury) cars compared to crappy taxis or uber cars.
* You have to register well ahead of time to have a limo pick you up. Taxis/Ubers, on the other hand, are on-demand and you get picked up/matched with the car closest to you almost immediately.
* Limos and taxis have a very different operating model so that they don't compete too much. Uber competes directly with taxis.
Learn to read; I specifically said "booking time" (time to allocate you to a car). Arrival time is a completely different metric than booking time.
Do keep playing these bullshit semantic games. In both taxis and uber cars, you get charged based on distance travelled and a fixed base fare, who cares if the fare is calculated beforehand or when you arrive at the destination. It's the same exact pricing model. But you and Uber refuse to admit that Uber is playing these name games because it's operating an illegal taxi service.
That's funny because Uber cars provide almost the exact same service as a taxi -- on-demand, point-to-point intra-city travel using a car and a driver. I don't think black cars are on-demand, you have to book them in advance.
So a taximeter service provided by Uber's servers isn't a taximeter, right? Next you'll claim sounds from mp3 files isn't music and only music on cassettes and vinyl records is music.
But Uber is like a taxi, since the average wait time needed to book a cab is around 5 minutes, same as a taxi. Can you book a black car in 5 minutes? What if all black cars are servicing other customers (since there are only a few cars per company), not thousands like Uber or regular taxis.
Correct, just because you use a telephone to operate your business does not mean you're an electronics company. Maybe creating a website to sell products was revolutionary back then, it's not new anymore.
If there's more software to the website than just linking buyer and seller, then it's a tech company. If a street-corner florist has a website with the photos and prices of the flowers he's selling today, can his business be classified as a tech operation? No.
Yes, anyone can write a competent search engine over the weekend. Not! However, any script monkey can write a website that can connect supply (rooms for rent) with demand (tourists).
Will AirBnb, Uber etc. be able to maintain market dominance, since any competitor can replicate their service and charge a lower commission?
It looks like an ugly, bright screen compared to the elegant look a luxury watch. Why are people buyng this?
Why go through an LLC? Can't he just sell the stock under his own name when necessary and use the cash for whatever he wants, like a political contribution?
Pain is a warning that something is wrong and is harming you. You don't want the warning to go away... you want the problem that's causing the warning to be solved.
Dumb solution. What about people who occupy hundreds of 3x3 squares?
The whole crux of this invention is to reduce idle time of the plane, proper. But this is poor communication by TFA because it does not mention how much idle time is wasted.
From TFA:
The lazy humans don't want to learn a skill that can be done by a machine.
It wouldn't be surprising if this kind of accident were to occur when automated cars are here because the driver won't know how to drive and the automated car can't handle the situation.
That's the same sentiment everyone had when Tesla was formed to create electric cars.
So what you're saying is the $10,000 Tesla model S battery is a giant ripoff?
This is a good idea. We need emojis for file open, save, cut, copy, paste etc. (if not already present).
There's nothing complex about a KitKat or McDonald's emoji logo. It's just a blatant ad right inside your content and therefore should be banned. Everything in the world is regulated to some extent, except ads. Are politicians getting paid to ignore the loud, annoying, irritating content they call ads that in actuality should be classified as audio/visual harassment?
Why does software have icons in the toolbar? Why do smartphone apps need icons, instead of just text? The reason is icons are just quicker to comprehend, once you're familiar with them.
And what if a pre-assembled PC is cheaper than your custom built PC by $300-$400 provided certain minor things are inferior to your custom PC? Businesses can buy components in bulk, at a far cheaper rate than the huge markup a typical customer gives to component makers when he buys individual components. You also don't have to deal with malfunctioning parts because the pre-assembled PC has been tested.
So it's not all black and white.
Why the heck is this data sitting on a machine connected to the internet? Collect the data, then periodically (every month or so) append it to an internal (non-internet) machine. Then delete the sensitive data (name, address) from the internet connected server. Any hack will only get a month's worth of data.
What does an init system have to do with desktop session management? Nothing. How can the same stupid subsystem (systemd) control behavior of both these separate subsystems. Systemd is broken by design, it is trying to be a sub OS between the real kernel and user apps.
You don't get it... he wants to be hired by Chris Nolan to produce more realistic bridge explosions. Movies have become more realistic over the years. Why not consult engineers for these destruction scenes?
But does it support developing desktop apps? Their website suggests it's only for web development:
"Build and debug modern web and cloud applications."
So they throw away all the code for the game and start afresh when they release version N+1?
Because if a current sufferer of the disease switches from drug X to TV advertized drug Y, the company stands to make tens of thousands of $$$ per year from a single patient.
I think these drugs are mainly for long-term or mid-term diseases. There's no point advertising for a certain brand of flu-shot because it is short term and therefore, not very profitable to advertise.
What if the doctor is unaware of the patient recommended drug? Won't the patient recommendation cause the doctor to research the possibility of using it?