k-mcgrady

Military dictatorships are responsible for the atrocities you mention. Not communism. Evil people. Atrocities have also happened in capitalist counties - we're not placing the blame for those on the style of market the government chooses to adapt and it would be idiotic to do so.

There's a huge difference between an employer doing it and the government doing it. You can hide your SM for a potential employer. Doing that will make the government suspicious. You may get a chance to explainer yourself to an employer. An immigration decision will be made in a black box. You can apply for another job at a company not run by idiots - choosing to immigrate somewhere else isn't as straightforward.

It's really only a matter of time. It's already an 'optional extra' on the visa waiver.

There are only two types of opposition I’ve heard:

1. Now I have to be responsible about the data I collect.

2. GPDR doesn’t go far enough and we should fix it now as it’ll be harder once it’s been enacted.

Looks like they're just building a Reliant Robin [1] with the wheels reversed (so 2 in front 1 rear). Unless you're desperate to save on tax (3 wheelers are taxed as motorcycle rates) I don't see the appeal.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Robin

No.

>> Every human has a fundamental inalienable right to visit every single part of the earth unhindered if they wish - not a right to make it their home - but visit without undue constraints.

I like the idea but is this actually written somewhere (a treaty perhaps) or just an opinion? If an opinion I don't see why you would draw a line between visit and live.

I had ads but playing devils advocate they have given a huge number of people access to technologies they never would have had access to otherwise. They have made entire businesses viable that wouldn’t be as good otherwise.

I disagree. I would struggle to get many senior dev roles in companies due to gaps in my knowledge (e.g. TDD, Agile or whatever PM style they use). As a freelancer/contractor however I can pick roles that only require skills I'm very good at and can therefore charge senior rates.

NB: This is if you were defining junior/senior based on pay. Hard to tell from your comment if you were.

The Knowledge is a test black cab drivers have to take. They basically spend several years learning various streets and routes in the city [1]. It essentially turns them into a human GPS.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_the_United_Kingdom...

I was just coming here to post the same thing. It was a really interesting aspect of the show.

I agree that's a terrible experience. But you could get a refund with 30 seconds effort in my experience (a lot easier than if this happened with a normal taxi as you have GPS to prove what happened). It also seems like an extreme outlier experience.

I always thought AL required pre-booking. Can I get a car to my door/where ever I'm standing in 3-5 minutes?

1. Your example of a bad trip is extreme. It's clearly awful but out of probably close to 100 trips I've had one where the driver took a bad route (he ignored GPS and got stuck in rush hour traffic in a tunnel). I contacted Uber who gave me a full immediate refund.

>> there are cheap hotels all over London

2. I could get from Brixton to Mile End for £20 (£5 when split between passengers). Find me a hotel for that price.

Finally - my point was that Uber was the only cheap and convenient option. You have not provided an equal alternative. My point was never that Uber should keep their license. I agree with you there are huge issues and hopefully this will spur them to solve them.

Edit: Although the first issue you point out is not your fault in anyway I'm curious whether you were asleep or not during that trip? That's a massive detour in the wrong direction twice. You and the driver both have a map showing your current location and destination. It seems like an easy mistake to quickly notice and correct.

I think you've missed my point. I agree with Uber losing their license. They need to be a better corporate citizen. I think they can do that and still offer a lot of benefits.

It's cheaper than Uber though.

>> Uber literally made no impact on the quality if life to your average Londoner and won't be missed.

As a Londoner I dispute that claim. It's made a huge difference for a lot of people. Until the night tube's arrival last year getting home from late nights out was expensive, difficult, or impossible. It's quite useful when moving flat - something younger Londoners tend to do quite a lot. I had to go somewhere with some heavy equipment last week and if it weren't for Uber I would have spent a fortune on taxi's. When I was ill for several months which prevented me taking the tube I used Uber to get to/from work. It was expensive but affordable. Taxi's would have been too expensive and I would have been screwed.

Finally - I received half a dozen messages from friends within minutes of the news being announced. Looks like it will be missed.

There's a difference between driving another person from A to B and charging that person. As a comparison you can invite a friend to your house and cook for them. If you start charging people for that there will be food safety regulations etc. you need to comply with.

AFAIK it isn't available in London.[1]

[1] https://www.lyft.com/cities

Quite strange this was posted considering it was just announced the license will not be renewed further. [1]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15310664

Supposedly they can't operate legally after 30th Sept unless some temporary transitional agreement is put in place.

I don't understand why Uber can't get their shit together. In the US they have competition from Lyft and I can almost understand why they have to push the boundaries. In London they have very little competition and therefore don't need to engage is controversial business practices. Personally I don't see what my alternative will be if their service ceases, they have that little competition.

Although I am kind of annoyed at the decision it's understandable. I hope with Kalanick out Uber will quickly become a better corporate citizen and get this license renewed.

NB: I'm aware of black cabs, Hailo, etc. but none of these are as convenient or cost effective as Uber. I can see the night tube getting a lot more use but I know quite a few people who don't like to take it after having more than a few drinks for safety reasons.

>> Reaching the level of mastery where one can sightread any of the Beethoven concerti or a Liszt etude requires a lifetime of years/decades of dedicated practice, but it is true that once you're at that level, you can find diminishing returns on hard work which encroach upon your creativity.

I would argue that looking at sheet music and playing it requires very little creativity, if any at all. It is in that arena that practice is important. Being able to play anything put down in front of you is only possible with mastery of your instrument. However - if you are creating music mastery can get in the way. Often the best ideas come from stumbling upon things. If you know everything or know how things 'should' be done coming up with original ideas is difficult. Personally I've seen this in guitarists. There are some who are clearly masters of their instrument. They can play anything, at any speed, with a wide array of techniques at their disposal. Most of the time they don't write anything interesting.

>> This is pretty dangerous thinking. The EU only has half a billion people. Thus, the truth is: Over time, these companies will make infinitely more from developing nations outside of the EU than they would from the EU. especially if the EU is taxing them heavily.

Disagree. Think about advertisers. A lot of products popular in the US are popular in the EU. When it comes to marketing the latest Hollywood blockbuster if they can't reach half a billion people through Facebook they'll go elsewhere. If half a billion people suddenly disappear from Facebook those people who have friends and family there will turn to other communication systems and Facebook may get used less and less.

>> I wonder what will happen to a generation obsessed with idols who don't contribute anything to society

Unlike the previous couple of generations who contributed a global financial crisis, multiple unnecessary wars, massive environmental destruction, and a rising wave of racism and populism.

See, I can pick and choose things too.

>> Face ID is pretty much a hack

>> I didn't watch the keynote

This is nothing like the version that's been available on Android for years. Read up on it or watch the keynote before jumping to wild conclusions.

I don't know if it will work they way you want. I thought instead of making a service available to everyone in the EU it ensured that if you sign up in one EU country you get the same access in all others.

So - if I sign up for Netflix in the UK I can still access the same library in Poland. However this does not mean someone that signs up in Poland gets access to the same catalogue as me. It just means that if they come to the UK with their Polish account they can still access the Polish library (not the stuff only available in the UK one).

I could be wrong about this, I'm recalling something I read quite a while ago but I'm pretty sure people were disappointed because how I've stated is how it works and not how most people assume.

So while you may get a service some of the other countries have that you don't, you may not get the exact same service.

New York Attorney General [0] says it's unenforceable. Something I'm surprised people didn't just assume given how ridiculous the clause seems.

[0] https://twitter.com/AGSchneiderman/status/906195350532304896

Giving up your right to sue in exchange for Equifax providing you the monitoring service would seem like consideration to me.

Whether the term highlighted in the post is valid or not is another thing. Not sure about the US but in England I would hope that would be considered an unfair contract term in a consumer contract.

>> especially among the millenials who think they can outsmart everything and everyone and feel entitled so

While I agree with your comment mostly this bit seems ridiculous. When it comes to going to the cinema in particular I find (anecdotally obviously) that it is the older generation unwilling to pay for snacks. I've lost count of how many times people of my parents generation have asked me to fill my pockets with all kinds of stuff when I, the broke millennial, am happy to pay for a drink/snack. I think the last time my friends or I tried to sneak in food/drink was when we were young teenagers below working age.