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Airplane interiors experience havoc within the first hour of a flight as the worst of us begin defecating into the seats, too lazy and weak to control ourselves
by jpatokal 9y ago
Airplane interiors experience havoc within the first hour of a flight as the worst of us begin defecating into the seats, too lazy and weak to control ourselves
Wait, what? The author seems to have problems with more than just self-driving cars...
Anyway, the problem seems pretty trivial to solve: have a button so riders can report disgusting cars, send the bill to the previous occupant. This works pretty well with people who smoke in non-smoking hotel rooms.
- throwaway284534 9y agoThat line was pure poetry.
- JadeNB 9y ago> Anyway, the problem seems pretty trivial to solve: have a button so riders can report disgusting cars, send the bill to the previous occupant. The workaround seems to be: do whatever you want to make the cab disgusting, then press the button. (If the button has to be pressed at the beginning of the ride, then press it at the beginning, then do what you want.)
- Ensorceled 9y agoIf only there was a modern way to make a quick daguerreotype or even a watercolor of the state of the car at the end and beginning of rides ...
- bko 9y agoThe author has a very bizarre pessimistic view of humanity. I imagine the overwhelming majority of people would utilize a service just to get from point A to point B. I would also note that given the technology, self-driving vehicles will be a very controlled environment where users will be fined or banned for foul play. Also, the greater utilization of the car will have them depreciate much more quickly, which would mean that the cars would tend to be newer and designed for heavy use, much like bikes on cities bike share programs.