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We can engineer a solution to the dynamic tradeoffs you see in food delivery.. Sometimes you want at least one pizza, reliably as possible, and you're willing
by evv 7y ago
We can engineer a solution to the dynamic tradeoffs you see in food delivery..
Sometimes you want at least one pizza, reliably as possible, and you're willing to pay extra. Other times you may want a pizza as affordable as possible, even if it is delayed or the order may be cancelled on you. The open generic API should support this high-level configuration, and the provider should be auto-selected according to your needs.
I also see an opportunity for this in the ride-sharing space. Sometimes riders are looking for a cheap and possibly slow option, other times a premium is expected for a fast trip. In my dreams I could use an open app that understands these tradeoffs, and automatically requests a driver from Uber, Lyft, or any other Taxi provider who offers safe/fast/affordable drivers in a given area.
- james_s_tayler 7y agoSo maybe it the same pizza could come from multiple providers but they break it up into slices and attach a pizza-correlation-id to each slice so an entire pizza can be assembled at the point of delivery.
- erik_seaberg 7y agoAnd a table of pre-sliced pizza would be less prone to philosophers starving while deadlocked on acquiring utensils.
- cbanek 7y agoWhat if two philosophers grab the same slice and won't let go?
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoOne eats the pizza first, then the other eats it, problem solved!
- nwmcsween 7y agoThat just serializes the problem, maybe the philosophers could just atomically take a slice, but what if its half pinapple and naturally no one likes pinapple and there arent enough slices?
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoReminds me of mathematical methods for fairly dividing cake, eg https://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2015/12/22/how-to-split-a-cake-fairly-using-math-game-theory-tuesdays/ https://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2015/12/22/how-to-split-a... (though I don't think that's the method I'm recalling).
- th33ngineer 7y agoNo need for utensils while eating pizza! Publish me!
- lonelappde 7y agoLyfe already offers this with Shared and Saver rides. I assume Uber has similar.