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You know, I really wouldn't put it past Uber to game HackerNews. If they're willing to dig up dirt on journalists, can you imagine that they'd have a problem

You know, I really wouldn't put it past Uber to game HackerNews. If they're willing to dig up dirt on journalists, can you imagine that they'd have a problem with 'employee advocacy' on HN?

SwellJoe 12y ago
Is Blake Ross an employee of Uber? Even if so, I have my doubts he would trade his integrity for any company...
- blakeross 12y ago
  Not an Uber employee, not an Uber investor. Just had a terrible cab experience in Vegas last month and it finally spilled out on a plane ride yesterday.
  - onion2k 12y ago
    Really? If that's the case then presumably you didn't take the photos in your article, so you should be attributing them to their owners. If you did take the photos then either you're doing more than just recounting a bad experience, or you take the weirdest holiday snaps ever.
  - j_lev 12y ago
    Blake that was one of the funniest articles I have read in a long time. The content wasn't particularly interesting to me but coffee blew out of my nose at "Bankery Robberson" and I had to read to the end. Your high school English teacher would be proud.
  - mherdeg 12y ago
    Surely Uber is not the right solution here. Just extend the monorail out to the airport. How long could that possibly take?
    - kefka 12y ago
      At gov't speed, 12 years/mile.
      - pforpineapple 12y ago
        That is not a speed.
        kefka 12y ago
        That's very much a speed. It's a really slow speed, which is what was indicated with the sarcastic remark. 12 years/mile. So, I see rate (1 mile) and time (12 years). If you want to REwrite this, you can say (1/12)mile/year. And that's also a speed.
  - mike_hearn 12y ago
    Hilarious article, made a great start to my day. Thanks for writing.
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jmckib 12y ago
Either you didn't read the article, or I am totally misunderstanding it, because it appeared to me to be a criticism of Uber.
- SwellJoe 12y ago
  I believe you are misunderstanding it. It appears to be satire in the "A Modest Proposal" vein.
  - jmckib 12y ago
    Yep, you're totally right, I skimmed the middle section when the author was really laying it on thick.
- dang 12y ago
  This comment may have been mistaken, but it's so much more decent than the usual "Did you even read the article" swipe that I'd say some corrective upvotes are called for. Thanks for keeping your temper, even when wrong!

You know, I really wouldn't put it past Uber to game HackerNews. If they're willing to dig up dirt on journalists, can you imagine that they'd have a problem with 'employee advocacy' on HN?

SwellJoe 12y ago

Is Blake Ross an employee of Uber? Even if so, I have my doubts he would trade his integrity for any company...

blakeross 12y ago
Not an Uber employee, not an Uber investor. Just had a terrible cab experience in Vegas last month and it finally spilled out on a plane ride yesterday.
- onion2k 12y ago
  Really? If that's the case then presumably you didn't take the photos in your article, so you should be attributing them to their owners. If you did take the photos then either you're doing more than just recounting a bad experience, or you take the weirdest holiday snaps ever.
- j_lev 12y ago
  Blake that was one of the funniest articles I have read in a long time. The content wasn't particularly interesting to me but coffee blew out of my nose at "Bankery Robberson" and I had to read to the end. Your high school English teacher would be proud.
- mherdeg 12y ago
  Surely Uber is not the right solution here. Just extend the monorail out to the airport. How long could that possibly take?
  - kefka 12y ago
    At gov't speed, 12 years/mile.
    - pforpineapple 12y ago
      That is not a speed.
      - kefka 12y ago
        That's very much a speed. It's a really slow speed, which is what was indicated with the sarcastic remark. 12 years/mile. So, I see rate (1 mile) and time (12 years). If you want to REwrite this, you can say (1/12)mile/year. And that's also a speed.
- mike_hearn 12y ago
  Hilarious article, made a great start to my day. Thanks for writing.

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jmckib 12y ago

Either you didn't read the article, or I am totally misunderstanding it, because it appeared to me to be a criticism of Uber.

SwellJoe 12y ago
I believe you are misunderstanding it. It appears to be satire in the "A Modest Proposal" vein.
- jmckib 12y ago
  Yep, you're totally right, I skimmed the middle section when the author was really laying it on thick.
dang 12y ago
This comment may have been mistaken, but it's so much more decent than the usual "Did you even read the article" swipe that I'd say some corrective upvotes are called for. Thanks for keeping your temper, even when wrong!