Jommi

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by Jommi 8y ago
So you think the MEPs made a bad decision because they were mis- or uninformed, but then you would trust that the population on average would be more informed?
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by Jommi 8y ago
However, this argument falls apart when you look deeper into the fray of competition and examine barrier to entry. Because so far search seems to be a self-perpetuating machine, it can be unfair to compare google and other searches as the a
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by Jommi 8y ago
>Why's that? >Serious question. It stems from the second bundling problem about iOS: They bundled the OS and the device. If switching OSs were easier, it wouldn't be such a problem.
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by Jommi 8y ago
Yeah at this point creating any "general" FB events alternative is just foolish and will wither in time. There are literally only three ways out: 1) Create an events alternative for a niche group. This is what RA is, but it could
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VR-1: The Only Human-Eye Resolution Headset(varjo.com)
2 points by Jommi 8y ago|0 comments
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by Jommi 8y ago
How are you not thinking about differences between cities and countries?
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by Jommi 8y ago
Not true
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by Jommi 8y ago
It still works. At least last fall.
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Ask HN: How do I stop perfectionism from getting in the way of progress?
2 points by Jommi 8y ago|1 comments
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by Jommi 8y ago
So I just checked this out and you are a bitoff Here is what Uber lists as requirements: https://www.uber.com/en-SE/drive/requirements/ Meaning that you can either: 1. Get taxi driver license and driver for a
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by Jommi 8y ago
so you can't just drive your own car? That's exactly what Uber is about.
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by Jommi 8y ago
Low Private car ownership isnt a cultural thing in China, it's qutie heavily regulated and coming from above. e.g. getting a license plate takes ages, at certain days only certain license plates can drive.
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Riding in a Driverless Yandex Taxi at CES 2019(youtube.com)
2 points by Jommi 8y ago|0 comments
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by Jommi 8y ago
Yet it's the language with - the most available teaching services - the most available free teaching resources - highest percent of use-cases in the world - easiest methods of finding a training companion anywhere in the world It'
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by Jommi 8y ago
This is such an anecdotal experience that I don't even know why you posted it. With this kind of harsh judgement I would expect at least some sources.
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by Jommi 8y ago
So all someone needs to drive in Sweden is this Taxi Driver license? Then they can just jump in their car and start earning?
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by Jommi 8y ago
Don't you have to pay high startup costs to be a driver in stockholm? As far as I know it's a completely different setup with Taxi companies and their hired drivers that work on comission, compared to Uber that works with private
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by Jommi 8y ago
Would love to get a source on that 99% figure!
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by Jommi 8y ago
How do you know this much about the market?
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by Jommi 8y ago
Still looking for that app/service that helps me stay connected with older friends in regular intervals WHILE ALSO being privacy centric and not leaking my entire social life to a corporation.
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by Jommi 8y ago
I actually love the smart download option, it allows me to always have the next episode downloaded when I leave the house. This seems more like a CS fault than anything. Netflix is a huge company and CS agents are outsourced/so far fro
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by Jommi 8y ago
I've seen it happen multiple times
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by Jommi 8y ago
Funnily I faced a bit of initial resistance when opening the page and remembering how painful using paypal is. Thankfully there are cryptocurrency addresses displayed on the page. I sent some monero their way.
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by Jommi 8y ago
This is why I look at people funny when they say Wikipedia should not be used at all. Yes, it should not be trusted outright but open information with open discussion and transparent edit history enables magical things. How can I donate 5€
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by Jommi 8y ago
Which doesn't necessarily indicate that they would drive 50/50 for both. It might be closer to 80/20 easily.
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by Jommi 8y ago
Im not talking about a onesided network effect. Im talking about indirect network effect concerning a two-sided market. If more of your friends use Uber than Lyft, that suggests that there are more customers on Uber. This means Uber is more
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by Jommi 8y ago
And if you read this survey you will see that the increase in rides is because TNC's make for better mobility options than current public transport. That suggests that there is a problem with current public transport (In America) and n
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by Jommi 8y ago
You're quite close. There is a also a cost lowering network effect in ridehailing
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by Jommi 8y ago
You should read more into this, but even though switching seems easy in theory, the truth is different. Going through another driver application process / training takes time, and even then using two apps creates extra annoyance. You w
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by Jommi 8y ago
Not sure why you're saying the op is not correct. Nothing you said discredits that. The reality is that both are true. There are multiple positive network effects at work, as it's evidenced by the growth of these companies. Howeve

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