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by closetnerd 11y ago
Thats a fantastic visualization. Speed of light actually seems some what slow over such vast distances.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
> I've heard this from Uber and some anecdotes (part of Uber marketing, I suspect); O_o Well this a first. No I simply like Uber as a service and model. > is there data? No. So you're right. I probably can't claim &quot
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Its quite a tangent but, having read his biography, Steve Jobs wasn't exactly a committed father or husband.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Well in this case, the need to classify Uber drivers as employees.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
I understand it differently. Labor laws aren't inherently good for either parties, employers or employees , necessarily. Perhaps the labor laws need to be reformed and/or scaled back.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
The antecedent in question: > Regulations on employment are there for a reason I assume that reason being so employees are not ignored there basic rights, as the law sees it.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
That's unfortunate for Uber because thats sets them up for a competitive disadvantage. Most lawyers would be interested in class actions suits with the potential to yield the most amount of money. Laws might implemented under the guise
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Is this only Uber drivers or does it effect all ride sharing services?
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by closetnerd 11y ago
It's a bit of a stretch to imply that Uber is ignoring its drivers. I can understand that employment laws need to be strict when there isn't enough competition for employers to keep there employees. But given that Uber is a strong
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Until it becomes an effort that inevitably leads current drivers to becoming luddites so they can keep their jobs.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
At this point its difficult to say if it is or isn't a possibility.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Fair enough. Though again, I do sincerely sympathize with him. If my assumption is true, he did what he did for survival of a form. Fine in my book.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Sounds very reminiscent of what Jeff Hawkins has been talking about. His company, Numenta, is specifically about creating AI by understand the neocortex. Fascinating stuff.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Maybe he's realized the inevitability of the situation and decided to jump ship. Can't completely blame him, but makes it difficult to take his opinions seriously.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
It might be unfair assume accidents involving trucks are necessarily due to truck drivers. I think self-driving trucks have many more benefits however other than possibly reducing accidents.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
One of my all time favorite essays. "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind."
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Something similar to Virgin I suppose. To keep other ventures from harming Google.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Why not use Safari? I find the UI to be leaner, frugal energy usage as well as being faster in loading many of the websites I normally browse. The only exception is that I use Chrome when developing.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Actually TopGear has pretty strong following in the US as well.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Exactly this. I'm amazed he has the audacity to make such a claim. No sooner does he the make claim does he start attacking right wing politicians for not realizing it instead of making a reasonable effort to justify it.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Randomly chaining numbers seems to be the most practical strategy up until you start running into the empty blocks. Game should probably be made a little easier so the intended strategy of chaining primes becomes more viable.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
This may make sense in Iowa but it makes no sense in California. Gravel roads would would slow the effective max speed down to a crawl which would further exasperate traffic. If anything we need a higher driving speeds.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
I expected Russia to be active.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
The best CS course I've taken yet.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
Not sure I agree with labelling him a paleoconservative since part of the ideology is a growing concern of secularism.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
> That's a colorful metaphor Colorful yet probable. It's part of the reason I've started to believe that someone with strong conviction like Ron Paul would actually be best for a while.
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Reflections on attention deficit, motivation, pain and discipline(nadirmuzaffar.blogspot.com)
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by closetnerd 11y ago
> A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable result It hasn't had ANY undesirable results. Calling it perverse at this point in time is definitely a pessimistic take on Uber's play here.
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by closetnerd 11y ago
> This publicity stunt Of course its for publicity. Its a for profit business. If you can give something to the consumers and get something out of it at the same time, its daft not to do so. > But if your blood alcohol level is high e
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by closetnerd 12y ago
> Using just the reserve numbers quoted in the article it seems economically feasible to replace them all with Lithium chemistry battery electric vehicles. Are you taking the efficiency of recycling lithium batteries into account? As I u

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