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by ripb 12y ago
>And what about all the customers of this cartel who give them the money to pay people enough to do things like this? Drugs are a fact of life, they've been used since the dawn of man and will be used likely until the end of man. Th
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by ripb 12y ago
It's somewhat amazing that it was a seemingly unrelated kidnapping that lead to her discovery given that she seemed to be tweeting from her own phone, probably publishing from her own (unsecured?) computer etc. and the reach that the c
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by ripb 12y ago
>So maybe I'm too optimistic, but I don't believe rapid change is the answer we're looking for. You're right. Rapid change without direction only causes destabilization, and destabilization, whether it's politica
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by ripb 12y ago
It's utterly amazing what nationalism can cause people to do and say in the face of criticism. It's also very disappointing that, for quite some time, Snowden was labeled a "traitor". Even now, although the polls are sho
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by ripb 12y ago
Very interesting, thank you very much.
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by ripb 12y ago
>Any assassination attempt at this point would create such a political backlash in the US that he is essentially untouchable I'm not so sure about this. If he was assassinated, it would be reported as a suicide or an accident, and t
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by ripb 12y ago
I don't know whether I find it astonishing or a bleak reminder of reality that what has come from Snowden's leaks has mostly either fallen on deaf ears, or met harsh resistance in deeming him a "traitor" for what he has
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by ripb 12y ago
> But Uber ought to be working to change the law, not breaking it in the hopes that the government eventually just gives up. Very good point and well made. Although, could one say this model has worked with regards to the legalisation of
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by ripb 12y ago
Indeed, internationally London taxi drivers far outrank their competitors. The only issue, I suppose, is that their base of knowledge - the studying they do, the tests they pass to be licensed, etc. - is already irrelevant in a time of mod
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by ripb 12y ago
Out of interest, could you give examples? Because abandoning Uber operators at a time of transition, or industry revolution as it could be called, would in many ways undermine its expansion if potential operators have abandonment to fear.
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by ripb 12y ago
What is involved in becoming a cab driver in Philly? Is it medallion costs, vehicle costs (buying or renting), tests, etc.? Another example of backlash to Uber/Hailo etc. has been the London black taxis. Their operators study for years
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by ripb 12y ago
Strong statement and fair play to them for standing behind their operators.
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by ripb 12y ago
So the conclusion that can be drawn from the article is that if you can't control your portions, eat early. If you can control your portions, as she says Europeans do, then it's fine to eat late. So then the issue really at hand i
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by ripb 12y ago
Yeah the earnings certainly aren't too bad, although realistically how far will $4k per month pre-tax go in somewhere like NYC? It does offer more benefits than just pay though. I mean you get to choose your own hours, can work as much
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by ripb 12y ago
>That said: doing this stunt in what looks like a suburban park strikes me as shockingly irresponsible. This thing can easily kill someone, wreck a vehicle or puncture a roof if control is lost... What makes you think that someone who ca
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by ripb 12y ago
>(sorry, don't find the source but correct me if I'm wrong). I had a quick look myself, as I found the figure interesting. According to Uber[1] an UberX driver in NYC averages almost $91k per year based on driving a 40 hour wee
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by ripb 12y ago
Could this be ShellShock?
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by ripb 12y ago
The article does say "They found that the most stressed men drew 21 percent more cards from the risky decks than from the safe ones, compared to the most stressed women, losing more over all." I took this to refer to both "ga
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by ripb 12y ago
>Many people just take it at face value because it suits their ideology. Summarising the relationship between politics and science succinctly.
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by ripb 12y ago
I wholly agree. How about this one: Girls are doing worse than boys in school, they're not entering college at an equal rate and not graduating at an equal rate? Crisis. Misogyny. Patriarchy. Fast forward to 2014. Girls are doing bette
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by ripb 12y ago
I'm really starting to tire of this narrative that we're constantly being fed. Ok, we get it, women are fantastic and much better at men than everything. Let's change the laws so it's illegal for a man to work, and we&#x
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by ripb 12y ago
That is because men are seen as disposable, throughout the Western World. ~80% of those 40,000 suicides were men. I've a feeling if it were 80% female there would be a lot more attention given to it.
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by ripb 12y ago
I posted the guidelines, this submission contravenes them. Back to Tumblr. The original post I made is at -4, yet there is not a single comment discussing the article itself. How transparent.
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by ripb 12y ago
From the guidelines: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curi
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by ripb 12y ago
Yet more social justice clickbait flooding HN. From the guidelines: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anyth
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by ripb 12y ago
Seriously, what is this trash doing on HN? From the guidelines: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything
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by ripb 12y ago
I would be interested to see if Apple have covered themselves against liability here in the Terms & Conditions associated with iCloud.
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by ripb 12y ago
What is this absolute trash doing on HN? HN posting guidelines: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything
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by ripb 12y ago
>1 app, 2 apps, 10 apps? Did it matter either way? I could have posted 50 apps if I wanted >So I was using the app store as my beta testing platform. >I was planning on taking all these apps down in a few weeks anyway. >I though
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by ripb 12y ago
A lot of "I don't like your post so I'm downvoting it", Reddit-esque behaviour in this thread.

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