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931.
by s73v3r 11y ago
What about the brigading going on? If they had simply stayed in their little corner, no one would have cared. But they didn't.
932.
by s73v3r 11y ago
What's unprofessional is to break your hosting provider's ToS, which you knew ahead of time.
933.
by s73v3r 11y ago
By being permissively licensed, it was free from all the garbage and ideological baggage that GCC has, so they could use it in meaningful ways besides being just a compiler. Like using it to do analysis on code in the IDE.
934.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Lots of things aren't crimes. Doesn't mean that there might be some ethical questions to it.
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by s73v3r 11y ago
It only doesn't change things if you're an ideologue who ignores reality. >Apple has a long proven track record of saying one thing and doing the complete opposite. Care to share?
936.
by s73v3r 11y ago
The problem with that line of thinking in general (not just limited to this topic) is that it ignores externalities. It takes the libertarian stance that a man is an island.
937.
by s73v3r 11y ago
A donation button is a poor way to monetize. If you're actually proud of what you've built, do not be afraid to ask money for it.
938.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Right, but now the app is limited until I actually do it. Which I'm going to forget to do for a few months.
939.
by s73v3r 11y ago
I don't think that's true at all. Manually entering in transactions is error prone, time consuming, and most importantly, boring as fuck. Especially because machines can do it for us. Not wanting to do the boring, not needed stuff
940.
by s73v3r 11y ago
I'm not gonna tell you not to go for it. However, the reason most of the other apps connect to bank accounts is because that way they can actually get the whole picture information that's needed to make them useful. How are you go
941.
by s73v3r 11y ago
In several languages cough Java cough you can't really have free functions.
942.
by s73v3r 11y ago
No, students not listening can often be the problem. You can be the greatest teacher in the world, and still there will be a few students who don't want to listen.
943.
by s73v3r 11y ago
No. Just no. Those who consider jobs to be things that are given to someone tend to be the types that believe that the company should be able to do whatever they want. And a free agreement between two parties really cannot be reached with s
944.
by s73v3r 11y ago
If you ignore literally everything about their business, sure.
945.
by s73v3r 11y ago
If Uber is just going to take it's ball and go home like a spoiled child, then there was nothing of value lost.
946.
by s73v3r 11y ago
That's not compensation. A job is not compensation. And just because it's "consensual" doesn't mean that it's not against the law. Otherwise should McDonalds be able to circumvent health codes and minimum wage
947.
by s73v3r 11y ago
"How could they be an employee or three companies at once?" Many people have multiple jobs. Uber doing a poor job of making sure that one of their drivers is only working for them at the time doesn't matter.
948.
by s73v3r 11y ago
They control the important aspects of the business. They control the pricing, they control how the drivers work, they control the condition of the vehicle (can't have an old vehicle, must be newer), and they exert control over when dri
949.
by s73v3r 11y ago
No. Just no. There is absolutely nothing in this ruling that justifies your rant. Uber is not special, they are not doing anything unique, and as such do not justify having special treatment under the law. There is absolutely no reason why
950.
by s73v3r 11y ago
If they do, then the argument would be made that the drivers aren't contractors, as they don't have control over their own equipment. Dress codes are a different manner.
951.
by s73v3r 11y ago
If that's the case, then it turns out their improvements weren't that valuable.
952.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Theoretically very little. There's a decreased profitability, but not much else. Presumably their tech was what set them apart, and so it shouldn't matter whether their drivers are employees or contractors. In practice, their enti
953.
by s73v3r 11y ago
How are they going to survive actually having to bear all the liability and maintenance costs that they're currently shoving off onto their employees?
954.
by s73v3r 11y ago
They're similar in that they're both poster children of the "sharing economy" schlock. That's about it.
955.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Regarding 7, I fail to see how following the law would be "stymieing" them. If they have to break the law in order to be viable, then they're not viable.
956.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Hopefully the same thing applies.
957.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Rating poor drivers has limited benefit, as I don't believe taxi drivers are allowed to turn down fares.
958.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Customers are not the only piece in the equation. And many taxi companies do have apps similar to Uber. At least in the populous areas of the States.
959.
by s73v3r 11y ago
If Uber can't survive when having to comply with the law, it shows that their company wasn't viable to begin with.
960.
by s73v3r 11y ago
Except he doesn't, because there are more people on the road besides just him and the Uber driver. See, this is what the libertarian types constantly forget: You are not an island. Your choices do not happen in a vacuum.

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