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by tkfu 9y ago
Asciidoc is wonderful, especially with Asciidoctor, which has now become the de-facto standard renderer. (It's what github uses, for example.) It's as easy as Markdown (and the syntax is so similar it's not hard to switch), b
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by tkfu 9y ago
How did you manage to get something written in Go into the iOS app store? I was under the impression that foreign binaries weren't allowed.
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by tkfu 10y ago
> Uber is proving that car service is not a natural monopoly. If the dominant provider is taking too many liberties with pricing, someone else will come in to right the market. This is complete nonsense. Car services have never been a mo
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by tkfu 10y ago
I detest this essay. I won't go too far into the reasons why, because David Beaver has already done an excellent job of that: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=992 I'd also agree with Geoff Pullum'
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by tkfu 12y ago
Also, "I talked to somebody currently working for this company while they're at their job, and they told me it was great" is not exactly a very reliable way to get data.
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by tkfu 12y ago
I think it's safe to assume that drivers working 70 hours a week are already working during the surge times, and so the benefits are already accounted for in the average.
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by tkfu 12y ago
To me all his assumptions seem pretty reasonable. Since Uber isn't providing a detailed breakdown, all we can do is estimate. And if we're willing to accept the basic assumption that people respond to economic incentives, remember
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by tkfu 12y ago
Also, while those coverages might be difficult-to-find-but-available now, that could change in a hurry. Once most insurance companies catch on to the fact that people are paying for regular insurance and then operating essentially a taxi se
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by tkfu 12y ago
For (1), how do you think it applies? The situation analyzed is taken from Uber's numbers, and is for an "average" driver that works 70 hours per week. If you're working 70 hours, you're not gaining a huge advantage
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by tkfu 12y ago
Is there any particular reason you didn't just add your domain to the pool at https://freedns.afraid.org/ ?
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by tkfu 12y ago
The turnstile is actually a great analogy for DRM, including all of its flaws. And the turnstile isn't what allows subway service to exist. A turnstile isn't very hard to jump over. If the turnstile is the only enforcement mechani
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by tkfu 13y ago
I think the problem with offering both options is that you can't count on your customers to choose the right one, and they'll blame you when they choose the wrong one. Customer (via SMS): hey, the whole internet on my phone crashe