Comment Re:Now we'll find out something (Score 1) 134
As someone who was almost hit by a bright yellow Ferrari while walking to work in Ginza, I'll take this opportunity to laugh at your ludicrous claim.
Comment Re:How much does Bennett Haselton pay for front pa (Score 1) 353
Judging from the quality of Bennett's submissions, there's probably an IQ cap, so if you didn't ride to school on a short bus you won't qualify no matter how much you are willing to pay.
If Ridesharing Is Banned, What About Ride-Trading? 353
Bennett Haselton writes "The city of Seattle just imposed new limits on commercial app-based ride-sharing companies
like Uber and Lyft, effectively protecting taxi companies from low-cost
competition in the form of smartphone apps. If other cities follow suit, could a company help ridesharers
circumvent the restrictions by creating a ride-trading app, allowing drivers
to earn 'miles' by driving passengers, and redeem those miles later to get
rides for themselves?" Continue reading below to see what Bennett has to say.
Comment Re:Customers may benefit... maybe (Score 1) 455
Walmart isn't a third party. The charges for credit card processing are paid by the merchant.
Comment Re:Walmart employees, rejoice! (Score 1) 455
robots, seriously
Comment Re:Surely you jest ... (Score 1) 870
Assert your way to a better future!
Comment Re:Don't raise wages. Demand lower prices. (Score 1) 870
You can correct for that with a massive tax on births.
Are DVDs Inconvenient On Purpose? 490
Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton writes:
"Why do Netflix and a few other companies keep the DVD format alive, when streaming is more convenient for almost all users? The answer is not obvious, but my best theory is that it has to do with what economists call price discrimination. Netflix is still the cheapest legal way to watch a dozen recent releases every month — but only if you're willing to put up with those clunky DVDs."
Read on for the rest of Bennett's thoughts.
Comment Re:Forgotten by that sleazy lookin' moro that (Score 1) 227
Did you mean mofo, or were you trying to pin this one on Muslim Filipinos?
Comment Re:Barbaric (Score 1) 914
That is justice, though. Both as conceptualized and as realized in modern and historical societies, justice has and does include punishment and even torture. Trying to get "justice" without vengeance or punishment is futile, because these are essential aspects of justice.
Let's just move past justice and ask ourselves what would best serve us in its place.
Comment Re: Ridiculous. (Score 1) 914
How would abolishing capital punishment increase accuracy of verdicts in criminal cases? Presumably, sentencing innocent people to life imprisonment is also an outcome that should be avoided.
Comment Re:link doesn't disprove anything (Score 1) 710
Now you're just being an idiot. It's clear evidence of what you said there was no evidence of. Please don't waste any more of my time in the future.
Comment Re:evidence would be nice (Score 1) 710
http://readwrite.com/2014/01/2...
GL HF, hope you learn how to use Google soon.
Comment Re:Indian Hypocrisy (Score 1) 89
There's no reason to believe that if you haven't paid attention to their previous bullshit.
Comment Re: Why the fuck do you want to live forever? (Score 1) 130
The other day a conspiracy nut tried to tell me that Kill Bill wasn't a documentary and that they filmed the whole thing on a sound stage somewhere in Los Angeles.
