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Comment Will drivers have insurance? (Score 5, Interesting) 72

Many years ago, one of the challenges with the gig-car companies was insurance. The driver's individual insurance didn't want to pay out for business related claims/accidents when they were taking riders places. So then passengers were covered by Uber/Lyft's insurance during rides, and drivers' used their own insurance for the time between riders.

How will these co-op drivers be insured?
How will riders be protected/covered in the event of an terrible accident?
Is there screening and background checks of drivers?

Comment Re:Thats nice (Score 1) 189

Yes, 5 years ago, I took a little gamble and pre-paid for 6 years of Lastpass, at their price of $1 per month at the time. I say gamble because if the service tanks after the first day, and I switch to something else, then I just flushed money their way. Now, after two price hikes, I feel like I got a good deal. I agree, $3 a month is a bit high. I could handle $2 a month. And when a new competitor came on the market a few months ago (Nord Pass), they priced their new unheard of product also at $3 a month, and I laughed at who would pay that much for a unknown product vs LastPass that has been around for years with a fair reputation (not great, not awful). As my Lastpass subscription nears its end, I see a Bit Warden family plan in my future.

Comment Seems to be a common occurance (Score 1) 73

I've had this happen, although not at the 40% like they claim. Mine frequently happened around 20%, and over time increasingly around 30%. By that time I swapped it out with Apple for a replacement due to that issue, plus two other unrelated defects. A friend had this happening to him too, he got a free replacement phone from Apple. To me, that suggests Apple is aware of the issue. It's a unfortunate bug to have. If you don't have a charging cord/device near by, and are stranded on a deserted road with a phone which has the power, but doesn't think it has the power, you could be SOL.

Comment Re:not the least bit surprised (Score 4, Informative) 117

I was on their site last weekend, looking for a new BIOS and drivers. Their support web server was completely down. I called up to complain, and their tech support told me that they are aware of it, and have been having problems with it for a couple weeks now as they are changing their infrastructure. A couple weeks!!! Even their tech support couldn't access it, or even tell me what the BIOS version number was. This compromise is probably a result of an incorrectly configured server, which is a result of incompetent admins. All this results in them losing me as a customer. Good riddance Asus.

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