"Just wait until all the bio-metric data being kept gets breached. "
I'm pretty sure Uber gets the results of the background checks, not the raw biometric data itself. There are plenty of jobs that require criminal background checks, and yes, I have been through that process.
"I think it's admirable for Lyft and Uber to stand for their contractors privacy. "
This was never about employee privacy. It's always been about Uber wanting the cheapest labor possible.
As an Austinite, I can tell you there is no "struggle."
A couple of ride-sharing companies took their ball and went home.
Five more showed up to take their place.
The only people "struggling" after Uber left are idiots who apparently can't google "what ride sharing companies operate in Austin." I suspect they'd be struggling in any case.
Meanwhile, I suspect every "Austin is done for!" article of being bought and paid for by Uber, because they'd rather run bullshit propaganda machines than actually compete.
Austin was fine before Uber. Austin is arguably better after Uber.
1) If Gene Kelly's estate does not retain copyright over his interviews, how will he be incentivized to perform new interviews?
2) Copyright really is incentivizing creativity, it's just that we already have enough lawyers willing to create crazy lawsuits on behalf of their crazy clients, thank-you-very-much.
After all, he or she took a picture of a (presumably) underage boy's penis and then distributed it.
Whomever is in charge of printing and handing out the programs and fliers should be prosecuted for distributing child pornography.
Riiiiiiight?
Meanwhile, the "victims" of this "crime" never reported the incident, or possibly even noticed. This is like saying "we're all naked under our clothes" and then prosecuting us all for indecent exposure....
Crap. I probably just gave the authorities a new idea on how to conduct warrantless searches.
It's my effing computer, and I get to control what displays.
My motto, stolen from @pourmecoffee: "I will ruthlessly curate my online experience to selfishly satisfy my own sensibilities and make it fun for me, period."
Nah. They're detecting "video website" + "long connection time/large file/sustained high throughput" = video
Edit: I would not be surprised to learn that the first few MB of each file transfers quickly, and then the throttling kicks in. This would let webpages load quickly.
Another possiblity is dishonesty
Product placement and advertising-masquerading-as-content is rampant.
Perhaps these "journalists" have accepted payment in order to skew the results?
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HP's teaching people, "never buy another HP product."
Lesson learned.
Never buy from HP.
Double standard
If a website had been posting data in violation of the law, TechDirt would be condemning it and demanding compliance.
If NYPD posts data in violation of the law, screw rule of law, we want the damned personal data.
Anyone see a problem with this?
Don't see why San Antonio matters
If one party of a contract wants to change the terms, the other party has a right to ask for concessions.
That's how contracts and negotiating work.
If the officers can use that as leverage to get more pay, more power to 'em....
Re: Re: What struggle?
"Really?"
Really.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2016-05-23/rideaustin-enters-the-ridehaili ng-market/
"Just wait until all the bio-metric data being kept gets breached. "
I'm pretty sure Uber gets the results of the background checks, not the raw biometric data itself. There are plenty of jobs that require criminal background checks, and yes, I have been through that process.
"I think it's admirable for Lyft and Uber to stand for their contractors privacy. "
This was never about employee privacy. It's always been about Uber wanting the cheapest labor possible.
What struggle?
As an Austinite, I can tell you there is no "struggle."
A couple of ride-sharing companies took their ball and went home.
Five more showed up to take their place.
The only people "struggling" after Uber left are idiots who apparently can't google "what ride sharing companies operate in Austin." I suspect they'd be struggling in any case.
Meanwhile, I suspect every "Austin is done for!" article of being bought and paid for by Uber, because they'd rather run bullshit propaganda machines than actually compete.
Austin was fine before Uber. Austin is arguably better after Uber.
Suck it, Uber, you went all-in and you lost.
Incentivising Creativity
Two comments:
1) If Gene Kelly's estate does not retain copyright over his interviews, how will he be incentivized to perform new interviews?
2) Copyright really is incentivizing creativity, it's just that we already have enough lawyers willing to create crazy lawsuits on behalf of their crazy clients, thank-you-very-much.
Shouldn't the photographer be prosecuted?
After all, he or she took a picture of a (presumably) underage boy's penis and then distributed it.
Whomever is in charge of printing and handing out the programs and fliers should be prosecuted for distributing child pornography.
Riiiiiiight?
Meanwhile, the "victims" of this "crime" never reported the incident, or possibly even noticed. This is like saying "we're all naked under our clothes" and then prosecuting us all for indecent exposure....
Crap. I probably just gave the authorities a new idea on how to conduct warrantless searches.
Young kids and Scale Errors
I suppose we'll also report kids as terrorists when they try to sit inside of a Barbie car. They could crush Barbie, y'all! The horror!
Any teacher who doesn't recognize a scale error in a young kid should be thrown out on his/her ear.
GovtOS? How did they miss FBIOS?
I mean, really, guys. Get it together.
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Same old victim blaming.
"She's not a virgin, so the rape couldn't have been that traumatic."
Firefox + Adblock + Greasemonkey + Anti-Adblock Killer = no more nonsense
It's my effing computer, and I get to control what displays.
My motto, stolen from @pourmecoffee: "I will ruthlessly curate my online experience to selfishly satisfy my own sensibilities and make it fun for me, period."
Re: Re: Detecting video in HTTPS?!
Nah. They're detecting "video website" + "long connection time/large file/sustained high throughput" = video
Edit: I would not be surprised to learn that the first few MB of each file transfers quickly, and then the throttling kicks in. This would let webpages load quickly.
Re: Detecting video in HTTPS?!
Nah. They're detecting "video website" + "long connection time/large file/sustained high throughput" = video
Silly and wrongheaded
"Every copyright must have an author" != "Every authored work must have copyright."
Known nut says nutty thing
This seems to be a regular theme here, which is to focus attention on idiots who would otherwise be (rightfully) ignored.
Bad rap is bad
OMG, please eliminate that horrible "music." It's off-putting and lasted WAY too long.
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$29.99 today on Woot....
Re: You are all missing the MOST IMPORTANT thing of all!
Replied to the wrong thread...
THIS is pure genus.