Bob Saget [chat]

_J_

Remember Bob Saget?



And how he was the perfect, loving father and moral compass for his daughters?



Yeah, turns out that is not the real Bob Saget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO7hU7tCmlc

He doesn't much care for his career

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5BazMeZQEI

But he does love stories of small families, making a difference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HW4mPZmKPM

Delmain

I love that song.

Deebaser

@nexuscrawler‌

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

This is a big reason why there were no yellow cabs around after Hurricane Sandy.

RMS Oceanic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGrOK8oZG8

Jean

Last test (accounting) coming up

Then.. sweet freedoooommmm

tapeslinger

Deebaser wrote: »

@nexuscrawler‌

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

This is a big reason why there were no yellow cabs around after Hurricane Sandy.

that and there were a number of neighborhoods it was easier to traverse by kayak

Tav

@jakobagger‌ imma be in Copenhagen in March

is there anything work seeing/doing? It'll be work related so evening activities would be cool

Deebaser

tapeslinger wrote: »

Deebaser wrote: »

nexuscrawler‌

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

This is a big reason why there were no yellow cabs around after Hurricane Sandy.

that and there were a number of neighborhoods it was easier to traverse by kayak

Also multi-hour long gas lines.

Irond Will

Donkey Kong wrote: »

Will I cant believe you are still reading that fan fic.

it is just fascinating to me. he is so earnest!

Evil Multifarious

Oh that was the newsroom series finale

That explains why it was so heavy handed

Eh

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot

omg 154 favourites on tweet

am i famous now

nexuscrawler

Newsroom was so bad

so so bad

nexuscrawler

Deebaser wrote: »

tapeslinger wrote: »

Deebaser wrote: »

nexuscrawler‌

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

This is a big reason why there were no yellow cabs around after Hurricane Sandy.

that and there were a number of neighborhoods it was easier to traverse by kayak

Also multi-hour long gas lines.

so cabs should've been allowed to charge $1000 a ride obviously.

Donkey Kong

NexusCrawler wrote:

Donkey Kong wrote:

That's the automated surge pricing, which as soon as a human could reasonably be expected to respond, they cancelled and made all rides free and refunded all the rides that people took at the peak surge price.

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

Depends on what you mean by gouging. If we're talking overcharging for essential services during an emergency, then I agree. And so does Uber (or at least the people in charge want it to seem like the company agrees). Which is why they reacted the way they did.

But normal rate hikes, like Uber does automatically based on demand, I do not equate with gouging and I see as an essential and valuable part of their service. They get more drivers on the road and they allow me to pay more and actually get a ride if I need one that badly vs not beig able to get one at all.

If they were the only option, I might feel differently. But as things stand, the best for me as a consumer is to have it both ways.

syndalis

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

Oh that was the newsroom series finale

That explains why it was so heavy handed

Eh

yeah, they tied all the "loose" threads together to make a coherent narrative out of the whole thing while expertly avoiding talking about the season 2 flub.

The 6 episode arc was really good though. A lot less fluff, tighter storytelling, decent payoff... if Sorkin ever does more TV I would rather he focus on a couple 6 episode seasons a year as opposed to one 12-13 episode thing where he tries to carry a single story through all of it.

21stCentury

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »

omg 154 favourites on tweet

am i famous now

And you won't share the tweet here?

how can we appraise your fame?

DiannaoChong

Everytime I watch that FF trailer, I keep thinking when they are fighting in the grass, the car is like 10 feet behind them and it all started with "pull over, I gotta take a whiz", and they have to clear the area out each time first.

Thomamelas

The Uber issue is one of those things where it might make sense to have a human in the loop when the surge multiple hits a certain percentage. This is going to end up more of a PR black eye then it could have been if someone had been paying attention faster.

nexuscrawler

Donkey Kong wrote: »

NexusCrawler wrote:

Donkey Kong wrote:

That's the automated surge pricing, which as soon as a human could reasonably be expected to respond, they cancelled and made all rides free and refunded all the rides that people took at the peak surge price.

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

Depends on what you mean by gouging. If we're talking overcharging for essential services during an emergency, then I agree. And so does Uber (or at least the people in charge want it to seem like the company agrees). Which is why they reacted the way they did.

But normal rate hikes, like Uber does automatically based on demand, I do not equate with gouging and I see as an essential and valuable part of their service. They get more drivers on the road and they allow me to pay more and actually get a ride if I need one that badly vs not beig able to get one at all.

If they were the only option, I might feel differently. But as things stand, the best for me as a consumer is to have it both ways.

Sometimes maybe they shouldn't be driving. Like UBER paying drivers more to drive in blizzards is likely to get someone killed.

Of course UBER doesn't give a shit because they don't give a shit about their driver's insurance anyway.

_J_

syndalis wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

Oh that was the newsroom series finale

That explains why it was so heavy handed

Eh

yeah, they tied all the "loose" threads together to make a coherent narrative out of the whole thing while expertly avoiding talking about the season 2 flub.

The 6 episode arc was really good though. A lot less fluff, tighter storytelling, decent payoff... if Sorkin ever does more TV I would rather he focus on a couple 6 episode seasons a year as opposed to one 12-13 episode thing where he tries to carry a single story through all of it.

If Sorkin does more TV I want him to abandon the whole love triangle thing he does in every damn show.

Except West Wing.

Donkey Kong

nexuscrawler wrote: »

Donkey Kong wrote: »

NexusCrawler wrote:

Donkey Kong wrote:

That's the automated surge pricing, which as soon as a human could reasonably be expected to respond, they cancelled and made all rides free and refunded all the rides that people took at the peak surge price.

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

Depends on what you mean by gouging. If we're talking overcharging for essential services during an emergency, then I agree. And so does Uber (or at least the people in charge want it to seem like the company agrees). Which is why they reacted the way they did.

But normal rate hikes, like Uber does automatically based on demand, I do not equate with gouging and I see as an essential and valuable part of their service. They get more drivers on the road and they allow me to pay more and actually get a ride if I need one that badly vs not beig able to get one at all.

If they were the only option, I might feel differently. But as things stand, the best for me as a consumer is to have it both ways.

Sometimes maybe they shouldn't be driving. Like UBER paying drivers more to drive in blizzards is likely to get someone killed.

Of course UBER doesn't give a shit because they don't give a shit about their driver's insurance anyway.

That is not the conversation we're having right now though. Sounds like you really dislike Uber regardless.

syndalis

Donkey Kong wrote: »

NexusCrawler wrote:

Donkey Kong wrote:

That's the automated surge pricing, which as soon as a human could reasonably be expected to respond, they cancelled and made all rides free and refunded all the rides that people took at the peak surge price.

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

Depends on what you mean by gouging. If we're talking overcharging for essential services during an emergency, then I agree. And so does Uber (or at least the people in charge want it to seem like the company agrees). Which is why they reacted the way they did.

But normal rate hikes, like Uber does automatically based on demand, I do not equate with gouging and I see as an essential and valuable part of their service. They get more drivers on the road and they allow me to pay more and actually get a ride if I need one that badly vs not beig able to get one at all.

If they were the only option, I might feel differently. But as things stand, the best for me as a consumer is to have it both ways.

And the people who actually believe that services like Uber are going to drive the other cab services out of business have bought into that union's talking point hook, line and sinker.

If anything, Uber is going to make them up their game a little bit - there is too much demand for transit for uber to supplant all options, but they can in the process of making a buck make the other guys look incompetent and bad at their job, which more or less forces them into improving their product.

Coinage

I feel like the hate-boner for uber and the tech industry in general gets a little ridiculous sometimes.

Irond Will

Donkey Kong wrote: »

NexusCrawler wrote:

Donkey Kong wrote:

That's the automated surge pricing, which as soon as a human could reasonably be expected to respond, they cancelled and made all rides free and refunded all the rides that people took at the peak surge price.

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

Depends on what you mean by gouging. If we're talking overcharging for essential services during an emergency, then I agree. And so does Uber (or at least the people in charge want it to seem like the company agrees). Which is why they reacted the way they did.

But normal rate hikes, like Uber does automatically based on demand, I do not equate with gouging and I see as an essential and valuable part of their service. They get more drivers on the road and they allow me to pay more and actually get a ride if I need one that badly vs not beig able to get one at all.

If they were the only option, I might feel differently. But as things stand, the best for me as a consumer is to have it both ways.

right. the alternative is what we see with yellow cabs - wait on hold for an hour on their dispatch line and maybe or maybe not get a cab sent out.

it's hard for me to see surge pricing as an inferior alternative.

OnTheLastCastle

_J_ wrote: »

syndalis wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

Oh that was the newsroom series finale

That explains why it was so heavy handed

Eh

yeah, they tied all the "loose" threads together to make a coherent narrative out of the whole thing while expertly avoiding talking about the season 2 flub.

The 6 episode arc was really good though. A lot less fluff, tighter storytelling, decent payoff... if Sorkin ever does more TV I would rather he focus on a couple 6 episode seasons a year as opposed to one 12-13 episode thing where he tries to carry a single story through all of it.

If Sorkin does more TV I want him to abandon the whole love triangle thing he does in every damn show.

Except West Wing.

but how else will he work through these weird issues he has if not via the magic of fiction

OnTheLastCastle

syndalis wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

Oh that was the newsroom series finale

That explains why it was so heavy handed

Eh

yeah, they tied all the "loose" threads together to make a coherent narrative out of the whole thing while expertly avoiding talking about the season 2 flub.

The 6 episode arc was really good though. A lot less fluff, tighter storytelling, decent payoff... if Sorkin ever does more TV I would rather he focus on a couple 6 episode seasons a year as opposed to one 12-13 episode thing where he tries to carry a single story through all of it.

impromptu jam session! let's go guys!

Aioua

Heychatbros:

Any of you know about immersion blenders?

My mom wants one for christmas. I think they're not a gimmick, I swear I saw some legit chef using one on TV once.

nexuscrawler

Sorkin's sexism is really problematic

It's like he builds up strong female characters only to reduce them to mewling children because they like a boy

Evil Multifarious

Coinage wrote: »

I feel like the hate-boner for uber and the tech industry in general gets a little ridiculous sometimes.

I think your perspective may be a little warped here - the resentment for both of those things is very localized and not a major social trend, AFAIK

Thomamelas

Yellow cab has an app. They generally have one for each city. Works okay. I've used it a couple of times for Houston and I got a cab in about 10 minutes or so.

Donkey Kong

I have never had a good experience in a Boston cab. The card machine is always "broken", the driver is always a complete asshole, blasting music, and it ends up costing me $40+ because we accidentally miss a turn or this way is faster. Scum of the fucking earth. Ive had some mediocre uber drivers but never one as aggressively bad as every taxi I've taken here.

a5ehren

Aioua wrote: »

Heychatbros:

Any of you know about immersion blenders?

My mom wants one for christmas. I think they're not a gimmick, I swear I saw some legit chef using one on TV once.

http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-immersion-blender/

Seems like a good place to start. The "step-down" recommendation is $35 if you aren't looking to spend $100.

_J_

OnTheLastCastle wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

syndalis wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

Oh that was the newsroom series finale

That explains why it was so heavy handed

Eh

yeah, they tied all the "loose" threads together to make a coherent narrative out of the whole thing while expertly avoiding talking about the season 2 flub.

The 6 episode arc was really good though. A lot less fluff, tighter storytelling, decent payoff... if Sorkin ever does more TV I would rather he focus on a couple 6 episode seasons a year as opposed to one 12-13 episode thing where he tries to carry a single story through all of it.

If Sorkin does more TV I want him to abandon the whole love triangle thing he does in every damn show.

Except West Wing.

but how else will he work through these weird issues he has if not via the magic of fiction

I suggest therapy, as I am a testament to its effectiveness.

syndalis

nexuscrawler wrote: »

Sorkin's sexism is really problematic

It's like he builds up strong female characters only to reduce them to mewling children because they like a boy

I didn't feel this way about Newsroom at all, especially the last season.

But I guess this is true for past things he has done? I dunno, I never watched sports night, and what of west wing I did watch didnt seem to have this problem...

y2jake215

I will propose to my future wife/husband/pillowchan in an uber because that is how much they mean to me

skippydumptruck

Aioua wrote: »

Heychatbros:

Any of you know about immersion blenders?

My mom wants one for christmas. I think they're not a gimmick, I swear I saw some legit chef using one on TV once.

I don't know any brands to recommend or whatever, but they are totes not a gimmick

nexuscrawler

syndalis wrote: »

Donkey Kong wrote: »

NexusCrawler wrote:

Donkey Kong wrote:

That's the automated surge pricing, which as soon as a human could reasonably be expected to respond, they cancelled and made all rides free and refunded all the rides that people took at the peak surge price.

You know what a yellow cab in NYC does that FOR ANY REASON I can get his medallion taken away.

Gouging is never ok

Depends on what you mean by gouging. If we're talking overcharging for essential services during an emergency, then I agree. And so does Uber (or at least the people in charge want it to seem like the company agrees). Which is why they reacted the way they did.

But normal rate hikes, like Uber does automatically based on demand, I do not equate with gouging and I see as an essential and valuable part of their service. They get more drivers on the road and they allow me to pay more and actually get a ride if I need one that badly vs not beig able to get one at all.

If they were the only option, I might feel differently. But as things stand, the best for me as a consumer is to have it both ways.

And the people who actually believe that services like Uber are going to drive the other cab services out of business have bought into that union's talking point hook, line and sinker.

If anything, Uber is going to make them up their game a little bit - there is too much demand for transit for uber to supplant all options, but they can in the process of making a buck make the other guys look incompetent and bad at their job, which more or less forces them into improving their product.

It's pretty easy to outdo someone when your core business philosophy involves simply ignoring laws you don't like.

the cabbing industry definitely needs to modernize but lots of those regulations are actually reasonable and protect the riders.

OnTheLastCastle

@Donkey Kong‌ i enjoyed this story on uber, regular cab drivers gouging and how ... ahem... effectively... Nevada dealt with it vs. Uber

https://medium.com/@blakeross/uber-gov-29db5fdff372

bowen

Aioua wrote: »

Heychatbros:

Any of you know about immersion blenders?

My mom wants one for christmas. I think they're not a gimmick, I swear I saw some legit chef using one on TV once.

Immersion blenders are those hand held blenders right ? Ain't nothing gimmick about that.

TehSloth

Aioua wrote: »

Heychatbros:

Any of you know about immersion blenders?

My mom wants one for christmas. I think they're not a gimmick, I swear I saw some legit chef using one on TV once.

I've got a little cuisinart one I've used for like sauces. It's a couple years old and still works great although I rarely use it.

Casual Eddy

Coinage wrote: »

I feel like the hate-boner for uber and the tech industry in general gets a little ridiculous sometimes.

I see both sides of it. They have great programs and are filling needs, but their cavalier attitude toward regulations and their lack of foresight regarding safety and insurance is worrisome