Posts by Russell Brown
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Speaker: Confessions of an Uber driver, in reply to
its not the drivers whom are part of the ponzi scheme, its the funding side
Not necessarily. Amazon went more than 20 years without recording a meaningful profit. But last quarter it reported $513m of profit on revenues of nearly $30 billion.
Uber says it's now profitable in North America, but it's spending all that profit (and much more) trying to crack China, where it's burning $1 billion a year. It needs to be able to make big profit projections before it goes for an IPO.
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Speaker: Confessions of an Uber driver, in reply to
It’s also cheaper, although the above points mean that a lot of people would prefer it, even if it wasn’t cheaper.
I would, in most cases.
But I must say, the new fares are appealing. I can get to K Road or back for less than $13, which does make me more even more inclined to call an Uber, especially for the ride home, when I might otherwise just jump into a taxi that’s already there.
Why they think they get the right to just unilaterally fuck with their drivers and the whole NZ laws, government and public without warning is beyond me. It’s beyond arrogant.
It's like they don't know any other way to behave ...
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Pete, I've removed the Soundcloud link from your comment and if you post any more I will be obliged to regard you as a spammer.
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Looks like the model isn't going away. Apple has just invested $1 billion in the company behind China's top ride-hailing app:
Investing in Didi Chuxing allows Apple to grab a foothold in the Chinese tech market that reaches beyond iPhones—and also gives it a new platform for its other technology. For example, if Didi Chuxing uses CarPlay, that gives Apple another outlet to sell software services in China beside the iPhone, as well as valuable data to tailor apps and maps for Chinese users. Didi Chuxing is also a major potential customer once Apple’s self-driving car comes to fruition.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Got Knox?, in reply to
That’s a sweet little track.
Is LA the new Grey Lynn? Seems like all the cool kids are re-locating and honing their craft, or something.
Chelsea Jade has just explained the track's provenance on her mailing list:
i've been kicking around los angeles for about six months now.
when my birthday arrived this week, i decided to crack a light leak on a sliver of what I've been up to.'colour sum' was built with sam mccarthy in a converted laundry room underneath the echo park house that I now live in, before I lived in it.
i wrote it about wanting to be back in this house while i was far away in another, and how the light ricocheting around my old room felt like it was being thrown across that distance like a token.
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Capture: Tribute - Dr Chris Ward, in reply to
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Hard News: Friday Music: Got Knox?, in reply to
In the mean time, I’m off to see Avoid Avoid at the Whammy Backroom, if I can stay awake long enough.
Good for you. I need to see Avoid Avoid.
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Hard News: Forgetting what we didn't know, in reply to
I’ve checked with a few people and I think I would be allowed to make my own transcription and share that, though.
Oh, all I meant was just a summary, really. It would be interesting to be reminded of the content.
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