roberts_vc

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by roberts_vc 11y ago
BeWelcome suffers from quite toxic and counterproductive internal politics and petty power struggles. And the fact that the few founders maintaining control refuse to invest anything of substance in the code just _barely_ holding the site t
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by roberts_vc 11y ago
BeWelcome is frequently on the verge of collapse, and IMO is simply too small and unreliable to be of genuine value. It serves mainly the French folks who set it up nearly a decade ago, as a form of protest against the founder of HC. Some s
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by roberts_vc 15y ago
What about http://moneybookers.com ?
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by roberts_vc 15y ago
http://www.moneybookers.com/partners/ebay/faq.html
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
I cannot disagree with the reasoning behind wanting to avoid an empty return trip. However, as a customer with a legit need, this isn't really my problem. Either the city, or the cab co, or the cabbie needs to resolve this problem, not me.
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
I don't see it as a moral issue, in the least. The law was created, for a very good reason. Prior to the law, I've no doubt the public got screwed over, often, and on a regular basis. Let alone "less desirable" fares.
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
I disagree. Being required to take you almost anywhere you ask, most likely arose because of racial discrimination. That's perfectly well thought out. The cabbies or cab companies are allowed by the city to operate, and that's a nearly ste
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
"New Yorkers know this. Transplants from CT, NJ or whatever cul-de-sac in Wisconsin you people are coming from lately, frankly you deserve whatever crap treatment you get from cabbies." Really? Guess what? Everyone in NYC is a transplant,
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
Yup, has happened to me. They wouldn't go too far out of Manhattan, midtown exactly, because they're getting ready to clock out and leave midtown. Was supremely annoying, in the rain. And I was only going uptown about 20 blocks. After t
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
Heroku is killing it in RoR today, but I also noticed their rates jump up real fast. The reason is, they're on the forefront in this area, and really don't have any legit competition yet. They make it so, so easy to get going, and people r
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
no
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
"That's nothing." I very much disagree. "3-6 high alcohol beers" - do the math on the actual alcohol intake, on this. The clinical def (of having a problem) is "more than two _drinks_ a day for men... more than four on a weekend binge..."
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
The same tendency is in me too, and too often, the same habit. It _is_ addiction, to a small or large degree. I, substitute ample exercise, and also make note of the actual difference in my function and output and mood, sober vs. buzzed/hu
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
"Cue the global warming conspiracy theorists to spin this far and wide." My first thought too. A GW Denialist - couldn't care less what he has to say, he obviously doesn't have the sense to stay outta the rain.
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
Bingo! I say, "here are your choices; A> will get you this, B> will get you this, but not this... " etc. "Quick and Dirty" is still an available choice, but I warn them thoroughly of the drawbacks and risk. Basically, if you wanna
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
I used DynDNS as a reg for years, but when I wanted to customize the MX record, they wanted another chunk of money - buh-bye!... Probably going to Hover next.
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by roberts_vc 16y ago
Hey, don't sweat it man, I'm in the same boat with a lack of "apparent" readers, due to nearly zero comments. Great name, that's fine! Just keep blogging, on a predictably regular basis (this is very important, because your readers want fr