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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

That's literally what it does. Taxis didn't have monopoly, they have a licensed job specifically because unlicensed taxis were dangerous and people at the time were getting shanghaied.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    Did Spotify steal from radio?

    they have a licensed job specifically because unlicensed taxis were dangerous and people at the time were getting shanghaied.

    Do you have any source for that happening significantly more frequently with Ubers?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Radio is licensed to transmit at certain levels on certain frequencies, Spotify does not transmit in open air.

    Point to where I said it was happening. I said taxis were licensed because of crazy shit like rapists driving people to word places and having at. You don't get that with Uber.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    You suggested it as if from my interpretation it was a problem with Uber. If not, what is? And again, how's it any more theft than CDs stealing from record manufacturers

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    It is, no one checks to see if your driver is a multiple murderer, serial rapist and yes for reference incidents of rape from unlicensed taxis such as Uber and Lyft and much much higher than with medallioned taxis.

    https://mckaylawtx.com/exploring-the-alarming-statistics-on-sexual-assault-in-uber-passengers/

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/21/tech/lyft-safety-transparency-report-sexual-assault

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