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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^]
I want to read what others here think.
Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful.
Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ?
(p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.)
Other questions...
Do you have to join the club or anything ?
How do you pay ?
Have you enjoyed it ?
Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !)
Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
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Never used it, but people I know who have have liked it.
I'm pretty sure you need a smart phone.
When I need a cab I call a cab.
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You pay with a credit card. No tipping or need for money. Card is registered on site.
I know people who swear by them, I know others who swear at them.
It's just a cab service though all the drivers go through a thorough background check (according to someone I know who drives for Uber).
Try it and decide for yourself: if they get you from a to b with little or no fuss, then that's good.
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Karel Čapek wrote: all the drivers go through a thorough background check
Not a case in India. Too many Criminals are 'Drivers' there. Internet is your friend.
Programmer : A machine that converts coffee into code !
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All i can say is that in germany those guys get pretty high fines because they break the law with their system 
*In Germany you need several documents and a specific insurance to drive a cab, they don't have any of that.
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Same in Poland - regular taxi drivers need to have licenses.
Only positive is that Uber tracks and records the route, so you can apply for refund if driver took unnecessary long route.
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You get free credit when you sign up, which has saved me a few quid on a night out. You can also use your account to order cabs for other people and pay for them, for example if your partner is on a night out and loses her purse.
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Advice : Do not try it in :France[^]
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UBER is an example of a disruptive technology moving someone's cheese. More coming. In Atlanta, we just had a big fight in the government over this. Honestly, most of the cabs stink, the drivers stink, and it's just an all unpleasant experience. The city doesn't like it because they lose revenue (taxi licenses), but the competition is good.
And please don't give me the crap about "we have to regulate" to make sure you're safe.
Recently, Uber added a new policy - no weapons in their vehicles. So, if you've a concealed carry permit, you'd violate their rules. I've always wondered how a driver would know
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Aunty's obit[^]
veni bibi saltavi
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I was going to report it, but then I thought screw it let them explain the bodies in the trunk!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!
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Reminds me of song by Drowning Pool "Let the bodies hit the floor".
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It made me think of The Tragically Hip - link[^]
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Never heard of them or the song...not bad!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!
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You should report it anyway. That way hopefully the police will find the car with them still in it, then they are more likely to be suspects to the bodies.
If you don't report and they find the bodies, they will just ditch the car. Eventually the police will find it, trace it back to you, and then you wont be able to try and wriggle out of it with the stolen car excuse because they will ask why you didn't report it stolen.
I think the fact you have overlooked this basic logic means you lack the smarts to get away with this, I recommend coming clean and hoping for a reduced sentence.
...or there is that other 'get out' method...
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Can you infer what kind of engineer am I?
Software, hardware, ...
No, am a Mechanical engineer 
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I was thinking at least a Level 3 Flatulence Specialist? Maybe, a leve 2
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Electrical?
Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.
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Engineer? You sound more like a manager. "I just replaced a light bulb"
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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... which sounds like a setup for "How many mechanical engineers does it take to screw in a light bulb?"
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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H.Brydon wrote: How many mechanical engineers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
If the light bulb is sufficiently large (or the mechanical engineers are really small!) then "two" is the minimum. 
Follow up to Soapbox.
(That's the hint on the associated parsing of the question...)
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
- G.K. Chesterton
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If you just replaced a lightbulb you obviously are maintenance-crew
Want to see panic? Have a software-engineer hold a screwdriver, climb on his desk and threaten to replace a lightbulb.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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