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Apparently there are elections in San Antonio today for school board stuff, so everyone who can vote, go vote. (This always applies.) It's a good thing my parents and I always go vote as a family, cuz I sure didn't get any other notifications that there were elections today. I voted for Alderete for Alamo Colleges District 1 Trustee, see if you can figure out why: quote:Joe Alderete, 71, a marketing consultant, is being challenged by Adan Hernandez, 64, an artist, in the district that includes parts of the West and Northwest sides. Also I like that Alderete wants the board to include professors in important decisions.
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May 7, 2016 19:37
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"There are no meaningful careers in data processing" 
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May 7, 2016 19:45
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fade5 posted:Hint: it's the part where Hernandez runs down the degree programs he'd be representing if he wins. Wait, I can't tell what Hernandez is getting at there. It feels like it could be either end of the spectrum. Either he's saying that these peasant careers in things like cosmetology are worthless and everyone should be in hard-STEM now, but the fact that he's an artist has me wondering if he's saying that sitting down at a data processing job your whole life is a waste of your beautiful existence and you need to do something "meaningful" like art and poetry.
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May 7, 2016 20:04
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e_angst posted:Yea, that's what's irking people about the cover. Like, best-case scenario, it's the family of someone who owns one of the recommended restaurants and absolutely no one had a thought in their head as they staged the photo. Worst case, they are trying to go for some kind of "message" and being complete idiots about it (because the cover restaurant review issue is where we can finally solve racism, of course). What irks me about the cover is the idiotic blonde lady taking a photo of her food. GAWD!
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May 7, 2016 20:14
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It's a family-style restaurant, but the white people have taken all the food for themselves. Really makes you think
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May 7, 2016 20:16
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e_angst posted:Wait, I can't tell what Hernandez is getting at there. It feels like it could be either end of the spectrum. Either he's saying that these peasant careers in things like cosmetology are worthless and everyone should be in hard-STEM now, but the fact that he's an artist has me wondering if he's saying that sitting down at a data processing job your whole life is a waste of your beautiful existence and you need to do something "meaningful" like art and poetry. It'd be funny as hell if this guy wasn't running for a position of actual power. The one plus is that the incumbent usually wins in these types of elections, and anyone who did even a cursory glance for info should find the same story I found. fade5 fucked around with this message at 20:34 on May 7, 2016 |
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May 7, 2016 20:20
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What's hilarious is that both Uber and Lyft are saying they will leave Austin if Prop 1 fails, which introduces a very exciting game-theory situation of "which one of them will change their stance at the last minute and decide to take the whole Austin market for themselves?"
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May 7, 2016 20:22
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enraged_camel posted:What's hilarious is that both Uber and Lyft are saying they will leave Austin if Prop 1 fails, which introduces a very exciting game-theory situation of "which one of them will change their stance at the last minute and decide to take the whole Austin market for themselves?" I thought Lyft might do this in Corpus Christi, but they followed Uber right out of town. Austin is a much bigger prize though ...
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May 7, 2016 20:25
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So are they leaving because they are claiming it would be too expensive to operate if Prop 1 doesn't pass? Maybe they shouldn't have spent $8-9 million on their deceptive campaign.
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May 7, 2016 20:26
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Spacebump posted:So are they leaving because they are claiming it would be too expensive to operate if Prop 1 doesn't pass? Maybe they shouldn't have spent $8-9 million on their deceptive campaign. It will be impossible to run their business if drivers have to get fingerprinted first! That destroys the ease of joining you see.
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May 7, 2016 21:24
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Which one's the gently caress UBER option? No, right?
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May 7, 2016 21:31
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citybeatnik posted:Which one's the gently caress UBER option? No, right? Correct.
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May 7, 2016 21:39
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Im actually surprised to see so many people essentially saying gently caress Uber. My Corpus Christi friends are all adamant about how Uber needs to come back because of drunk drivers even though there is no evidence that Uber is actually decreasing DUIs. But apparently there is another rideshare company called "Get Me" that is out operating in Houston and Austin. Although I don't know much about them.
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May 7, 2016 21:48
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I went from totally ambivalent to "gently caress off Uber" over the past few months, and I'm not sure why.
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May 7, 2016 23:08
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If anyone lives in Funkytown, please go vote no on all our propositions. Our mayor does not need a 100% pay raise.
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May 7, 2016 23:27
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PostNouveau posted:I thought Lyft might do this in Corpus Christi, but they followed Uber right out of town. Austin is a much bigger prize though ... I expect they would both pull out but at least one would be back before SXSW next year. blackguy32 posted:Im actually surprised to see so many people essentially saying gently caress Uber. My Corpus Christi friends are all adamant about how Uber needs to come back because of drunk drivers even though there is no evidence that Uber is actually decreasing DUIs. I installed their app but haven't had the need to take a ride. It seems pretty much the same as Uber/Lyft if you are on iOS. Their android app is apparently extremely buggy though.
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May 7, 2016 23:27
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enraged_camel posted:What's hilarious is that both Uber and Lyft are saying they will leave Austin if Prop 1 fails, which introduces a very exciting game-theory situation of "which one of them will change their stance at the last minute and decide to take the whole Austin market for themselves?" They both did leave San Antonio for a couple months over the same issue and the ADA one. You know, despite just being an app that connects people and thus couldn't leave an area if that were true. Lyft caved first and Uber followed, giving in to the demands to treat people equally and keep a record of whose working. blackguy32 posted:Im actually surprised to see so many people essentially saying gently caress Uber. My Corpus Christi friends are all adamant about how Uber needs to come back because of drunk drivers even though there is no evidence that Uber is actually decreasing DUIs. I think it's mainly young people have never taken a normal taxi and are afraid to despite or because of that.
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May 8, 2016 00:15
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gently caress UBER vote successfully cast, eagerly awaiting the final result.
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May 8, 2016 00:38
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duz posted:
I dunno how much Uber fares are in Austin, but when I lived in New England they slashed rates in several cities. It was very competitive, and I have no idea how drivers who leased cars were doing this.
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May 8, 2016 01:03
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Looks like Uber lost
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May 8, 2016 01:04
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election results page: http://traviselectionresults.com/enr/results/display.do;jsessionid=ddaa02273dd1eaa1c4cfc6167b88?criteria.electionId=201605&formSubmitted=1 Early voting against 56% to 44%
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May 8, 2016 01:06
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blackguy32 posted:Im actually surprised to see so many people essentially saying gently caress Uber. My Corpus Christi friends are all adamant about how Uber needs to come back because of drunk drivers even though there is no evidence that Uber is actually decreasing DUIs. There's not other good options in Corpus. There's not enough cabs that you can just step outside and hail one. I don't know that people would mind hailing regular cabs on apps and paying more, but the yellow cab app doesn't work here. So that leaves you with calling the cab company and then waiting around for them to never pick you up.
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May 8, 2016 01:08
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Aliquid posted:Today's the day to tell them to go gently caress themselves. Anyone got a vote prediction? 
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May 8, 2016 01:57
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Haha Uber 
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May 8, 2016 02:15
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 Nice prediction
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May 8, 2016 02:17
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Looks like the early voting split is continuing in the election day numbers. This genuinely feels like the greatest victory for democracy in a long time. 
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May 8, 2016 02:34
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Sardonik posted:Looks like the early voting split is continuing in the election day numbers. This genuinely feels like the greatest victory for democracy in a long time. Now it's looking like the Election Day results are even more against the ordinance. Yea, this feels like a good win.
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May 8, 2016 02:47
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http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/banking-on-popularity-uber-and-lyft-hit-a-wall-in-/nrJPc/quote:“It would change the entire experience of living in Austin if Uber and Lyft were to leave,” said Anthony Rose, 29, who moved to Austin from the San Francisco Bay Area a year and a half ago and depends on Uber almost daily to get around the city. Rose said he’s already voted for Prop 1. Did this get posted already, cause oh man that quote is the most AUSTIN thing I've read.
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May 8, 2016 02:55
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Sir Tonk posted:http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/banking-on-popularity-uber-and-lyft-hit-a-wall-in-/nrJPc/ Wow, I didn't even realize I was getting to tell that guy to go gently caress himself with my No vote. Bonus points!
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May 8, 2016 02:57
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This gives me hope that Old Austin still has some sway over people like that.
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May 8, 2016 03:03
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Sir Tonk posted:http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/banking-on-popularity-uber-and-lyft-hit-a-wall-in-/nrJPc/ Death to Californians.
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May 8, 2016 03:04
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This is all Richard Linklater's fault! 
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May 8, 2016 03:09
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What.... what are we going to do without Uber??? We'll have to tak..take....  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
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May 8, 2016 03:11
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Ahahahahaaa suck it, Uber.
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May 8, 2016 03:14
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gently caress YOU UBER
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May 8, 2016 03:15
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386-SX 25Mhz VGA posted:What.... what are we going to do without Uber??? Public trans in Austin blows if you have to go east-west at all or aren't trying to go through the downtown area gently caress that guy, though
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May 8, 2016 03:24
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I've used Austin public transportation for over twenty years and I do not think I have ever once used it to go east-west.
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May 8, 2016 03:25
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Aliquid posted:I've used Austin public transportation for over twenty years and I do not think I have ever once used it to go east-west. When I was working at the IRS it was the primary direction I needed to go and it usually involved 45 minute waits standing around on Ben White.
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May 8, 2016 03:28
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Austin should just build a loop like the Or tell like a quarter of a million people to leave and cap the population. Swagger Dagger posted:When I was working at the IRS it was the primary direction I needed to go and it usually involved 45 minute waits standing around on Ben White. Were you at the building that dude flew his plane into?
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May 8, 2016 03:30
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Sir Tonk posted:Austin should just build a loop like the Nah, that building was up north, I worked in the complex down south off 35. All I remember about that incident was that they almost gave us the day off and then decided not to.
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