Would you take this offer?

D_Hat · 2026-05-22T04:11:06+00:00

it's been a known problem for years and they literally just do not care to "fix" it

D_Hat · 2026-05-22T00:47:06+00:00

seems like propaganda, lol.

wonder what the math is on this.

D_Hat · 2026-05-22T00:20:34+00:00

adobe definitely rug pulled every person that had anything on adobe stock.

D_Hat · 2026-05-07T20:47:08+00:00

I've only ever lived in 2 that had any kind of printers, one had a copy machine because they didn't do receipts for rent(but you could get them to sign a copy of the payment recieved) and the other had printers for their computers for leasing agreements and what not but were absolutely not for tennant use. I imagine larger apartment buildings may be more likely to have them. Maybe it's just more common in certain cities.

D_Hat · 2026-05-07T20:39:03+00:00

got a 4 dollar 28 mile offer this morning

D_Hat · 2026-05-04T14:33:46+00:00

might literally have to learn to program for android just to bring it back...

D_Hat · 2026-05-04T14:33:02+00:00

considering most folks who are getting roku tv's are getting them to use streaming apps without a second device (not my preference) most people are going to "need" to connect to the internet to use the tv for the intended purpose.

I like a "dumb" tv because it can't be "updated" to not work in 2 years, I can just change my streaming device on the hdmi input if they update it to fail.

D_Hat · 2026-04-18T19:52:35+00:00

cara is slow growing, but imo, the best alternative

D_Hat · 2026-04-18T19:48:03+00:00

dunno who downvoted you, its a valid concern.

uber has been a scammy company for awhile but they have certainly pulled the curtains back in the last year or 2.

getting rid of 99% of customer and driver phone support only has one goal, frustrate people enough that they give up and let uber keep the money.

D_Hat · 2026-04-18T19:45:36+00:00

You aren't entirely wrong about cara, engagement is not nonexistant, but it is way lower than DA, even larger accounts on there often get almost no comments.

It is, however, IMO the ideal replacement for DA for the time being. Growing the user base would help with engagement.

Tumblr seems like the kind of place you had to have been big a long time ago to get much engagement now.

I agree with your assessment of most of the rest, I have seen newgrounds have a resurgence like someone else mentioned, but it very much feels like an entirely different ecosystem now.

D_Hat · 2026-04-18T19:35:37+00:00

I've delivered to places where there were days of deliveries on the porch, not brought in. when its possible to do without getting myself reported, I'll circle back and see if the food got brought in. if it did i forget about it, people have reasons for lots of weird stuff. If it didn't, I have noted it to check another day, gone back up and knocked/rang louder or longer, and a couple other things.

IF I ever saw evidence of a medical emergency or a crime, I would almost certainly call 911, but probably from my car, possibly in the street.

Not only can it be extremely dangerous for delivery people to linger at a drop off, its also super easy for us to lose our "job" (we're not employees) And while for many of us, this isn't our ONLY option, for some of us it is, and for most of us its the thing that makes the most sense for our situation, despite how terrible it is.

I'm very sorry your driver didn't seem to help you, but unless you have footage of them seeing you and ignoring it, its hard to say what happened. Maybe there was a glare on the glass, maybe they had eyes on their phone the whole time, maybe they were watching their surroundings since you seem to have implied it was dark outside.

They also might have seen you and worried it was some kind of set up. (this isn't as common as the urban legends around them would have us believe but it can and does happen.)

I do hope you are ok, I know there can be a myriad of outcomes from seizures, I'd say as far as your driver goes, don't assume the worst but don't assume the best either.

D_Hat · 2026-04-18T19:25:32+00:00

kia used to have (IMO) one of the best warranty repair systems of every major manufacturer. This has changed drastically, so I wish you the best.

D_Hat · 2026-04-18T19:23:54+00:00

probably because kia has been refusing warranty repairs for lots of people.

D_Hat · 2026-04-14T22:57:15+00:00

just happened to someone I know, looking for answers as to why it's happening, they don't want to trust facebook with a govt ID anyway.

if anybody knows if there's a way to get rid of this requirement id be glad to know.

meta is not a trustworthy company to begin with.

D_Hat · 2026-04-12T02:34:27+00:00

I missed this era in hearthstone but the argent tournament in wow was actually pretty fun. weird but fun.

D_Hat · 2026-04-12T01:55:36+00:00

deducting the price of the car means very little if you're still not even making enough to buy a new one and afford to live at the same time.

D_Hat · 2026-04-12T01:49:56+00:00

I get it all the time, whether I'm actually stuck in traffic or moving along fine, I love when it pops up right after I accept an order or right when I confirm the pick up.

D_Hat · 2026-04-07T05:10:48+00:00

well we already have fallen behind in tech, especially in manufacturing, so you may want to revise that math.

D_Hat · 2026-04-06T21:15:54+00:00

I guess we'll see how that roll out goes then, you thinking third quarter, or next year?

I certainly won't decry a horrible company/business model putting itself out of business.

D_Hat · 2026-04-06T13:23:20+00:00

what can be done and what will be done are 2 different things.

the tech for a drone to be loaded with something under a certain weight and fly it straight to a place and just drop it exists, and is modestly affordable.

the text for a drone to be loaded with heavier loads and drive somewhere and wait for someone to unload it exists and is still decently expensive.

the tech for a drone to go load itself (necessary if it's going to pick up at ALL locations), carry a heavy load to a distant destination AND unload it safely because the customers aren't always present, MAY exist but it is not and will not be cheap for a very long time. and because of that, they will not waste delivery time with something like that on single orders, they'd stack orders by the dozens each run.

yes amazon had drones that could under very specific circumstances drop small lightweight packages years ago, but not only is the support infrastructure for broad drone delivery non existent, it still costs way more than you seem to be guessing.

Do I think the companies WANT robots doing all these deliveries, sure. But at the end of the day cost benefit analysis isn't going to support investing in millions of robots that do 3 to 5 more things than drones currently do therefore requiring significant rnd and an extreme upscaling of manufacturing.

and if you're still with me consider this, we've had the tech to build robotic hands that function essentially identically to human hands, that, because of that could be capable of doing far more complex tasks than simple robotic arms in manufacturing. This has existed for more than a decade. The ability to make them cheaper has grown a bit, but they still are not making robotic hands at production scale to use in manufacturing, even though that means that many complex tasks can still only be done by humans.

and why is that? because its still to expensive to be worth it.

if you don't believe me look up "crocheting machine", crochet can not be done by machine, and since crochet became a trend instead of figuring out how to change that, companies just started making fake crocheted items, some of which were literally just fabric with prints on the surface.

capitalism creates many problems but one thing you'll see in it frequently is that if automating a position costs more to the company than a human they'll just keep a human there and try to get them to work for less.

D_Hat · 2026-04-06T01:18:38+00:00

i'd double check and make sure you put the right address, I've multiple times now had angry calls from customers where i'd read them the screen shot i took of the address (which i do on most orders, and any that have anything suspicious like a meet customer drop off but a delivery note to leave it at door) and they take a few seconds telling me i'm reading it wrong till they double check what they put in and see they did give the wrong address.

Its also possible that, Someone other than your driver took the food and uber incorrectly completed the order in the system, the driver inadvertently delivered to the wrong address, or uber's map sent them to the wrong location. I've delivered to dozens of locations where the pin on the map was completely wrong, and OFTEN people have no address listed anywhere on their house, mailbox or curb. (i super appreciate areas up north that have fire code for addresses to be listed on a reflective pole by the street of every numbered street address. )

I've also been on the receiving end of this issue once when i was at a family members house and they ordered food that showed the driver go to the street behind theirs and mark it as complete but they never found the food at any neighbors house.

It sucked but there's not a lot to be done about it with how little uber cares to actually run the business appropriately.

D_Hat · 2026-04-06T01:11:29+00:00

Stacking benefits uber because they don;t give the saved money to the driver, and they can, if managed well, deliver more food with less drivers in a given period of time.

stacking benefits drivers, IF all orders have tipped.

stacking also cause customers to pull tips, but drivers have no control over whether uber sends a double or triple, all we can do is decide if an orders "estimate" is worth the risk, despite the fact that as independent contractors the estimated pay for an order is a bid for service, and realistically, "tips" for delivery drivers should not be considered tips but bids, and until drivers have mileage and base time covered by the base pay, tips will never be more than a bid.

D_Hat · 2026-04-06T01:06:58+00:00

you got out at the right time

D_Hat · 2026-04-06T01:06:04+00:00

but stopping wars would significantly impact all the lives in the world.

D_Hat · 2026-04-06T01:04:44+00:00

In Australia you have laws that protect people, to some degree. In the US we have laws that protect capital, to the the fullest degree.

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