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Lays out some of the reasons why this is not a “competition” and why mentioning the “market” is laughable. https://twitter.com/CBCKelowna/status/719609339728826372
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Replying to @asymco
in the third column, what exactly does “Mixed” mean? Like Subs + Ads (eg newspaper/tv)? or ALL of the above? Or something different?
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Replying to @jaethan
YES! That is why I don’t own a car and use @ogocarshare.
Also, build affordable housing downtown so people can walk/ride more!
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Replying to @jaethan
Read What’s Yours is Mine which takes on this exact fallacy with great data. Very recommended.
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Replying to @jaethan
Never heard of Fastcab. Will check it out. Also you should see @sparerides in Vancouver, it is related.
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Replying to @jaethan
Regulation means you don’t have to check the brakes before getting in; that my blind pal will not be turned away; and NO surge $.
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Replying to @jaethan
Taxis in Japan are even MORE regulated and provide WAYYY better service than any Uber I have been in.
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Replying to @jaethan
Point is: people think Uber is better than now but they are not thinking to the roots of WHY we have that system. #bcAGAINSTuber
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Replying to @jaethan
But then we hit the congestion problem, which is the reason we have limited number on the roads. Not to mention enviro problems 2/2
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Replying to @jaethan
Wow. I’ve not had that XP in Kelowna. If the issue is availability, then why not add more taxis? 1/2
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Replying to @jaethan
What are you trying to solve for? Is it better customer experience? That is something we need in ALL sectors IMHO.
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RT @StockTwits: The way people buy and hold stocks has gone through a massive change: http://stks.co/q2nmo $DIA $SPY https://t.co/TvJqTu…
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.@DanAlbas Absolutely. Decentralized, democratic & OPEN so that our we get data on how to make better transpo infra. https://twitter.com/DanAlbas/status/719231074753118208
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I am not against ridesharing. I simply prefer a ridesharing solution that benefits COMMUNITIES not just individual consumers. #bcAGAINSTuber
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Replying to @ryandonn and @CastanetNews
Please read “What’s Yours Is Mine” by Tom Slee to understand how destructive co’s like Uber are. We need local alt.
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Replying to @camcavers and @TheAtlantic
has a whole James Fallows section dedicated to the public menace that is the leaf blower http://www.theatlantic.com/author/james-fallows/leafblower-menace/
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“gas-powered leaf blowers w/ cheap 2-stroke engines can spew as much pollution in ½ an hour as a Ford F150 driving across the US 1&½ times.”
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Progress > Innovation
https://aeon.co/conversations/why-has-innovation-supplanted-the-idea-of-progress
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Replying to @chadkoh
6yo: “Maybe Jyn is trapped at the Bad Guy Centre?”
Me: “You mean the Death Star?”
/cc @theincomparable
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My 6yo daughter, and huge fan of Rey, says upon seeing the Rogue One trailer:
“Is she a bad guy?”
/cc @theincomparable
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RT @grescoe: If we designed houses like we design cities—there wouldn’t be a lot of room for living left.
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Why does Yoda look like @SenSanders in this #starwars rebels clip???
https://youtu.be/Lx1YzsOwC8U?t=56s
#thebernyouwillfeel
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This is Canada, not Japan
#globalization
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@camcavers @tamegoeswild
OMG #peakkitkat is coming to Canada!
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Replying to @camcavers, @ReneeStephen, @bmann and @jimpick
… and lack of biz model, perhaps?
Funding brings its own problems too…
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Replying to @chadkoh
For tech policy nerds I would recommend https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/2016/sessions/software-patents-after-alice-long-and-sad-tail & https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/2016/sessions/crypto-and-fearmongering
Both of their talks last year were great. @lfnw
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Lots of good talks @lfnw this year. Check out the lineup: https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/2016/schedule/2016-04-23
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New camera: Canon G7X http://chadkohalyk.com/2016/04/05/new-camera-canon-g7x/
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RT @boring_as_heck: Twitter tip: save time by combining individual DMs into a single group DM.
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RT @CorySvensson: #Canada #PanamaPapers - 347 companies, 87 clients, 72 beneficiaries, 783 shareholders. #soon #cdnpoli @wikileaks https://…
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Seems handy
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After getting only 10 hours sleep this WEEK, I slept for 12 whole glorious hours last night.
#jetlag #stillinmypjs
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Missed it by just a few days. 😩 https://twitter.com/japantimes/status/715736146723127296
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Quarterly review: FY16Q1 — Buddhism, capitalism, Syria, spies & assassins, and of course Star Wars http://chadkohalyk.com/2016/03/31/quarterly-review-fy16q1/
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6yo who’s never been apart from her mom & sister AND is suffering jetlag… terrible.😖
Screw it. We’re having 2am nachos n reading comics!(original)
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RT @saladinahmed: #CapitanMexico is the hero America needs.
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TIL A ferris wheel under construction starts from the middle outwards. Makes sense.
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While waiting for our flight we popped over to see the Tower of the Sun. So weird.
More: https://flic.kr/s/aHsktYe2L4
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Replying to @mijustin
You need an “Old Man” option, aka “Never used it.”
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26 hours door to door… 😩
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Love this translation suggestion. I dunno if this is trolling Twitter or German.
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Last leg: 🇨🇦 YVR ✈ YLW 🇨🇦
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Replying to @Pinboard
To paraphrase:
“My moral standing is lying down.”
– (Trent Reznor I believe)
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The best way to sign me up to your web product and get my $$$ is to be principled, lazy and cantankerous as @Pinboard
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RT @ejbeals: At this point I think Canada is just trolling us.
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YVR
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Second leg: 🇯🇵 HND ✈ YVR 🇨🇦
Our 787 is in the foreground. Way in the back to the right is the #BB8ANAJET
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First plane: 🇯🇵 ITM ✈ HND 🇯🇵
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We are leaving for the airport in 2 hours. Then it is 3 planes and back to Kelowna.
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What whirlwind trip to Japan. 1 week is not enough. Still, I took almost 500 pix. 1/5th of them are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandbaggerone/albums/72157664799433352
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