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integrale commented on Self-driving cars begin testing on NYC streets   amny.com/nyc-transit/self... · Posted by u/pkaeding
integrale · 4 months ago
> Driverless cars have clogged streets, obstructed emergency vehicles, and caused accidents, injuries and even deaths. They are a threat to pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers.

A human rideshare driver would never do any of this

integrale commented on The only acceptable rating to leave an Uber driver is 5 stars   oversharing.substack.com/... · Posted by u/on-demand-econ
andsoitis · 3 years ago
Without thinking too deeply about the incentives and unintended consequences, it seems a better rating system would be "thumbs up" and "thumbs down", with the latter requiring some rationale (the text can be checked with AI to make sure it isn't just gibberish).
integrale · 3 years ago
Back when Foursquare was more popular, I always felt their ratings were much more accurate than Yelp’s. They use(d?) a ternary neutral/thumbs up/thumbs down.

Not sure of their algorithm to generate a score of 1-10 – it’s possible it used more information than just the ternary rating — but their ratings could vary dramatically from sites like Yelp that used the usual 1-5 stars, and seemed to track much more closely to the actual quality of restaurants.

integrale commented on A VC bought the Flatiron Building and didn’t pay for it   hellgatenyc.com/some-guy-... · Posted by u/laurex
kritiko · 3 years ago
The Continental, the fictional hotel where John Wick stays, is Delmonico's downtown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56_Beaver_Street

Edit - it's actually another building used for exterior shots, although Delmonico's was used for some interior shots.

integrale · 3 years ago
It's the very similar-looking Beaver Building/Cocoa exchange: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Wall_Street_Court

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