Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The Horrible Future : China - Holographic Cashless ATMs Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:16:43 +0200 Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <7S2dna3ARMc3CVb1nZ2dnZfqn_ednZ2d@giganews.com> <10ah4gi$3tlsl$1@dont-email.me> <10aq70m$22nft$2@dont-email.me> <10ask51$2lq0s$2@dont-email.me> <7g0aqlx0qp.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10atqp0$2tidd$7@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net cH5KKu1Odf8cKndQll5Jkgai7a9c9mE4S7qYpR9E1l3Xt+Sevv X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:1o/RjJRT8bReDdxEm+iangvHwCw= sha256:Hj7SXufDKBnqR+XMBgfenQpg7Zd3nN17nC/Bl6calsY= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:75096 On 2025-09-24 05:14, rbowman wrote: > On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 22:08:59 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > >> One has to wonder what effects has on the app behaviour if it knows how >> much one is tipped and how frequently. These apps study behaviour and >> change things. Like if it is raining a ride becomes more expensive. > > I haven't used it often enough to worry about being flagged as a poor > tipper. Before Uber and Lyft drove the taxi company out of business you > paid the driver in cash. I've never used an Uber, but I do use taxis now and then. > Before an eye operation the nurse asked who was going to pick me up. When > I said I was going to take a cab she broke the news to me that there > weren't cabs anymore and I'd better figure out how to use Uber. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;