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Re:The man behind the million dollar homepage 11 years later by brownbat on Friday September 16, 2016 @08:56PM (#12518513)
> I checked Uber rates to get to the airport. Not cheaper than taxi - about the same.

Did people stop tipping cabs?

Maybe you meant Ubers were 20% more expensive, or maybe people don't tip cabs anymore, I don't know.

Honestly I'd pay more than cabfare + tips just to have the price be explicit. Tips basically become a tax on nice people. I'd much rather everyone was paying the same price.

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Re:The man behind the million dollar homepage 11 years later by Veen on Monday September 19, 2016 @04:26AM (#12529812)
I live in Hungary where the taxis are pretty cheap but you have to call them, and there's not guarantee that you'll get someone who can speak English.

When I first got here, I used Uber all the time, but the government passed some anti-über laws and Uber withdrew from the market. Now I just use the public transport, which is pretty good, but less convenient than Uber. I felt bad for all the drivers that lost their jobs.

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