So, general election polls are useless this far out, and any Democrat is going to do well against Trump or Cruz... but we’re going to call the general election his greatest weakness anyway. Why, exactly? The assumption that he’d spend the entire general election on defense baffles me - the attack of him being a…

The excellent campaign run so far by Bernie Sanders moves ever closer towards its greatest weakness: Sanders’ chances, or lack thereof, in the general election.

I do drive Lyft, as do most Uber drivers. As to finding another line of work - I have been trying to do that for the last YEAR. It’s functionally a minimum wage job, except it’s not a minimum wage job that turns you away because you’re obviously looking for something better while you work there.

I don’t believe Uber has ever said that tips are included - their standard line is usually that tips “aren’t necessary”. Uber, as a company, is fine with people interpreting it either way.

Uber does not have an option to tip drivers in the app, and it is not included in the fare pricing. Lyft does have an option to tip in their app.

In Portland, basic UberX rates are a base $1.50 fare, plus $1.55/mile or $0.30/minute (typically used when driving at very low speeds/stopped). The minimum fare is $5.35.

Uber doesn’t “secret shop”, as far as I know, but their instructional videos specifically instruct drivers to turn down tips, and only accept them if passengers insist. Most drivers don’t stick around long enough to realize that it’s a bullshit instruction.

Oh, yes you did. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars…

I can BUY every Dead Space, DA 1 and 2, Battlefield 3, This War of Mine and NFS: Rivals for $5 each, and SimCity and FIFA for $10. That’s 10 out of the 15 titles in their library currently. I can’t see ANY advantage this gives to the customer. It gives EA a huge advantage, though - it lowers the entry barrier to their…

I’m not the biggest fan of Ricky Gervais. I am trans, and honestly, I’m more bored by his material here than I am offended. Trans people change? That’s not a joke, that’s understanding basic concepts. Women are bad drivers? That wasn’t funny 30 years ago, much less today. Yeah, there’s a transphobic element there, but…

Leaving aside the emotional/trust aspects, having sex outside a relationship increases your exposure risk to STDs, even if protection is used. Not disclosing that to the other party if/when sex with THEM happens is irresponsible at BEST.

I don’t have an issue with them as finite stories, I have an issue with what happens when those stories end, and “white guy classic” returns to the role. When your company holds up the new Cap/Thor/Wolverine as examples of their new commitment to diversity, the almost inevitable returns of the originals makes the…

Bucky wasn’t being touted as an example of how diverse Marvel is. When you talk about your diversity as an important principle going forward, it makes the inevitable return of your white guys to the role come across as “See, we let the women and minorities play with the big names for a while!” I get the business sense…

But I have been in this game long enough to know that she will lose the mantle. And alot of people are going to get upset about it. :P

I’m going to side with the dozens of studies carried out by actual scientists, and thousands of cases treated by actual doctors and psychiatrists/psychologists, instead of two blog posts that don’t cite any scientific evidence whatsoever.

The child would still be transgender because his/her brain and genetics would still resemble those of individuals matching their gender identity. A MtF person will have brains and genetics similar to those of cis women, and the same with FtM people and cis men. We don’t know how that would manifest without societally…

The short version: because race is primarily a social construct, while gender is a mix of social and biological influences. There is no way to biologically “feel” black, or white, Native American, Indian, etc - because those identities are a result of grouping ancestry and common appearances thereof. The biological…

If the Democratic nominee is Clinton, I’ll be voting third party. Pro-death penalty, pro-war, pro-surveillance, pro-TPP until it became clear it wasn’t going to be well-received by the public, mouths support for unions but doesn’t actually fight for them, and supported by big businesses and banks. That’s not a…

I’m sorry, I don’t think you can include the Dildoseum in the list of imaginary buildings, as NYC apparently already has one.

One of my favorite depictions of ninjas. (Source is Daredevil: Decalogue)