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I've been following this development on forums.skyscraperpage. Just f'ing amazing on every level.

Vomit vomit vomit.

There is nothing wrong with investigating the guy's background, especially as it has some (limited) bearing on what happened and the amount of sympathy warranted. He's become a bit of a public figure, and his criminal and unethical behavior is of public interest. He isn't some innocent, and his indiscretions/crimes/psychopathic behaviors are compelling and newsworthy. The fact that this guy still has a medical license is baffling and probably warrants a whole other discussion.

The character of this guy is definitely relevant in terms of sympathy; what a wacko.

I think you're being optimistic even with suggesting there is opportunity for a new neighborhood; heck, I'd say there's about an equally good chance of Baghdad or Tripoli seeing true investment and population growth/stability in the same timeframe. Look at Carnegie and Chester, which are somewhat comparable to this corridor. Other than a few outliers here and there, there isn't s-hit in between University Circle and downtown on those streets, and that's with the presence of the Cleveland Clinic and thousands of homes. This whole project is a waste of brain matter. $330 million dollars in the furnace.

Passengers who are bumped should uniformly receive $2000 in free travel. Business or First class. No matter what.

Holy s-hit Lindor!!!!!!

For the record, Major League was not filmed in Cleveland due to shadow issues and football lines with the stadium. Production costs/union issues were also factors. It wasn't a slight to the city

Ironically Kill the Irishman was filmed in Detroit because it matched the 1970s Cleveland grit they were going for.

"For months, Oakland community leaders have been concerned about Uber’s impact in terms of gentrification and displacement, and have worried that this company does not respect Oakland’s values" This quote kind of ties in to a post i had made in the Gentrification page. First they're opposed to Uber because of some nonsense fears of displacement. And now they're pissed that Uber is downsizing its presence. I swear you just can't win with some people.

Face it, there is no true consensus on what gentrification is. You see a developer in a low income/high crime neighborhood looking to put in housing and all hell breaks loose with the residents. Maybe they feel empowered with the false narrative of gentrification, when in fact there isn't any. No one is going to be pushed out due to property tax increases anytime soon. No Whole Foods will replace the local corner store. And yet they act like tomorrow is moving day. Complaints of disinvestment followed by panic of potential investment followed by rehashed complaints of empty stores. True gentrification (with its consequences) as seen in Manhattan and San Fran are a drop in the bucket. Gentrification is such a misplaced concern in most cases.

Very good hours. Opens at 6:30am, closes at 9pm I believe (maybe not on Sundays). And if you want to go to the coolest coffee shop in the city, which ironically has the worst hours, check out Kittibtznest on Webster/Clybourn. I've never seen a cafe quite like it. Tourists should make it a point to go there; it's that damn good.

Yesterday the Amazon Bookstore opened in Southport (a half mile west of the Cubs). It was glorious. Good hours, a coffee shop, a large electronics and also children's section, and scanners that will give you multiple prices for books for Prime members and non. https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170321/lakeview/amazon-books-inside-open-independent-kindle What's interesting is the outcry by other independent bookstore proprietors, and I disagree with their vilifying Amazon. You should see a few of the bookstores that are utterly falling apart, smelly, damp, dangerously narrow and small, and with exceptionally rude owner-clerks working - The Gallery Bookstore Ltd (in Boystown) and Bookman's Corner (in Lincoln Park) come to mind. Quite a few bookstores in Chicago are amazing, and it would be horrible if they closed. But to blame Amazon or promote a boycott - to hell with that nonsense. The ones listed below are awesome places. https://chireviewofbooks.com/2017/03/21/12-chicago-bookstores-to-visit-instead-of-amazon-today/

Smart move by Tomi Lauren. Gotta give her props for playing the long game.

That is one sexy looking beast

I've been booted out of parks in Lyndhurst and Euclid at night, and they don't get more Euro- Jewish looking than my friends and I. Christ, not everything is about race and supposedly racist policies and fearful white suburbanites.

In that sense you're right. I remember 03/04 using thefacebook at Northwestern, one of the earliest schools to adopt it. It was definitely a lot of fun those days, now the site is toxic and depressing mostly.

At 138.62 points a share and a market cap over $400 billion and continued overseas expansions, I would say the honeymoon period isn't remotely over. And once they start developing hardware, ooo boy

In the context of driving services, not all that often.

As of mid-August 29, 2016: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-demographics-of-Uber-drivers-in-North-America "Tl;dr: Uber drivers in the U.S. are mostly male, white, high-school graduates between the ages of 30–49 who make less than $50k per year." Article from Jan 8, 2017: http://ridesharenews.org/2017/01/17/rsg-2017-survey-results-driver-earnings-satisfaction-and-demographics/ "Rideshare drivers reported as being predominantly white, making up 78.three% of complete drivers, which is greater than the nationwide (common inhabitants) common of 62.6%. Other ethnicities like Hispanic/Latino reported simply 7.1% in comparison with the nationwide common of 17.2% and Black/African Americans reported 6.eight% in comparison with the nationwide common of 13.2%." If you have something more updated, please do share.

Uber drivers are not predominantly immigrant: https://assets.entrepreneur.com/static/1421949314-uber-demographics.jpg?_ga=1.268673141.504900838.1487184709. https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2015/05/01/the-numbers-behind-ubers-exploding-driver-force/#601e2a6e5750 And as for not understanding how a 1099 works, grown ups have to own up to their responsibilities. And as for the ugly culture within Uber, that kind of chaos exists throughout other start-ups; it's by no means unique to Uber. Also, I haven't heard about similar nonsense from Lyft. And again, rideshare is not replacing public transportation by any means. It may force public transportation and especially toxic cab companies to evolve at some point, but unless Uber and Lyft start launching shuttles, buses and trains in all markets, rideshare is still relatively niche. As for wages, the numbers are all over the place. But the average gross seems to range between doubling and tripling minimum wage. And for most, it's not really a fulltime job - just extra work.

Whoops. I stand corrected. Much like the stock market:)

I really don't understand the focus on the inner workings and community of Uber. I mean, god knows how many horror stories you'll find at Facebook, Google, Netflix, LinkedIn, Amazon, and any start-up that has become a major market driver. I'm sure Uber has a crappy work culture, but they certainly don't have a monopoly with bad internal behavior. Just imagine how Steve Jobs interacted with employees; he probably made Travis Kalanick look like a saint even at his worst. As for their operating on a loss, well, I don't really buy that as an issue. Don't most start ups operate on losses and private funds for their first x number of years. Sometimes they adapt like Amazon and Facebook and make some bank. Other times they fall apart like a Joost or a Keen Home. Why criticize a company for that reason unless you're a shareholder? And as for your third point, I definitely have a different perspective. Rideshare supplements public transportation; it doesn't replace it. By and large, people will walk, bike, drive, bus, or train to work and back, but they may use Uber for going out after or on weekends. Who wants to take a bus at 2am when you can have a private car driving you home? That would really impress a date. And who wants to spend a ridiculous amount of money with a hostile cabdriver as opposed to be a private car for a fraction of the price. It allows people to travel throughout their cities, spend money in places they wouldn't ordinarily go, and not drunkenly pull a Thelma and Louise after a couple too many drinks on East 4th. And never mind how people in low income areas can now share the convenience of a cab experience; that has to count for something too. And I don't understand that doom and gloom; you're vastly overselling just how many rideshare cars there are at any given point. We aren't anywhere near some dystopian setting like you describe. We aren't even decades from it.

I'm astounded by the anti-rideshare tone in this forum. It changes people's lives - employees to a degree but especially customers - and the pro's have so vastly outweighed the cons that I'm legitimately shocked by the cynicism.

"Mild weather could have been a factor." Are people more apt to gamble when the weather is terrible or mediocre, or was the reporter just looking to fulfill his 500 word quota? I can think of 17 other rational decisions why it dropped 9.8%. Hell, let's make it an even 20. It's like when people say the stock market is "correcting" when it drops 500 points. Just a waste of words.