I don’t know why, but yesterday was the worst day I’ve ever had as a part-time Uber and Lyft driver. It was like somebody came to Hagerstown and gave everyone who didn’t have a car a free one if they agreed to delete the Uber and Lyft app from their phone. I had a total …
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Thinking of driving for Lyft?
One of the things to consider before deciding to drive for Lyft is they have absolutely no problem sending you on trips that are guaranteed to make you lose money. Case in point, the trip they sent me on the other day. Lyft sent me 21 miles away to pick up a rider who wanted …
Lyft weekly guarantees are a waste of time
One of the things I do to augment my income as a freelance web developer is drive for Uber and Lyft. Oddly enough, it works out well. When I don’t have anything to do for a client, I go out and drive strangers around. It helps pay the bills. Because Lyft, or as I like …
Two black men arrested for not buying anything at Starbucks
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross is defending the actions of his police officers after they arrested two black men for refusing to leave a Starbucks after not buying anything. From CNN: The employees told officers the two men wanted to use the restroom but were told the facilities are only for paying customers. The Starbucks …
Rich Johnston is not in charge at Bleeding Cool
Bleeding Cool, the pinnacle of online clickbait comic book journalism, has been receiving some well-deserved flack lately. Joe Glass, a Bleeding Cool staff writer tried to use fraud to take down a YouTube channel because he didn’t agree with what the YouTuber was saying about Marvel Comics. Joe Glass the journalist tried to de-platform someone because they voiced …
I upgraded my iPhone 6s Plus to iOS 11 and now GPS does not work
I upgraded my iPhone’s operating system to iOS 11 when it told me to. Big mistake. Not only did key features of the iPhone change (Podcasts) to less capable versions, the built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) is now junk. It works until it doesn’t work. When driving for Uber, GPS is very important If I …