Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012) • Hacker News Board

Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#1

Post by t0dd » Fri, Nov 21, 2014, 11:52 PM UTC

Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)
web.archive.org

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#2

Post by sergiotapia » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:10 AM UTC

I can see why they deleted it, it's extremely cringey.

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#3

Post by craigvn » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:13 AM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #2

I can see why they deleted it, it's extremely cringey.

And possibly trying to whitewash their history.

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#4

Post by waterlesscloud » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:13 AM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #2

I can see why they deleted it, it's extremely cringey.

I think their post (also now deleted) inferring a connection between welfare checks and spikes in prostitution might have been even more cringey.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195709/http://blog.uber....

Note that both of these posts had been up for years and only disappeared in the last few days.

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#5

Post by JeremyMorgan » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:14 AM UTC

waterlesscloud wrote: post #4

sergiotapia wrote: post #2

I can see why they deleted it, it's extremely cringey.

I think their post (also now deleted) inferring a connection between welfare checks and spikes in prostitution might have been even more cringey. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195709/http://blog.uber.... Note that both of these posts had been up for years and only disappeared in the last few days.

Someone signed up at reputation.com

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#6

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:16 AM UTC

[deleted]

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#7

Post by codezero » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:16 AM UTC

Given the time frames they looked at, couldn't a bunch of these be people going to a pub, and then leaving after last call?

This would also explain the spike near the weekend, among other things.

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#8

Post by colinbartlett » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:16 AM UTC

Is it sad that in the realm of Uber blunders I find this relatively tame?

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#9

Post by karissa » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:18 AM UTC

waterlesscloud wrote: post #4

sergiotapia wrote: post #2

I can see why they deleted it, it's extremely cringey.

I think their post (also now deleted) inferring a connection between welfare checks and spikes in prostitution might have been even more cringey. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195709/http://blog.uber.... Note that both of these posts had been up for years and only disappeared in the last few days.

even more cringey is the original title of the post which you can see in the url:

"uberdata-how-prostitution-and-alcohol-make-uber-better/"

Re: Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)

#10

Post by cbd1984 » Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 12:23 AM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #2

I can see why they deleted it, it's extremely cringey.

Is it cringey because of the data they present, or because of the conclusions they draw from that data?