Travis meets Travis: best Uber parody ever
Travis Kalanick meets Travis Bickle in a perfect parody of a cinematic masterpiece. And business bullshit.
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Proposed ELOG amendments for carriers operating ONLY in Ontario – comment online until July 12
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has announced that it proposes to amend Ontario’s Hours of Service Regulation 555/06 under the Highway Traffic Act (ON) to implement a mandatory requirement for motor carriers who only operate in Ontario to start using electronic logging devices (ELD). The implementation of this new mandate would be no sooner than June 12, 2022. The MTO previously conducted a survey on the issue in December 2020, which found that the majority of carriers believed that there are benefits to using ELDs.
Read MoreConcrete questions need to be asked after Florida building collapse
The thing that was unique about this building was that sometimes when I pulled the trigger, the piston would blow right through the box and into the ceiling, and a cloud of concrete dust would fall back in my face. I had hit a hollow spot in the concrete. This happened often.
In order to get the boxes to attach to the ceiling, in this case, I would have to move the box to a different location and try again, hopefully finding a spot where…
there was actually some solid concrete.
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Vaccine passports
So, first, they license, and then, once they have their hands around your balls, mission creep sets in and they start to behave as if they own you.
Their insatiable hunger never satisfied in their pursuit of dominance and control, politicians are now widening their scope in an effort to put EVERYONE under their thumbs.
Now the issue is immunization passports, which is really just a different word for the same thing – universal licensing.
Uber: one man’s opinion
The Gravel Institute
The ride-hailing company Uber is everywhere: it has rapidly become one of the most ubiquitous corporate entities in the United States. But beneath all of its bluster, Uber has a big secret: there’s no profit, no gains in efficiency or effectiveness, and, above all, no innovation. Simply put, Uber is one of the biggest scams in American economic history. And it’s not just scamming its investors (although it definitely is): it’s scamming you – its users – and, most of all, it’s scamming its drivers. While they get rich, you get ripped off. Edward Ongweso, Jr., technology reporter at VICE News, explains.
Read MoreFor Victoria Day Weekend: “A well-deserved break”
photo by Mike Murchison
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“Zoom” funerals: how to make them slightly less hard
I wish to share some lessons that may be helpful to you when using Zoom or equivalent.
It happened so quickly and my family is all over the world, so we could only participate using Zoom. Unfortunately, it was done badly.
I will share with you some suggestions so you will not have to experience what my family did this week.
Read MoreLithium batteries are classified as “dangerous goods”
Despite their common usage, lithium batteries are classified as Class 9 dangerous goods under Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, SOR/2001-286 (“TDG Regulations”) enacted pursuant to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, SC 1992, c 34 (the “Act”).
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June 12 rollout for Electronic Logging Device mandate
ELDs are devices installed into commercial motor vehicles that use a computer-based software to monitor the activities of the vehicle’s driver to ensure compliance with hours of service legislation. The use of ELDs has been mandatory in the U.S. since December 18, 2017 and, as of June 12, 2021, will be required for federally-regulated motor carriers in Canada.
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