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griffinli

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Show HN: Hackney – Compare Uber, Lyft, Waymo, and Robotaxi Prices

hackney.app
56 points·by griffinli·gestern·46 comments

Alloy: Moddable on Pebble

moddable.com
2 points·by griffinli·vor 5 Monaten·0 comments

CloudPebble Returns Plus New Pure JavaScript and Round 2 SDK

repebble.com
3 points·by griffinli·vor 5 Monaten·0 comments

How to save money on Uber and Lyft

washingtonpost.com
2 points·by griffinli·vor 7 Monaten·0 comments

Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones

ericmigi.com
1,678 points·by griffinli·letztes Jahr·1,106 comments

Two new PebbleOS watches

ericmigi.com
1,658 points·by griffinli·letztes Jahr·525 comments

Apple Introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max

apple.com
91 points·by griffinli·vor 2 Jahren·41 comments

TrollStore Installer for iOS 17.0

github.com
2 points·by griffinli·vor 2 Jahren·0 comments

comments

griffinli
·vor 13 Stunden·discuss
An alternative possibility is that a rideshare company sees that Alice always takes the price that's offered so Alice receives the standard price, whereas Bob is price-sensitive so he receives personalized discounts on rides until the prices reach the amount that he's willing to pay.
griffinli
·vor 13 Stunden·discuss
Free markets are great.
griffinli
·vor 14 Stunden·discuss
It's possible they do that, but it's difficult to block third-party clients entirely. Changes to APIs can generally be worked around.
griffinli
·vor 15 Stunden·discuss
That can work for two apps but it's tedious once there are three or more. You'd also need to swipe back and forth between apps to find the corresponding prices for each ride type (Wait & Save, Standard, Comfort, etc.), whereas this app groups together the prices for each ride type across providers.
griffinli
·vor 15 Stunden·discuss
What project was this?
griffinli
·vor 16 Stunden·discuss
That's a valid concern but I think it's unlikely. No one's account has been locked for using this app. Rideshare companies take a large cut of the ride fare, so locking user accounts for using third-party apps is against their incentives. It's more likely that they would try to prevent this app from working, rather than targeting users of the app.
griffinli
·vor 17 Stunden·discuss
App Review didn't object to that. There are various apps on the App Store today that rely on reverse engineering, such as unified messaging apps, alternative rideshare price comparison apps, and driver-side rideshare aggregators.
griffinli
·vor 17 Stunden·discuss
That's planned!
griffinli
·gestern·discuss
It works throughout the US and Canada.
griffinli
·gestern·discuss
No, just mobile.
griffinli
·letzten Monat·discuss
What's your Android method? I use Apple Configurator too.