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

hackney.app
57 points·by griffinli·gisteren·46 comments

Alloy: Moddable on Pebble

moddable.com
2 points·by griffinli·5 maanden geleden·0 comments

CloudPebble Returns Plus New Pure JavaScript and Round 2 SDK

repebble.com
3 points·by griffinli·5 maanden geleden·0 comments

How to save money on Uber and Lyft

washingtonpost.com
2 points·by griffinli·7 maanden geleden·0 comments

Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones

ericmigi.com
1,678 points·by griffinli·vorig jaar·1,106 comments

Two new PebbleOS watches

ericmigi.com
1,658 points·by griffinli·vorig jaar·525 comments

Apple Introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max

apple.com
91 points·by griffinli·2 jaar geleden·41 comments

TrollStore Installer for iOS 17.0

github.com
2 points·by griffinli·2 jaar geleden·0 comments

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1 points·by griffinli·3 jaar geleden·0 comments

Humane launches $699 Ai Pin

wired.com
70 points·by griffinli·3 jaar geleden·12 comments

comments

griffinli
·21 uur geleden·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
·21 uur geleden·discuss
Free markets are great.
griffinli
·21 uur geleden·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
·23 uur geleden·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
·23 uur geleden·discuss
What project was this?
griffinli
·gisteren·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
·gisteren·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
·gisteren·discuss
That's planned!
griffinli
·gisteren·discuss
It works throughout the US and Canada.
griffinli
·gisteren·discuss
No, just mobile.
griffinli
·vorige maand·discuss
What's your Android method? I use Apple Configurator too.