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Worst uber ride ever!

by CopyPastaArchive June 7, 2022, 9:38 pm

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TIL that when American Idol premiered in 2002, it had two hosts: Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. Dunkleman resigned after the first season, while Seacrest continued on with the show and earned about $10 million a year. Dunkleman was later reported driving for Uber.

by whatilearned May 26, 2022, 1:27 pm

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TIL Uber developed a secret program called “Greyball” to avoid lawsuits, Uber would try to identify government officials and give them a fake version of the Uber app that showed inaccurate information about driver locations and didn’t allow any rides to be hailed.

by whatilearned May 3, 2022, 5:27 pm

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TIL Samantha Josephson mistakenly entered a wrong vehicle after ordering an Uber and was stabbed over 100 times in the backseat. She couldn’t escape the vehicle because her assailant engaged the child lock mechanism for her doors. This incident sparked new laws and procedures to protect passengers.

by whatilearned March 18, 2022, 9:42 am

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Thats it,I can’t take much anymore. I’m divorcing my wife. First it was some guy in a drunk party,then it was her ex-bf, her boss, my best friend, some Uber driver and even her stepbrother..

by cringeyjokesman March 14, 2022, 6:22 am

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TIL after losing his Tour de France wins and sponsorship money due to the doping scandal, Lance Armstrong invested $100K in Uber when they were worth only $3.7 million. When Uber went public in 2009, Armstrong’s investment was worth $221 million.

by whatilearned March 12, 2022, 7:50 pm

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What’s the worst thing you could hear from an Uber driver?

by QuestionGuy March 10, 2022, 2:06 pm

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If hookers had to compete on a public app where it explicitly details their prices for each service and works exactly like Uber, what do you think the actual market rate for sex would be if regular people started using the app? What is a 5 star hooker and what are the reviews for 4 and 1 stars?

by QuestionGuy November 29, 2021, 12:46 am

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My Uber driver accidentally thought I had no where to go for Christmas and at the end of my ride said “I can’t bear to think of someone spending Xmas alone so please come spend it with my family.” He then gave me his address. What can I get him as a gift for being so cool?

by QuestionGuy November 23, 2021, 6:50 pm

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[Racket][Math] Deciphering Uber rating

by ProgrammerDude November 22, 2021, 1:12 pm

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System Design and Recommendation Algorithms of Airbnb, Uber, TikTok, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube & Other Tech Giants

by ProgrammerDude October 23, 2021, 8:56 am

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TIL People in the US are using Uber and Lyft for emergency room transport to avoid using ambulances.

by whatilearned October 16, 2021, 9:05 pm

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