• • Here Come the Yellow Cab Apps: New York Judge Dismisses E-Hail Lawsuit 
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The Fountainhead  |Egoism  | Uber CEO Travis Kalanick [...] took a victory lap, crowing in a statement that, “Ever since our initial launch of Uber for New York CIty yellow cabs in September, we’ve been saying that you can’t stop progress when the people want it enough.” He also held up the [Taxi and Limousine Commission] commissioner and the mayor as almost Howard Roark-like warriors against the grain: “New York City has some of the deepest dug-in, most entrenched special interests in the country. The fact that Taxi Commissioner David Yassky and Mayor Mike Bloomberg were able to overcome the transportation industry’s blatant self-interest should be a lesson for other cities and states who also want to be forward-looking, tech-friendly and visionary.”  

• Nothing Says ‘I Love You’ Like an Uber Gimmick 
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Atlas Shrugged  | Unfortunately, if you’d like someone to show up at your lover’s job and do a dramatic recitation of the juicy parts of Atlas Shrugged, you’ll have to use Task Rabbit.  

• • Rumor Roundup: Celebrating Diwali White House Style and Ben Lerer’s Beer Pong Skills 
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Atlas Shrugged  | Ayndroids Among Us It seems tech world conscience [...] Anil Dash had quite the interesting conversation recently. “Odd FB exchange with a founder who says 80% of U.S. are worthless & just take,” he tweeted, adding that he “Blocked me when I asked why his homepage doesn’t say that.” Unfortunately, Mr. Dash didn’t reveal the unnamed founder’s identity, other than to clarify it wasn’t a Facebooker and he’d started “a few companies.” Perhaps we’ll just dub this mystery man John Galt, which would surely delight him to no end.