I think you're missing the point. The point is, the poster is conflating Netflix's use of open source (on the back end) with their use of closed-source (Silverlight/iOS client) on the front end.
See, this is how it's done. You make an outrageous statement, then hawk a book. This way the people you troll actually give you money, instead of gratifying your need for attention by "posting". Fucking amateurs.
There are two points though. Much as I am loathe to suggest an ms solution to anyone, at least the cost is predictable with them. The cost of using Android just went to unpredictable, and also, you get the nice feeling of being tossed under the bus by a business partner.
You think the lack of VLC and all the GPL software in the universe is going to keep Apple from overtaking Exxon and being the company with the largest market cap in the world?
It was fine enough for me when they stopped giving HOV passes to the hybrids. Now they are going to allow even slower pieces of shit in there to clog up the lanes? Bullshit.
USPS is doomed as long as they continue to outsource their long haul transport to FedEx and UPS. The only way for them to turn it around is to make their service so efficient that the other carriers come to them for long haul transport.
Actually, that artificial monopoly is what makes it possible to send a letter for a uniform price, regardless of where the recipient is. I just visited my relatives who live in Julian, CA yesterday. UPS charges a fairly hefty rural surcharge to deliver to their door.
This is how Skynet will be born. By some clueless twit with dangeroulsy little knowledge, interfacing devices and systems to each other in unholy ways.
Not to mention the author's frame of reference is totally invalid, because in the real world, we make sure we have so much RAM in our servers that virtual memory never becomes that large of a factor. So, bottom line, some nobody trolling for some fame on the back of one of our most respected predecessors.
I think every time I post a new position I get 100 candidates more qualified than your dumbass.
And every single one of them wants triple what you're currently paying.
Because if they were more qualified and willing to work for the same amount, you'd be replacing your current employee.
Sure, who doesn't want 3x as much? In this economy, they will probably work for 75% of the prima donna they just fired, because after months of interviews, they know they aren't going to do much better, and some income is better than no income.
There are many forms of blackmail, beside the criminal type. All but saying "pay me or I'm gonna screw your launch by walking out" is a form of blackmail. Not criminal blackmail, but blackmail nonetheless. It is "give me money or suffer consequences". Perhaps "extortion" is a synonym you might find more palatable.
Well you seem to totally lack any understanding about what it is like bootstrapping a business. Your characterization of them treating him as "disposable" really assumes a lot.
It could be that the bosses don't have anything extra to pay him or hire more people. They may be covering their personal expenses with the second they pulled on their homes.
It really depends on the situation, but waiting and asking for more money, or a bonus, when there is actually money available to fulfill such a request can be very advantageous. It really depends on the ownership of the company. Some people will reward loyalty with lots of cash, when the cash is available.
Well, that certainly is an accountant's perspective. You have to look at it as an investment. Yes, it costs more to replace one guy who is bucking the status quo and demanding a raise. The time to ask for such a raise is after launch and after some money starts coming in, not as a form of blackmail to get the business through a critical phase. It turns the table on who is the "bad guy" in the negotiation, and besides, after things start flying, the employee probably has more leverage because management is probably up to their eyes in work. Anyway, the investment for the company is in showing everyone else what is going to happen to them unless they shut the fuck up and start working their asses off. That is probably worth 5-10x the extra expense you cite. I believe in rewarding my people for their hard work, not for their pitiful power plays.
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I think you're missing the point. The point is, the poster is conflating Netflix's use of open source (on the back end) with their use of closed-source (Silverlight/iOS client) on the front end.
See, this is how it's done. You make an outrageous statement, then hawk a book. This way the people you troll actually give you money, instead of gratifying your need for attention by "posting". Fucking amateurs.
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There are two points though. Much as I am loathe to suggest an ms solution to anyone, at least the cost is predictable with them. The cost of using Android just went to unpredictable, and also, you get the nice feeling of being tossed under the bus by a business partner.
Yeah, Google really screwed the pooch on this one.
You think the lack of VLC and all the GPL software in the universe is going to keep Apple from overtaking Exxon and being the company with the largest market cap in the world?
Just about everything Tektronix made was a thing of beauty.
My man Ice Cube was into observing subatomic particles.
It was fine enough for me when they stopped giving HOV passes to the hybrids. Now they are going to allow even slower pieces of shit in there to clog up the lanes? Bullshit.
Actually, nope. HOV passes are not issued to hybrids any longer.
USPS is doomed as long as they continue to outsource their long haul transport to FedEx and UPS. The only way for them to turn it around is to make their service so efficient that the other carriers come to them for long haul transport.
Actually, that artificial monopoly is what makes it possible to send a letter for a uniform price, regardless of where the recipient is. I just visited my relatives who live in Julian, CA yesterday. UPS charges a fairly hefty rural surcharge to deliver to their door.
Because the volume of mail sent by businesses accounts for the lion's share of their revenue.
mrs. quid0 - this name implies she is a cheap (free, in fact), divorced whore
/whoosh
How exactly do they know this? Is there some kind of spyware running in FF?
This is how Skynet will be born. By some clueless twit with dangeroulsy little knowledge, interfacing devices and systems to each other in unholy ways.
We don't live in a free market. This is an illusion provided by the government to placate the masses.
Do you think they'll find any blood in his drugstream?
Not to mention the author's frame of reference is totally invalid, because in the real world, we make sure we have so much RAM in our servers that virtual memory never becomes that large of a factor. So, bottom line, some nobody trolling for some fame on the back of one of our most respected predecessors.
You think you're irreplaceable?
I think every time I post a new position I get 100 candidates more qualified than your dumbass.
And every single one of them wants triple what you're currently paying.
Because if they were more qualified and willing to work for the same amount, you'd be replacing your current employee.
Sure, who doesn't want 3x as much? In this economy, they will probably work for 75% of the prima donna they just fired, because after months of interviews, they know they aren't going to do much better, and some income is better than no income.
There are many forms of blackmail, beside the criminal type. All but saying "pay me or I'm gonna screw your launch by walking out" is a form of blackmail. Not criminal blackmail, but blackmail nonetheless. It is "give me money or suffer consequences". Perhaps "extortion" is a synonym you might find more palatable.
Well you seem to totally lack any understanding about what it is like bootstrapping a business. Your characterization of them treating him as "disposable" really assumes a lot.
It could be that the bosses don't have anything extra to pay him or hire more people. They may be covering their personal expenses with the second they pulled on their homes.
It really depends on the situation, but waiting and asking for more money, or a bonus, when there is actually money available to fulfill such a request can be very advantageous. It really depends on the ownership of the company. Some people will reward loyalty with lots of cash, when the cash is available.
Well, that certainly is an accountant's perspective. You have to look at it as an investment. Yes, it costs more to replace one guy who is bucking the status quo and demanding a raise. The time to ask for such a raise is after launch and after some money starts coming in, not as a form of blackmail to get the business through a critical phase. It turns the table on who is the "bad guy" in the negotiation, and besides, after things start flying, the employee probably has more leverage because management is probably up to their eyes in work. Anyway, the investment for the company is in showing everyone else what is going to happen to them unless they shut the fuck up and start working their asses off. That is probably worth 5-10x the extra expense you cite. I believe in rewarding my people for their hard work, not for their pitiful power plays.
Trolled from the front page again. sigh