None of them seem to understand what it is they're talking about very well, and what they do probably understand they're paid to lie about.
Looking at campaign contributions for those on the list, it's not really hard to figure out why. The link you provided is a perfect place to start, and none of the others on the sponsorship list are any better than Cruz.
How do 'investors' get fired? Were they morons who got no control for their investment?
Thank you. That question has also been rattling around in my head.
The best I could do was to stumble upon this which states that it appears they gave the money back to the investors, essentially just kicking them out. Would make sense since it does appear that they were just causing the company to hemorrhage money.
Assuming, of course, they're on a separate VLAN and a dedicated team keeps them updated. If they show up on the general VLAN, they become a vulnerability in the Nessus scan and need immediate removal. Especially the Windows-based medical devices.
For a more recent example, there's Playstation Now. It's not exactly what they're talking about, being for previous generation games specifically, but it's the same model type (and actually does work pretty well, or at least did for the trial period).
I have the same exact setup. Comcast, crap DSL, or even worse satellite.
I dumped my residential service and picked up business class internet at 50/10 for just over $100 a month due to, at the time, a pending monthly cap implementation. Disgusted at the terrible upload speed as I regularly have to upload 10-12 gig image files to coworkers.
When I asked about symmetrical speeds, I was told that yes Comcast does offer a fiber solution, which does fit the bill. However, it would cost me about $700 a month.
At this point I would gladly pay for FIOS if they were to come into the area, being the closest actual competition (I live about 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh PA). But there seems to be no expansion plans of their service in this area.
I had originally thought I misread about the bags, saw your comment, reread TFS, and then the article. I have to agree, what exactly is the purpose of this "juicer"?
Seems like they would have been better off just marketing the bags, instead of some overpriced $400 contraption that seems to be completely worthless.
I work out of a client lab, so I actually prefer the pizza and Coke option simply because I can grab a couple slices and get back to being productive. Sales and management may be able to get away with it more consistently, but their positions usually involve more relationship building than mine.
I'm also given timelines and deadlines generally shorter than those around me who are on the client's payroll, so I generally end up with less available waste time.
This is my biggest issue with the entire ordeal as well. By the time the movie itself actually starts I've been lulled into a trance of "Screw this place, I'm going home."
That and people who can't keep their mouths shut, who then also become agitated because someone tells them to shut up. I paid to watch a movie, not listen to your bullshit conversation.
I don't know if it's so much that they're not appealing to new content creators or that they're afraid to take the risks investing in new IP.
My guess would be a mixture of both. They're probably not actively seeking people looking to launch new properties, and when someone offers up something new and original those ideas are probably met with a mountain of skepticism and dread that they're going to lose their investment.
Look at all the barriers that were put in the way of creating Deadpool. From a terribly screwed up version in Origins: Wolverine, to Ryan Reynolds having a terrible history in superhero movies (Green Lantern was...painful.) It took some serious fighting to get that movie made, and made right, despite the character himself having a relatively sizable fan base.
Sometimes I think the creators think the battle isn't worth it, and sometimes the studios think the risk isn't worth it. Both combined have given us the situation we have today, but thankfully we have Netflix and Amazon willing to pick up the slack.
At least the majority of what Netflix is doing is actual original programming. Hollywood needs someone to kick them swiftly in the ass and stop doing remakes of old shows and movies (some of which aren't actually old, Matrix reboot?)
Their Marvel based offerings are quite good, and Stranger Things is phenomenal.
Amazon is creating some genuinely entertaining original content as well. I think it's time for a changing of the guard.
This is pretty much what I was thinking as well after reading TFA. Tried clicking around to see if maybe it just clipped it off in the summary, but that's all that was posted of the conversation.
Though I'm not entirely sure it would necessarily help Uber's image at this point, it would at least be nice to know the remainder of the message. If nothing else so I could know how angry I'm supposed to be.
I know you're modded funny and I think that may be appropriate, but I've heard far worse suggestions for what to do with my money from people who were being completely serious.
Right? I've been working on my current project for a little over 2 years, and I'm not entirely certain I've seen anything resembling requirements, and we've delivered several working versions of the product used in production. Then someone walks by and says "But why doesn't it do X..." and we start the whole process over again.
The way Verizon currently handles the iPhone and the Galaxy S line is on a yearly upgrade cycle now exactly as you described. I pre-ordered the 7 Plus to replace my strangely behaving Note Edge, and I'll be able to get the new iPhone when it is released, without having to go straight to Apple.
That's still a bit much for an impulse buy. I can see if you're in the market for a new TV, and have the disposable income, where it would be enticing. I don't think it would seem that great a deal to most uninformed consumers standing in their local big box store trying to figure out the difference between these and a standard LCD TV, not understanding, and making the decision based on price.
Also, has LG kicked in some money for advertising here lately? First their threatening to include wifi on everything, now a point by point presentation about their OLED sets.
I thought the whole point of LTE was Long Term Evolution (says it right there on the tin). 5G seems to be built around millimeter wave, which has some pretty severe distance limitations, meaning it is feasible for networks to deploy this technology in highly dense population areas primarily. What's the point?
I like living in WV. Low personal and property taxes, low population density, and varying temperatures throughout the year. And this area really is gorgeous in the fall when the leaves start to change. Plus we are close enough to reach some very nice vacation spots within a reasonable drive (anything under 12 hours is reasonable to me, results may vary.)
The downside is there really isn't any kind of night life to be had, but I'm basically a hermit, so it doesn't bother me all that much. Annoys the family a bit, though.
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None of them seem to understand what it is they're talking about very well, and what they do probably understand they're paid to lie about.
Looking at campaign contributions for those on the list, it's not really hard to figure out why. The link you provided is a perfect place to start, and none of the others on the sponsorship list are any better than Cruz.
I don't know, that IoT barcalounger does sound pretty appealing...
How do 'investors' get fired? Were they morons who got no control for their investment?
Thank you. That question has also been rattling around in my head.
The best I could do was to stumble upon this which states that it appears they gave the money back to the investors, essentially just kicking them out. Would make sense since it does appear that they were just causing the company to hemorrhage money.
We seem to apply this same principle to business. You fail, just reverse the direction of the fall so that you somehow still succeed.
Ah, was not aware of this. Only ran it for the trial period and cancelled (not enough time to play games anymore to justify the cost). Thank you!
That was meant specifically at the "Windows-based medical devices" part. Not the rest.
Assuming, of course, they're on a separate VLAN and a dedicated team keeps them updated. If they show up on the general VLAN, they become a vulnerability in the Nessus scan and need immediate removal. Especially the Windows-based medical devices.
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
For a more recent example, there's Playstation Now. It's not exactly what they're talking about, being for previous generation games specifically, but it's the same model type (and actually does work pretty well, or at least did for the trial period).
Even in the summary, it states that they (Citibanamex) are working on correcting the issue and getting her account put in place.
There is no way to take every edge case into account when designing systems. She is clearly an edge case. Why is this even here?
Good question. I don't believe the concept was stated clearly enough.
I have the same exact setup. Comcast, crap DSL, or even worse satellite.
I dumped my residential service and picked up business class internet at 50/10 for just over $100 a month due to, at the time, a pending monthly cap implementation. Disgusted at the terrible upload speed as I regularly have to upload 10-12 gig image files to coworkers.
When I asked about symmetrical speeds, I was told that yes Comcast does offer a fiber solution, which does fit the bill. However, it would cost me about $700 a month.
At this point I would gladly pay for FIOS if they were to come into the area, being the closest actual competition (I live about 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh PA). But there seems to be no expansion plans of their service in this area.
My CPU is a neural net processor. A learning computer.
I had originally thought I misread about the bags, saw your comment, reread TFS, and then the article. I have to agree, what exactly is the purpose of this "juicer"?
Seems like they would have been better off just marketing the bags, instead of some overpriced $400 contraption that seems to be completely worthless.
I work out of a client lab, so I actually prefer the pizza and Coke option simply because I can grab a couple slices and get back to being productive. Sales and management may be able to get away with it more consistently, but their positions usually involve more relationship building than mine.
I'm also given timelines and deadlines generally shorter than those around me who are on the client's payroll, so I generally end up with less available waste time.
This is my biggest issue with the entire ordeal as well. By the time the movie itself actually starts I've been lulled into a trance of "Screw this place, I'm going home."
That and people who can't keep their mouths shut, who then also become agitated because someone tells them to shut up. I paid to watch a movie, not listen to your bullshit conversation.
I don't know if it's so much that they're not appealing to new content creators or that they're afraid to take the risks investing in new IP.
My guess would be a mixture of both. They're probably not actively seeking people looking to launch new properties, and when someone offers up something new and original those ideas are probably met with a mountain of skepticism and dread that they're going to lose their investment.
Look at all the barriers that were put in the way of creating Deadpool. From a terribly screwed up version in Origins: Wolverine, to Ryan Reynolds having a terrible history in superhero movies (Green Lantern was...painful.) It took some serious fighting to get that movie made, and made right, despite the character himself having a relatively sizable fan base.
Sometimes I think the creators think the battle isn't worth it, and sometimes the studios think the risk isn't worth it. Both combined have given us the situation we have today, but thankfully we have Netflix and Amazon willing to pick up the slack.
At least the majority of what Netflix is doing is actual original programming. Hollywood needs someone to kick them swiftly in the ass and stop doing remakes of old shows and movies (some of which aren't actually old, Matrix reboot?)
Their Marvel based offerings are quite good, and Stranger Things is phenomenal.
Amazon is creating some genuinely entertaining original content as well. I think it's time for a changing of the guard.
This is pretty much what I was thinking as well after reading TFA. Tried clicking around to see if maybe it just clipped it off in the summary, but that's all that was posted of the conversation.
Though I'm not entirely sure it would necessarily help Uber's image at this point, it would at least be nice to know the remainder of the message. If nothing else so I could know how angry I'm supposed to be.
I can verify this.
I know you're modded funny and I think that may be appropriate, but I've heard far worse suggestions for what to do with my money from people who were being completely serious.
Right? I've been working on my current project for a little over 2 years, and I'm not entirely certain I've seen anything resembling requirements, and we've delivered several working versions of the product used in production. Then someone walks by and says "But why doesn't it do X..." and we start the whole process over again.
The way Verizon currently handles the iPhone and the Galaxy S line is on a yearly upgrade cycle now exactly as you described. I pre-ordered the 7 Plus to replace my strangely behaving Note Edge, and I'll be able to get the new iPhone when it is released, without having to go straight to Apple.
That's still a bit much for an impulse buy. I can see if you're in the market for a new TV, and have the disposable income, where it would be enticing. I don't think it would seem that great a deal to most uninformed consumers standing in their local big box store trying to figure out the difference between these and a standard LCD TV, not understanding, and making the decision based on price.
Also, has LG kicked in some money for advertising here lately? First their threatening to include wifi on everything, now a point by point presentation about their OLED sets.
I thought the whole point of LTE was Long Term Evolution (says it right there on the tin). 5G seems to be built around millimeter wave, which has some pretty severe distance limitations, meaning it is feasible for networks to deploy this technology in highly dense population areas primarily. What's the point?
I like living in WV. Low personal and property taxes, low population density, and varying temperatures throughout the year. And this area really is gorgeous in the fall when the leaves start to change. Plus we are close enough to reach some very nice vacation spots within a reasonable drive (anything under 12 hours is reasonable to me, results may vary.)
The downside is there really isn't any kind of night life to be had, but I'm basically a hermit, so it doesn't bother me all that much. Annoys the family a bit, though.