Netflix' real problem is that they are disrupting (or are potentially disruptive to) some very large, well funded, politically active companies. They're screwed.
If you want to save lives, that $80 million can be used much more wisely than on scanners of dubious safety and effectiveness. Where the money is spent should be driven by data and there simply isn't any data that says terrorism is something to be worried about. Not when you compare it to the dangers of traffic and simple health problems.
Wow - me too! I've bought a bunch of PS3 games, but the only ones that anybody in my house ever plays is LBP and Katamari. The rest of the games I've bought have been very disappointing. My wife bought me Portal2 and it was good, but short.
Growth in one market very often does equate to a loss in another. Companies have limited resources and they will put those resources to work where the biggest returns are found. Recently PS4 development was temporarily suspended while Sony made a big push into mobile gaming, especially Android. If you talk to some of the people who were retasked, they are in no rush to get back to their console work.
And just because one form of gaming displaces another, doesn't mean it's superior. It this case it's all about a bigger and more profitable market emerging.
Google is interesting. Douwe Osinga recently left Google and he has written about his experiences on the inside. Check out the "Google Thinks Big" section on this page.
He says this about Wave:
Wave started with some fairly easy to understand ideas about online collaboration and communication. But in order to make it more general and universal, more ideas were added until the entire thing could only be explained in a 90 minute mind blowing demo that left people speechless but a little later wondering what the hell this was for.
First of all, veto privileges are fairly common in software companies. The best known example of this is at Microsoft.
Secondly, a veto needs to be backed with a well reasoned argument or you aren't likely to be a senior developer at the company for long. Prima donna opinions and attitude aren't going to be tolerated by management or fellow developers.
I agree with your last point though. Product people with a software background aren't likely to request ridiculous features. These typically come through sales who promise customers mind-reading software delivered on a pony.
I have only vetoed once and the feature came back in a later iteration in a much better form and was accepted by the entire team.
If management takes on a more dictatorial stance, they are going to lose their developers. Good developers are like good salespeople in that there are always opportunities out there for them.
I think you nailed it. The only thing I would add to your list is a dedicated QA team. And perhaps the ability for senior developers to veto management decisions on features and functionality.
... to do more phone and mobile development. Console gaming is a large but stagnant market. Mobile gaming is bigger and still growing very quickly.
The outage is only convincing more people to take evaluate where they put their development resources and it isn't looking good for *any* of the console makers.
The schedule isn't that big of a deal anymore, especially when you are producing shows for younger audiences. If you have a DVR, it's likely that you don't have a clue when any show is on.
I think there are a lot of companies like the one I work for who have been moving their ad money from print to online. Newspaper ad revenue has been declining as their circulation numbers drop. As far as I know, the internet isn't bleeding users yet.
Google and social sites like Groupon have made it possible for even very small, local companies to advertise effectively. I think that's where a lot of the new ad money is coming from. In other words, money shifting out of local newspapers, cable stations, and yellow pages into online campaigns.
What is it that you are looking for from your GUI? As long as I can launch my most frequently used programs with ease and find lesser used programs relatively easily, I can get by just fine. Is that radically different from what you need?
Why do you think it's a bubble? Advertising on the web is very inexpensive and can be effective. My employer has done quite well with adwords on Google. So much so that we've pretty much dropped all other advertising expenditures (ie ads in magazines). We still do the occasional trade show, but that's mostly about connecting with community rather than advertising / promotion.
I always install the most popular distribution with the default options. For the past few years, this has mean Ubuntu with Gnome. I've found that this makes finding answers to problems much easier.
What's the best way to encrypt the database? Encrypt the row data (encryption is done before updating and decrypted after selecting), or encrypt the entire file (sql statements operate on plaintext)?
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Netflix' real problem is that they are disrupting (or are potentially disruptive to) some very large, well funded, politically active companies. They're screwed.
If you want to save lives, that $80 million can be used much more wisely than on scanners of dubious safety and effectiveness. Where the money is spent should be driven by data and there simply isn't any data that says terrorism is something to be worried about. Not when you compare it to the dangers of traffic and simple health problems.
Perfect is the enemy of good.
Wow - me too! I've bought a bunch of PS3 games, but the only ones that anybody in my house ever plays is LBP and Katamari. The rest of the games I've bought have been very disappointing. My wife bought me Portal2 and it was good, but short.
Wait, who's responsible?
Growth in one market very often does equate to a loss in another. Companies have limited resources and they will put those resources to work where the biggest returns are found. Recently PS4 development was temporarily suspended while Sony made a big push into mobile gaming, especially Android. If you talk to some of the people who were retasked, they are in no rush to get back to their console work.
And just because one form of gaming displaces another, doesn't mean it's superior. It this case it's all about a bigger and more profitable market emerging.
Google is interesting. Douwe Osinga recently left Google and he has written about his experiences on the inside. Check out the "Google Thinks Big" section on this page.
He says this about Wave:
Google's laptop comes with 3g service.
First of all, veto privileges are fairly common in software companies. The best known example of this is at Microsoft.
Secondly, a veto needs to be backed with a well reasoned argument or you aren't likely to be a senior developer at the company for long. Prima donna opinions and attitude aren't going to be tolerated by management or fellow developers.
I agree with your last point though. Product people with a software background aren't likely to request ridiculous features. These typically come through sales who promise customers mind-reading software delivered on a pony.
I have only vetoed once and the feature came back in a later iteration in a much better form and was accepted by the entire team.
If management takes on a more dictatorial stance, they are going to lose their developers. Good developers are like good salespeople in that there are always opportunities out there for them.
I think you nailed it. The only thing I would add to your list is a dedicated QA team. And perhaps the ability for senior developers to veto management decisions on features and functionality.
... to do more phone and mobile development. Console gaming is a large but stagnant market. Mobile gaming is bigger and still growing very quickly.
The outage is only convincing more people to take evaluate where they put their development resources and it isn't looking good for *any* of the console makers.
I think he's talking about profit.
Not on an iPhone, but there are some DSLRs that can do it. Cameras are not expensive to buy and can even be leased.
Dr. Horrible was financed for $200,000, featured a great cast and fantastic production values and it was profitable (eventually).
That's the entire problem right there. Only the entertainment industry can make the government look lean and efficient in comparison.
Working on fixing real problems.
The schedule isn't that big of a deal anymore, especially when you are producing shows for younger audiences. If you have a DVR, it's likely that you don't have a clue when any show is on.
Following somebody all day and night isn't necessarily stalking. It all depends on your intent.
TARP? That's all Bush. And it was a good move.
I think there are a lot of companies like the one I work for who have been moving their ad money from print to online. Newspaper ad revenue has been declining as their circulation numbers drop. As far as I know, the internet isn't bleeding users yet.
Google and social sites like Groupon have made it possible for even very small, local companies to advertise effectively. I think that's where a lot of the new ad money is coming from. In other words, money shifting out of local newspapers, cable stations, and yellow pages into online campaigns.
What is it that you are looking for from your GUI? As long as I can launch my most frequently used programs with ease and find lesser used programs relatively easily, I can get by just fine. Is that radically different from what you need?
For the record, I am a user who likes Unity. Sounds like I'm the only one though.
Why do you think it's a bubble? Advertising on the web is very inexpensive and can be effective. My employer has done quite well with adwords on Google. So much so that we've pretty much dropped all other advertising expenditures (ie ads in magazines). We still do the occasional trade show, but that's mostly about connecting with community rather than advertising / promotion.
I always install the most popular distribution with the default options. For the past few years, this has mean Ubuntu with Gnome. I've found that this makes finding answers to problems much easier.
Ah, I didn't really think of that. It guess that would only work for exact matches.
enc_city = encrypt(SECRET_KEY, "Boston") ...
cursor = select date, time from db where city=enc_city
loop(cursor):
plain_date = decrypt(SECRET_KEY, cursor.date)
plain_time = decrypt(SECRET_KEY, cursor.time)
This would be crazy slow though and highly crippled.
What's the best way to encrypt the database? Encrypt the row data (encryption is done before updating and decrypted after selecting), or encrypt the entire file (sql statements operate on plaintext)?