>I can't wait for them to announce their product to the market!
Aren't we all;-), you forgot the sarcasm tag.
Few years ago I was pitching an idea for different (smaller, specialized) social site inside of the top 5 big tech companies, in a internal incubation event.
It didn't go far; everyone - my fellow techies - kept saying "why don't you build it on top of FB instead?"
>I don't use their shit.
There are 2 options here:
1. The "other" platform you are using has you under EULA and has a deal with FB - so - the same
2. You really did not give away your rights in any way, but FB is still tracking you - in this case go and sue their pants off.
I like Mr. Ganz as much as the next guy (I've seen him in "Wings of Desire" back in the day, FYI), but how is this Slashdot territory?
Is it just for a cheap SEO for the topic "Hitler"?
Sheesh, is this site going downhill... or am I getting old and cranky?
Nah, it's the kids.
Sure, keep telling this yourself - did they not make you an offer?
Sure, there are a lot of below average / general email pushers in there, but the benefits are usually good enough to attract the top percentile.
>Google may objectively be the worst possible choice for this particular role, but they also seem to be the only choice.
Are you saying kids these days have no parents?
It's a bit more complicated than this, otherwise every second corporation will be like Amazon.
Granted, I was commenting about the drive of the company management as well.
Please read the whole post first.
My point is that even companies that were on top once can end up disappearing, if things start going badly internally.
Bezos have every right to be concerned, once issues like this become public.
Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but one thing to keep in mind is that the world's richest man became such due to the ability of Amazon's workers bee to "execute", which includes the drive to design and build.
When the working bees lose the drive - well, Sears is a good example recently in the news.
(And yes, I use the term rather widely, in this case it includes the middle management.)
I just visited the site and and at least the first results listed there are surprisingly frugal (for ebooks).
I am in no way affiliated with Walmart, but I know my books; I own a site that rates books sold on/available from other sites.
>didn't mind the ass wiping and bedpan swapping that went with it.
I was about to quip "so same as regular IT", but then I realized that there is a difference between "literal" and "figurative", in this case.
Slashdot Mirror
Aaaaah, 8 bit porn on the newsgroups, those were the days!
>I can't wait for them to announce their product to the market! ;-), you forgot the sarcasm tag.
Aren't we all
Few years ago I was pitching an idea for different (smaller, specialized) social site inside of the top 5 big tech companies, in a internal incubation event.
It didn't go far; everyone - my fellow techies - kept saying "why don't you build it on top of FB instead?"
>I don't use their shit.
There are 2 options here:
1. The "other" platform you are using has you under EULA and has a deal with FB - so - the same
2. You really did not give away your rights in any way, but FB is still tracking you - in this case go and sue their pants off.
I guess I will feed the troll - Jesus, dude, this is what site is all about - technology.
GTFO of here.
Next: Slashdot editors are getting stupider and/or lazier by the second!
I like Mr. Ganz as much as the next guy (I've seen him in "Wings of Desire" back in the day, FYI), but how is this Slashdot territory?
Is it just for a cheap SEO for the topic "Hitler"?
Sheesh, is this site going downhill... or am I getting old and cranky?
Nah, it's the kids.
Well, it was (around) St. Valentine's day, even robots need to squeeze something...
Thank you, I will be here all week!
Sure, keep telling this yourself - did they not make you an offer?
Sure, there are a lot of below average / general email pushers in there, but the benefits are usually good enough to attract the top percentile.
It's not about what they landed, it's about that they landed - successfully.
If you are the passenger, it becomes a bigger distinction.
Thanks, almost forgot about the slider ;-), it does help a lot.
Does this site have moderators any more?
The new owners - hey, get them to do their job - this used to be a tech site, not a spammers' playground.
Using it where - in the US?
>Google may objectively be the worst possible choice for this particular role, but they also seem to be the only choice.
Are you saying kids these days have no parents?
And what happens when a tool breaks - when you need it?
+1000
Doubleplusgood.
One employee is just some sand in the wheels of the corporation, 1000 is a wrench - something is going to break.
It's a bit more complicated than this, otherwise every second corporation will be like Amazon.
Granted, I was commenting about the drive of the company management as well.
Please read the whole post first.
My point is that even companies that were on top once can end up disappearing, if things start going badly internally.
Bezos have every right to be concerned, once issues like this become public.
Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but one thing to keep in mind is that the world's richest man became such due to the ability of Amazon's workers bee to "execute", which includes the drive to design and build.
When the working bees lose the drive - well, Sears is a good example recently in the news.
(And yes, I use the term rather widely, in this case it includes the middle management.)
I just visited the site and and at least the first results listed there are surprisingly frugal (for ebooks).
I am in no way affiliated with Walmart, but I know my books; I own a site that rates books sold on/available from other sites.
Is this site still about technology?!
Never thought that I will be looking forward some forum moderation.
I do, I used to live under one.
What this has to do with how the rest of the world operates?
Are you saying we can't live w/o Chinese tech?
Ban any company caught doing so from doing business in the USA.
The bastards wont learn until the cost of such activities is not prohibitive.
Hey, we are not that old and wrinkled... yet.
But yes, some of us thought the same.
>didn't mind the ass wiping and bedpan swapping that went with it.
I was about to quip "so same as regular IT", but then I realized that there is a difference between "literal" and "figurative", in this case.
No, making money is the most important part of commercial computing.