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LanceHunter posted:$25k/mo = $300k/yr As fishmech said, I wasn't responding to or doubting the projected costs to store the data in perpetuity. Just the idea that it would have somehow been a significant burden for SoundCloud to have stored that data in the past (which it was not).
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Chance the Rapper says Soundcloud isn't going anywhere...
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Hmm https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/886251582840594432
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The search continues for a new CEO, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, general counsel, and independent board chair. Lol well good luck
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Sounds like they are mostly desperate for more money, since as we all know they are hemorrhaging cash badly.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Sounds like they are mostly desperate for more money, since as we all know they are hemorrhaging cash badly. sounds to me like they're trying to get themselves out now, but little by little so that the house of cards doesn't fall apart before they fully cash out
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FlamingLiberal posted:Sounds like they are mostly desperate for more money, since as we all know they are hemorrhaging cash badly. Remember, these are mostly the investors selling shares, Uber will barely see any money out of it, since it'll just receive whatever token amount the board is willing to demand in order for those early investors to trade otherwise-locked-up shares. Uber'll be lucky to get like $100 million from this if that much, and with the way they burn cash that only pays for like, two weeks tops? If we judge by their losses for the first 2 quarters of the year, which totalled to 1.6 billion, they burn $100 million every 11.5 days or so, on average.
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JailTrump posted:Chance the Rapper says Soundcloud isn't going anywhere... please please edit your post
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Remember when Elon Musk quit trump's tech advisory council due to Trump withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement? https://twitter.com/tonyromm/status/883045409727369217 Apparently being against the one cause he cares deeply about isn't enough to make him quit the republicans.
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Zikan posted:Remember when Elon Musk quit trump's tech advisory council due to Trump withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement? Be fair now, he hates unions and so do Republicans. That makes at least two things he cares about.
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Shugojin posted:Be fair now, he hates unions and so do Republicans. That makes at least two things he cares about. Also to be fair the article goes into detail how they fund both sides so no matter who wins they have a seat at the table.
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Raldikuk posted:Also to be fair the article goes into detail how they fund both sides so no matter who wins they have a seat at the table. Maybe they could stop bloody well doing that when one side is so clearly insane.
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Raldikuk posted:Also to be fair the article goes into detail how they fund both sides so no matter who wins they have a seat at the table. "we got a seat at trump's kiddy table! WHEEEE!!"
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Raldikuk posted:Also to be fair the article goes into detail how they fund both sides so no matter who wins they have a seat at the table. neoliberalism.txt
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BarbarianElephant posted:Maybe they could stop bloody well doing that when one side is so clearly insane. The clearly insane side has a great record in midterms, and they're still riding high on their white-hot rage at briefly being told what to do by a black man. a foolish pianist fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Jul 17, 2017 |
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a foolish pianist posted:The clearly insane side has a great record in midterms, and they're still riding high on they're white-hot rage at briefly being told what to do by a black man. Can we get an index fund in "white hot rage"?
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BarbarianElephant posted:Maybe they could stop bloody well doing that when one side is so clearly insane. I don't support their actions here but it is rational. This isn't just the tech industry but basically every major industry out there. They fund both sides of the aisle so they have a say. Sure Trump and the Republicans are awful but if they're in power you also don't want them to spite you. The good thing to come from an article like that though is revealing that of course silicon valley tech bros play the same capitalist games as everyone else and people need to stop assuming that companies they like will support their values. They don't their only value is the bottom line and they'll lie cheat and steal to improve it.
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Raldikuk posted:I don't support their actions here but it is rational. This isn't just the tech industry but basically every major industry out there. They fund both sides of the aisle so they have a say. Doesn't that just make both sides take them for granted?
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I looked into the platform publishing that racist twitter comic in the politoons thread from a couple pages ago, gab.ai. The results will surprise you. quote:Gab is an ad-free social network for creators who believe in free speech, individual liberty, and the free flow of information online.    My goodness, I wonder what the target audience is. Gosh, that name sounds familiar. quote:Gab welcomes everyone, but sees a unique opportunity to carve a niche in a massively underserved and unrepresented market. We estimate that there are over 50 million conservative, libertarian, nationalist, and populist internet users from around the world who are seeking an alternative to the current social networking ecosystems. These users are also actively seeking out alternative media platforms like Breitbart.com, DrudgeReport.com, Infowars.com, and others. In November 2016 alone, Breitbart.com had over 45 million unique visitors from around the world. As mainstream social networks continue to crack down on "objectionable content" and censor conservative views, we believe the need for alternative platforms will only continue to rise. We believe the trend of "cutting the cord" will continue as the popularity of streaming content over the internet increases. We believe this will also begin a fragmentation process of the social networking ecosystem into smaller niche communities with shared values and ideals. Huh, there's a note at the bottom of the investor page: quote:Irregular Use of Proceeds Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 19:48 on Jul 17, 2017 |
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Reddit is kept afloat by posts that get bought reddit funbux and (i think) VC money
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boner confessor posted:that reminds me, is reddit profitable? Advance probably would have sold it off after 11 years if it was still very unprofitable, they only paid $20 million for it back in 2006 and could probably sell it off for more now. PenguinKnight posted:Reddit is kept afloat by posts that get bought reddit funbux and (i think) VC money Reddit had a $100,000 seed round in 2005, and a $50 million Series B round in late 2014. They're not much of a VC money faucet fest.
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Life in the fast lanequote:These employees — all of whom shared their experiences with BuzzFeed News on condition of anonymity, mostly for fear of repercussion — described impossible workloads, around-the-clock emergencies, fear of management, a total erosion of work-life balance, and a pattern of public humiliation at the hands of higher-ups as Uber pushed to become the juggernaut it is today. Many attributed panic attacks, substance abuse, depression, and hospitalizations to the stress of the job. All — even those who ultimately enjoyed their time there — recall a uniquely high-pressure environment in which employees were regularly pushed to a breaking point, but afraid to quit and leave large amounts of equity on the table.
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Here's an evil, lovely company: https://www.fama.io/case-studies/ quote:Alcohol On An Entry-Level Job Candidate’s Social Media Regulate VC into oblivion.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Uber scum poo poo Every tech major had like a 3 month stage of this Then they were like, nah gently caress this for a lark, and then they do like 50 to 60 hours tops, usually more like 40. Sold majority of googlers do 45 or less. Worse in certain teams Uber just drank that koolaid and drank it hard You need to print money like God to be in the position to say, gently caress that for a lark. Only reason they aren't and will never be a tech major. CEOs are replaceable, although a bugger. You can pay pr guys to make you look better despite employees and managers being scum. They only do it for money, tho
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Kobayashi posted:Here's an evil, lovely company: This seems like Theranos, where all the actual investors in the actual area of expertise laughed them out and they just got some random people with money I mean, you can only start in vc land by law if you have a million dollars lying around, as an accredited investor and poo poo. Nontrivially regulated already. They are scum, but angel market has already decided they don't look that great
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Zuckerberg Comma Mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt2gPAnR8A8
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Glass is back in an environment where it's actually useful: https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/quote:Don’t call Heather Erickson a glasshole.
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Cicero posted:Glass is back in an environment where it's actually useful: https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/
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FlamingLiberal posted:That seems like a much better use than as a consumer product.
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Cicero posted:Glass is back in an environment where it's actually useful: https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/ I'm not sure why this wasn't the original use, lots of manufacturing companies have been asking for something like this. Arsenic Lupin posted:That's solving a real problem. I understand the wiring bundles at Boeing are effing insane; I bet they're interested. Yes, they absolutely are.
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Cicero posted:Glass is back in an environment where it's actually useful: https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/ The people I knew who used Google Glass said they got a maximum of 4 hours of battery life. Do they have backup Glasses to switch to after lunch, or do they have bigger battery packs on these industrial units? LanceHunter fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jul 18, 2017 |
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It'd be trivially easy to have a USB charger plugged into a hip pack battery in a utility belt. Not much heavier than a walkie-talkie.
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Solkanar512 posted:I'm not sure why this wasn't the original use, lots of manufacturing companies have been asking for something like this. The reason why this was not the original use is because it probably wasn't a big enough market for Google to care about.
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silence_kit posted:The reason why this was not the original use is because it probably wasn't a big enough market for Google to care about. Which is stupid, because businesses would probably be willing to pay more for it than regular consumers.
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This is certainly a larger markets than people wanting to spend a grand and a half to look like rear end in a top hat cyborgs in public for no real benefit. Microsoft seemed to have the right idea in positioning the Hololens to businesses first.
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Avenging_Mikon posted:businesses would probably be willing to pay more for it than regular consumers. Of course, but there also wouldn't be as many customers.
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silence_kit posted:Of course, but there also wouldn't be as many customers. Given its reception when it was marketed to the public at large I'd say you're probably wrong about that. The potential market is larger, but it didn't appeal to the vast majority of customers in that market, hence the refocus to commercial/industrial customers. It's like criticizing forklift manufacturers for marketing to industrial and commercial customers rather than the vastly larger young adult customer market. Warbadger fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Jul 18, 2017 |
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LanceHunter posted:The people I knew who used Google Glass said they got a maximum of 4 hours of battery life. Do they have backup Glasses to switch to after lunch, or do they have bigger battery packs on these industrial units? quote:The battery life has been extended—essential for those who want to work through a complete eight-hour shift without recharging. (More intense usage, like constant streaming, still calls for an external battery.) Avenging_Mikon posted:Which is stupid, because businesses would probably be willing to pay more for it than regular consumers.
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Had a candidate give a seminar last week, and it was so bad I went and looked at his/her resume. Manager, Theranos, 20xx to 2017 
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