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Saying live-streaming is a solved problem is like saying search is a solved problem.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> Saying live-streaming is a solved problem is like saying search is a solved problem It is. You can hire the people who have solved it to do it for you.
- talldayo 2y ago
  > It is. You can hire the people who have solved it to do it for you. "GPGPU compute is a solved problem if you buy Nvidia hardware" type comment
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > "GPGPU compute is a solved problem if you buy Nvidia hardware" type comment You're replacing the word hire with buy. That misconstrues the comment. If you need to do GPGPU compute and have never done it, you work with a team that has. (And if you want to build it in house, you scale to it.)
  - moralestapia 2y ago
    >"GPGPU compute is a solved problem if you buy Nvidia hardware" Which is valid? If your problem can be solved by writing a check, then it's the easiest problem to have on the planet. Netflix didn't have to put out 3 PhD dissertations on how to improve the SOTA of live streaming, they only needed to reliably broadcast a fight for a couple hours. That is a solved problem. Amazon and Cloudflare do that for you as a service(!). Twitch and YouTube do it literally every day. Even X started doing it recently so. No excuses for Netflix, tbh.
    - namaria 2y ago
      Landing on Mars is a solved problem. Nuclear bombs are a solved problem. Doesn't mean anyone can just write a check and get it done and definitely doesn't mean any business model can bear that cost.
      - moralestapia 2y ago
        Of course it means that! You only need a big enough check.
        namaria 2y ago
        No it doesn't. India has landed on Mars for a fraction of the cost it took other nations, and the ESA has never been able to pull it off. Not every cost is fungible and money isn't always the limiting factor.
        shermantanktop 2y ago
        It should be obvious that not all risks can be converted into a capital problem. People say this, but then fall in love, get divorced, get depressed, or their company might lose its mojo, get sued, or lose an unreplaceable employee. But they will still say “all risk can be costed.”
        JumpCrisscross 2y ago
        > Not every cost is fungible and money isn't always the limiting factor Sure. This isn’t relevant to Netflix.
        namaria 2y ago
        It is. The fact that 'streaming is a solved problem' has no bearing on any one company's ability to do it at scale. Solved problem means merely you don't have to invent something new, not that it is easy or within reach of everyone.
        moralestapia 2y ago
        >India has landed on Mars for a fraction of the cost it took other nations, and the ESA has never been able to pull it off. This further confirms my assertion, btw.
        namaria 2y ago

> Saying live-streaming is a solved problem is like saying search is a solved problem It is. You can hire the people who have solved it to do it for you.

talldayo 2y ago
> It is. You can hire the people who have solved it to do it for you. "GPGPU compute is a solved problem if you buy Nvidia hardware" type comment
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > "GPGPU compute is a solved problem if you buy Nvidia hardware" type comment You're replacing the word hire with buy. That misconstrues the comment. If you need to do GPGPU compute and have never done it, you work with a team that has. (And if you want to build it in house, you scale to it.)
- moralestapia 2y ago
  >"GPGPU compute is a solved problem if you buy Nvidia hardware" Which is valid? If your problem can be solved by writing a check, then it's the easiest problem to have on the planet. Netflix didn't have to put out 3 PhD dissertations on how to improve the SOTA of live streaming, they only needed to reliably broadcast a fight for a couple hours. That is a solved problem. Amazon and Cloudflare do that for you as a service(!). Twitch and YouTube do it literally every day. Even X started doing it recently so. No excuses for Netflix, tbh.
  - namaria 2y ago
    Landing on Mars is a solved problem. Nuclear bombs are a solved problem. Doesn't mean anyone can just write a check and get it done and definitely doesn't mean any business model can bear that cost.
    - moralestapia 2y ago
      Of course it means that! You only need a big enough check.
      - namaria 2y ago
        No it doesn't. India has landed on Mars for a fraction of the cost it took other nations, and the ESA has never been able to pull it off. Not every cost is fungible and money isn't always the limiting factor.
        shermantanktop 2y ago
        It should be obvious that not all risks can be converted into a capital problem. People say this, but then fall in love, get divorced, get depressed, or their company might lose its mojo, get sued, or lose an unreplaceable employee. But they will still say “all risk can be costed.”
        JumpCrisscross 2y ago
        > Not every cost is fungible and money isn't always the limiting factor Sure. This isn’t relevant to Netflix.
        namaria 2y ago
        It is. The fact that 'streaming is a solved problem' has no bearing on any one company's ability to do it at scale. Solved problem means merely you don't have to invent something new, not that it is easy or within reach of everyone.
        moralestapia 2y ago
        >India has landed on Mars for a fraction of the cost it took other nations, and the ESA has never been able to pull it off. This further confirms my assertion, btw.
        namaria 2y ago