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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
While this isn't a hard and fast rule, GSuite adoption outside of the "tech sector" is extremely low. We have to recognize our own biases and that the experiences of the average HN reader doesn't reflect the larger busin
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
Former Netflix employee (2010-2013) here and, if there's one thing Netflix does as well or better than anyone in the industry, it's running the numbers. In particular, in those days, we had two key metrics that were strongly corre
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
Came here to add comments about Summoning Salt as well. I don't follow speedruns at all; but, I really love his work and I absolutely echo the sentiment that he will get you emotionally invested in his content. As an interesting aside,
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
Thanks for sharing! I do think that reverse situation is an often overlooked problem; though, one that I've never found to affect me personally. I honestly don't know enough about Snap or Flatpak to really comment on them and thei
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
While I think a lot of the complaints he raises here are still relevant 7 years later, it's interesting that both MacOS and Windows have trended more towards a package management system with their respective app stores--with MacOS es
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
I corrected the URL in my post. I was on JoinPeertube.org and watched the, "What is PeerTube?" video that is embedded in that page. If I watched it again, it might not buffer at all. Maybe it was a bad moment. But I consume a lot
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
Completely agreed. I'd love to see Google (and let's get Twitch in there as well, while we're at it) working with content creators to push for legal change. To me, that's what's most disappointing: Google will spe
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
As stated above, I watched the promotional video from PeerTube themselves on the JoinPeertube.org website and experienced multiple hiccups in under 30s. If their own hosting isn't cutting it, what chance does anyone else have? > You
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
These are great solutions to keep your content if Google decides to lock you out or destroy your content; but, they aren't platforms on which you can build a content creation side of a business.
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
I'd honestly never heard of PeerTube so I searched it. Ah, they have a "about peertube" video! Should be great! In the first 30 seconds of the video, there were 1-3s long hiccups 4 times. Not exactly a confidence-inspiring st
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by bcrescimanno 5y ago
I agree with your assessment of Google; however, what is a reasonable alternative for a content creator who wants to publish their videos and be able to build an audience? You kinda have to go where the audience will be if you don't al
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by bcrescimanno 6y ago
It's disappointing to see a breach like this and even more disappointing to see what (at least on the surface) appears to be a lackadaisical response. At someone who runs a UniFi network in my home with just 4 pieces of hardware (gatew
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by bcrescimanno 6y ago
The Open Letter site itself has an Appendix that includes specifics: https://rms-open-letter.github.io/appendix
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by bcrescimanno 6y ago
The article itself is fairly generic. A rehashing of why Stallman was out in the first place, noting that he was recently re-appointed, and some quotes about why he shouldn't be involved. See the Open Letter / Petition here for mo
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by bcrescimanno 6y ago
Former Model S owner here. Tesla quality, for the prices they charge, is insulting. I had a Model S for 3 years, put about 20K miles on it (which means I wasn’t a “heavy” driver by any means) and it was rattling, had massive panel gaps in t
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by bcrescimanno 6y ago
There are literally dozens of reasons that tech interviews suck. However, they all mostly boil down to the same root cause: there's very little correlation between the content of most interviews and the jobs people will perform. Some r
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by bcrescimanno 6y ago
There’s a reason that the phrase, “Content is King” is so prevalent: it’s a fact. Like many, I saw dozens of ads for Quibi (many of them on YouTube) and the entire campaign was centered around selling me on the concept of short-form content
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by bcrescimanno 7y ago
Definitely! Object pools are common in game dev too from what I know. We used them extensively to reduce the amount of GC we needed.
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by bcrescimanno 7y ago
Disclaimer: I'm not a game developer; but, I've worked on a lot of projects with tight frame time requirements in my time at Netflix on the TVUI team. I also have no experience in Go so I can't comment on the specifics of tha
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by bcrescimanno 7y ago
Yep--I remember that, for a very long time, trying to go to Frys.com would simply redirect you Outpost.com. Even when they changed that, it went on for several more years that if you went to frys.com you would find yourself on the Outpost.c
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by bcrescimanno 7y ago
Not mentioned in the post: Fry's web presence has always been terrible. Absolutely, hopelessly, utterly terrible. A lot of people in this thread have brought up MicroCenter as a strong counter-example--I'd also throw Best Buy into
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
I’ve had the opposite experience. Just had a Caseta switch installed to control some LED recessed lighting. * the switch itself feels very flimsy and low quality. * dimming only sort of works. * the control is extremely laggy. Hit the butto
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
I worked at Netflix when OpenConnect was introduced and I don't remember anyone internally thinking it was unnecessary (though, even at the time, the company was large enough that you didn't know everyone). Quite contrary, this wa
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
Yeah, we happened to be near the mall yesterday for an unrelated reason so I decided to give it a shot. DSW is always a good option; but, I often find myself frustrated with my size being fairly common (translation: often sold out).
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
In almost all cases, I completely agree with you! In shops that require interaction to proceed beyond browsing (such as the shoe shops I visited yesterday) I want a salesperson to be attentive and help me so I can spend as little time as po
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
Replying here--yeah, the stores inside shopping malls typically lack the real estate to have all the shoes available in the main store and, instead, keep them in a stock room in the back. I've definitely been to both types; but, the ma
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
Here's an anecdote about my experience at a mall yesterday. I needed some new shoes: I went to the Skechers store. There were 4 people working. Not a single one ever offered to help me. I had to walk up to the counter and the girl look
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
That's not necessarily true. When managers are doing a good job of regularly communicating with an employee and having critical conversations in regular 1:1s, nothing in a performance review should come as a surprise. If you've ev
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
> Avoid the temptation to synthesize and anonymize feedback that really should be given directly. Yes, yes, YES! When I solicit feedback for people on my team, I always remind everyone that anonymous feedback is the worst. Honest, direct
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by bcrescimanno 8y ago
There are few things in my AV setup in my home that I find more infuriating than having to get out the Ps4 Controller to turn on the Ps4. I have two TVs and my devices are distributed to both of them which means I'm often fighting with

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