gjolund

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   by gjolund 10y ago

   I can only speak for myself here. I have no problem with snapchat the app. I think it is dumb, and don't enjoy using it, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't exist. What I do have a problem with is Snapchat being put on a
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   by gjolund 10y ago

   "Growth Hacking" In reality it is just everyone trying to get their foot in the door so that they can get a piece of that sweet "unicorn" pie.
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   by gjolund 10y ago

   It saddens me that many of the greatest programmers of my generation are just trying to get people to click ads.
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   by gjolund 10y ago

   Not really, scale is pretty much a solved problem at this point.
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   by gjolund 10y ago

   Snapchat runs on Google infrastructure, and brags about having 0 devops employees. Scale these days is a solved problem, there is nothing they are doing scale wise that I can't do in a couple weeks using AWS. AWS Lambda functions make
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   by gjolund 10y ago

   I love that you hand wave "connecting people". These people are already connected, they can communicate on Twitter, FB, SMS, email, phone, skype, gchat, facetime, whatsapp, line, vine, periscope etc etc. Snapchat is just the curre
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   by gjolund 10y ago

   Are you honestly suggesting that a company with fewer than 200 employees is worth more than: * GM * Ford * Honda Combined. That is ridiculous and just highlights how big a bubble is brewing in SV. We value a couple hundred million fickle us
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   by gjolund 10y ago

   I agree, snapchat is the lowest common denominator of narcissistic communication.
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   by gjolund 10y ago

   Totally fine, but what had the bigger impact? What was the problem actually worth solving?
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    I didn't say "other peoples' work is shit and meaningless". I did say I would have a hard time motivating myself to work on something so trivial. It is why I turned down the job. Scale is a solved problem, their whole in
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    Those companies employ hundreds of thousands of people and entire supply chains. Snapchat employ's next to no one in comparison and is worth more than entire industries.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    Users who already have a presence on half a dozen other networks.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    It isn't just a "huge photo app with no value", it is a well funded business that encourages trivial ephemeral communication so that is can gain access to your personal information and serve you ads. Snapchat isn't an ac
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    I've worked on: * Liver transplant protocols * Military VR for PTSD therapy * Early R&D for self driving cars * Long range point to point wifi systems being used in Africa * VR motion capture studio used in the most of the Marvel m
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    Premier communication platform for ephemeral thoughts and images that have no value even to their creators. It makes no difference to me whether or not shapchat succeeds, just as it makes no difference to anyone whether or not you get their
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    I interviewed at snapchat while they were still on the Venice Boardwalk. It was staffed by people who were laughing at their idiot users and trying to sell me on how many girls they pickup because they work at snapchat. Those guys are all m
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    Like I said, I am glad that those people have a sandbox to "interact" in. Do you honestly think that sandbox is worth $20b?
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    What exactly are people communicating? If snapchat shutdown tomorrow would anyone actually care, or would they immediately shift to the next best platform? Compared to say a public utility, car manufacturer, global shipping company, etc. Th
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    The only real value of Snapchat is that now I dont have to scroll past the innane content snapchat is used for on other social networks. Im not going to say snapchat is or isnt worth $20b. I am going to say that I am sad that so much energy
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    I would put it on the same level as literacy and basic arithmetic. It exposes you to entirely know ways to solve problems, a basic understanding of computer science on a societal level would be amazing.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    It should be taught in tandem with Mathematics, as a way to explore and apply the concepts they are learning. America should start doing this as soon as possible, been saying it for years.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    There is a lot more to that story, and to say it was entirely due to outsourcing is a half truth. That being said the state of the industry in Hollywood, especially for animators and artists, is pretty dire.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    I agree, and give mushrooms some credit for motivating me to make some of the most positive changes in my life. For a life changing experience hike a few days into a national forest and drop some shrooms.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    JS is such a mess these days. While do prefer es6 class syntax over protypical inheritance, I have found compatibility and performance to be the issues that prevent me from adopting them wholeheartedly.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    Linkedin is the only social network profile I actively maintain. FB, G+, Twitter, Snapchat and the like add no value to my life at all. If anything they are just another source of annoying notifications. Linkedin has gotten me several hundr
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    Imagine handling data like that with javascript. Mutable data types, with mutable data, and inconsistent error handling. Burned me out in a matter of months.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    We obviously value very different things in regards to software development. You really seem to favor initial velocity and rapid iteration. Fair, I can totally understand why. I favor planning, stability, and limiting thrash due to bad&#x2F
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    Pointing out a gender discrepancy in a thread that doesn't discuss gender at all is "unsubstantive". Adds nothing to the conversation and is actually incorrect, as male is the default gender for pronouns.
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    I also really like the sqitch project for migration management. http://sqitch.org/
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    by gjolund 10y ago

    What is the current state of the art for secure email? Hosted? Self-Hosted? Genuinely curious.