midvar

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by midvar 3y ago
If you're referring to Program Management and not Project Management... Microsoft actually created the "PM" role and popularized it. "The PM role is unique to Microsoft and was actually created in response to developing
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Intel Announces Intent to Take Mobileye Public(intel.com)
6 points by midvar 5y ago|2 comments
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by midvar 5y ago
Bought for $15B in 2017, Intel intends to take Mobileye public at a $50B valuation. Intel will maintain majority ownership of Mobileye. WSJ article was posted to HN earlier here if you have a subscription : https://news.ycombinat
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by midvar 7y ago
Am i reading too much into this? The twitter user just so happens to works for a company that uses the technology the "good Samaritan" used. I just glanced at who the guy was, and found it funny that he works in the industry. Who
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by midvar 8y ago
On Windows hold shift then press the media keys to control a second (background) program. Found this out purely by accident in this exact scenario, VLC in foreground and Spotify in background!!!
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by midvar 8y ago
From the article: "Powerful predators that kill by puncturing skulls with their tremendous bite" "we were a leap away from an apex predator that kills with a single bite" In this lone case you might just be wrong.
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by midvar 14y ago
^ The man himself. My mind is now at rest, and I look forward to your report. I too would be rather surprised if they changed anything but the program name.
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by midvar 14y ago
^ "you must provide your source code modifications back to x264 LLC" Very nice find, I'm ridiculously happy that that provision is in there. So then it may well be they have their own software that determines x264 settings as I outlined abo
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by midvar 14y ago
It's good to see a response from Beamr staff. Perhaps rhetorical but.... How do you feel licensing an amazing open source tool, adding a few patches you feel needed for perceptual quality in crf encodes, and then calling it your own product
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by midvar 14y ago
Especially since this states H.264 compliance, I'd be willing to say this can't possibly live up to it's claims. Video encoders are notorious for their bloated claims and faulty comparisons. After a quick perusal of their site I see they co
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by midvar 14y ago
I wish h264 and the upcoming hevc encoded images would become a real alternative. far better quality (for pictures especially), at a lower bitrate from what ive read. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Video_Coding#M...