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Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by jmanderley »

xixor2 wrote: post #123
rbritton wrote: post #117

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Blocking virtually all VPNs and VPS IP ranges is not the most pleasant practice. I realize this is likely a Hollywood demand, but absent any kind of other information from them, it sure appears that they are complicit in it. Further, they make it essentially impossible to to create a local routing rule to bypass the VPN for them alone. You're stuck whitelisting the whole of AWS.

It's also a government demand: ratings, amount of locally produced content, taxes, etc.

Blocking VPNs is a government demand? I'm highly skeptical of this.

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by BoiledCabbage »

orisa2 wrote: post #141
tshibley wrote: post #99

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I totally understand the need for sources in informed discussions, but I also feel like these topics have been so well documented that they have reached a point where asking someone for a source every time they throw out the fact that companies are "Tracking people across the web" is a contrived roadblock at best, and purposely stifling to discussion at worst. With that said, I don't want to just single you out since…

I somewhat agree, however in I don't think the parent should have been down voted. If someone doesn't regularly follow tech news then it is completely reasonable for them to have never heard of any of these incidents. In addition, the original comment was ambiguously worded as to whether he/she was talking about Netflix or acts done at other companies.

True, but in this case you could type "tech {text of bullet point}" into google and in every single instance save one, the first link returned would've been a source of the info.

Asking for a source makes sense for controversial, or hard to find information. Not when it's so commonly reported that it's the first link on google on every single topic.

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by cavanasm »

LordDragonfang wrote: post #126
cavanasm wrote: post #75

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While I also strongly disagree that Netflix's originals are "mostly terrible", I also think that awards shows are not as objective a judge of quality as I (and I imagine many others) would like.

What would you suggest as a more objective judge of quality?

That's really the hard part, isn't it? Reputable known reviewers identified at personal discretion? My problems with most award shows is that nominations are essentially purchased.

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by srcmap »

brendangregg wrote: post #77
Cieplak wrote: post #57

@brendangregg You mentioned FreeBSD; what are your thoughts on the state of DTrace on Linux vs FreeBSD? ps: I love your DTrace book! It's sitting on my desk now.

Linux caught up last year: http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2016-10-27/dtrace-for-linux... Thanks for getting the book! DTrace is invaluable for solving a set of needs, and we're using it on our FreeBSD CDN. Over time, Linux has been adding capabilities that can solve the same set of needs, although using different technologies. Right now, the Linux kernel (4.9+) can do the same things as DTrace, but the interface we…

Brendan

Love your work on DTrace.

Have you seen / configured a system that keep the FTRACE/DTRACE log data in memory during a crash/ reboot cycle for postmortem kernel crash type analysis?

If so, love the see any reference to how to setup something like that for typical x86 Linux.

Did that long time (10+years) ago on MIPS+vxwork/Linux with someother trace log type system. Miss that capability.....

Thanks

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by zimzam »

tigershark wrote: post #106
zimzam wrote: post #71

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Nope: some companies, such as Chase, have programs to retain employees and find them other roles within the company when there are layoffs. Chase specifically gives their employees 6 months notice before eliminating the position to give people time to move around. Netflix's culture involved letting people go when they were away on short-term disability: that's not business as usual, that's a particularly harsh and un…

those programs are just a justification to fire people more easily most of the time. Have you got a different first hand experience in the company that you mentioned?

Do you know that or are you just being cynical?

Chase's program saves them money that would have been spent on on boarding and off boarding employees. I also know people who have gotten new internal jobs via Wells Fargo's program.

These are real programs that result in retaining people.

It is a world of difference between this model of 6 months notice and the chance for a new role and Netflix's we'll fire you if you're sick or away from the office for too long.

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by dionidium »

sqeaky wrote: post #81
dionidium wrote: post #60

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As humans we do all sorts of things that it would be monstrous to state as explicit policy. Be careful with this justification.

Is it more monstrous do do a bad thing then lie about it or to do a bad thing and own up to it, including the criticism? Can we even say firing slackers is bad?

Lying and full transparency are rarely your only options.

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by btym »

abritinthebay wrote: post #136
helthanatos wrote: post #134

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Awards shows are not real and are ridiculous. I don't like any of them, but the only ones people I know like are the Orange show and the Cards show. And now they are going to make a Death Note movie...

Wow.. really? There are many that are insanely popular. House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, as you mentioned but I'm not sure how you've missed their others like... A Series of Unfortunate Events, Narcos, The Crown, Stranger Things, The OA, Sense8, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Grace and Frankie, Santa Clarita Diet, BoJack Horseman... .. and that's without mentioning their ex…

To be fair, the Trailer Park Boys reboot was unnecessary and absolutely terrible. It was a thoroughly great series before they touched it.

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by conanbatt »

pfarnsworth wrote: post #130
conanbatt wrote: post #103

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H1b visa for next flix doesnt show almost* anything above 200k either. Biased sample, but still. Im sure some make that amount, but i gotta wonder about how many.

http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=NETFLIX&job=SENIOR+SOFTWARE...

Ah! Seems i overtrusted the sorting on the page. You are correct, there are definitely multiple 300k+ items!

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by abritinthebay »

btym wrote: post #157
abritinthebay wrote: post #136

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Wow.. really? There are many that are insanely popular. House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, as you mentioned but I'm not sure how you've missed their others like... A Series of Unfortunate Events, Narcos, The Crown, Stranger Things, The OA, Sense8, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Grace and Frankie, Santa Clarita Diet, BoJack Horseman... .. and that's without mentioning their ex…

To be fair, the Trailer Park Boys reboot was unnecessary and absolutely terrible. It was a thoroughly great series before they touched it.

Eh, it did well enough viewership wise. It's had 3 extra seasons and looks like it'll get a 4th.

That's a solid response.

Re: Working at Netflix 2017

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Post by EpicEng »

paulddraper wrote: post #64
EpicEng wrote: post #5

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Realistically, what's their option here? Take a stance on an issue not everyone agrees upon (and which most people don't care about) which could potentially shut them down in the long run?

> which could potentially shut them down in the long run Yes, if we ever possessed the technology to pirate movies, everyone would watch them and the industry couldn't survive.

That's not what I meant. I meant that content owners simply won't deal with Netflix without DRM in place. Whether or not that's a rational approach is irrelevant; it's their stance on the matter.
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