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Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by mdp2021 »

emodendroket wrote: post #709
mdp2021 wrote: post #458

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You seem to imply that "popular" entails "pride". Normally, "good" entails "pride".

We’re engineers, so “I work on a product that has to handle lots of users” entails pride.

That is only valid in general, outside "real world application" of that idea... Or, in fact, of the very product. Product quality is a component supposed to override the "value for pride" of widespread adoption.

You can safely assume that many people will not be proud of participating to a dubious product.

You can not even assume that one in general will be especially proud of wide adoption - the weight given to "general/generic approval" is a personal variable.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by tekknik »

zpeti wrote: post #548
smolder wrote: post #489

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Stop taking "the metaverse" seriously, please. It's a rich idiots dream, like a digital Fordlandia. I can hardly blame people for trying to follow trends, because following trends can be lucrative. "The metaverse" is just not the one to follow. It's nintendos virtualboy, vision getting ahead of substance, fixing problems we don't have. If it succeeds at all, it will be a testament to societies ability to bend to the…

I used to think this but Ben Thompson changed my mind. This meta verse thing really could be the way we work remotely soon. It works as a working space. It works for companies, it could create good work environments, and companies can afford expensive hardware to get people to work more effecively. Think of the metaverse as a more advanced slack+zoom, not as a Minecraft/Roblox alternative.

> Think of the metaverse as a more advanced slack+zoom, not as a Minecraft/Roblox alternative.

The next question is why? Followed by the heath issues problems. You’re supposed to look away from a screen every 10 mins for 10 seconds. How can I do that with the screen strapped to my face? And why we’re here, why would I go to my private space inside the metaverse to get away from people? Why not take the damn headset off? The whole idea is forced.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by tekknik »

pdpi wrote: post #611
azangru wrote: post #584

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> Think of the metaverse as a more advanced slack+zoom What do you think is missing from today's slack+zoom (or discord +jitsi/google meet, or whatever) combo that would make you more productive?

Idling. The single most important thing I’ve lost since the pandemic started is the capability to overhear conversations. I can no longer pick up on junior team members talking themselves into trouble and nip it in the bud, I only get exposed to that trouble by the time they’ve invested enough time into it that it becomes a much harder discussion. When I go grab a cup of coffee I no longer overhear other teams talkin…

> I can no longer pick up on junior team members talking themselves into trouble and nip it in the bud, I only get exposed to that trouble by the time they’ve invested enough time into it that it becomes a much harder discussion.

Perhaps the environment isn’t right for them to just ask for help?

> When I go grab a cup of coffee I no longer overhear other teams talking about their projects, and ask them if they mind me sitting in to learn more about what they’re doing.

Demo days?

> A lot of the organic social interactions that serve as a medium for knowledge diffusion are just gone.

Happy hours?

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by tekknik »

nunez wrote: post #759
smolder wrote: post #489

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Stop taking "the metaverse" seriously, please. It's a rich idiots dream, like a digital Fordlandia. I can hardly blame people for trying to follow trends, because following trends can be lucrative. "The metaverse" is just not the one to follow. It's nintendos virtualboy, vision getting ahead of substance, fixing problems we don't have. If it succeeds at all, it will be a testament to societies ability to bend to the…

Magic Leap keeps getting GIANT amounts of funding despite not having dropped anything that people can buy (I think they took a DOWN round of $500M this year.) Apple is investing significant amounts of capital on ARkit and AI/ML optimizations at the die level. Google has been dabbling in this space for years and years. Second Life, the non-AR version of the metaverse, was hugely popular back in the day despite the tec…

AR != VR

AR has a very clear and useful future. Metaverse is a gimmick to get people to work and live in a world where facebook, err Meta, can nickel and dime everything.

Let’s be clear here, the metaverse is useful for separating idiots from their money (see how much people are spending on fake land atm)

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by tekknik »

jakupovic wrote: post #710
Larrikin wrote: post #591

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Why is every single one of your posts defending cryptocurrency or k8s?

Because personal experience for the last 8 and 5 years leaves me no other choice. Especially concerning k8s, it's simply not believab6 that someone could not use it for modern computing architectures.

Well I hate to burst your bubble but I don’t use k8s, and I can point to a very large quantity of engineers that don’t either. I also work for a very large company, and k8s is rarely used on other teams.

Other things exist and k8s has some interesting problems that make usage in edge cases next to impossible.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by jakupovic »

tekknik wrote: post #817
jakupovic wrote: post #710

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Because personal experience for the last 8 and 5 years leaves me no other choice. Especially concerning k8s, it's simply not believab6 that someone could not use it for modern computing architectures.

Well I hate to burst your bubble but I don’t use k8s, and I can point to a very large quantity of engineers that don’t either. I also work for a very large company, and k8s is rarely used on other teams. Other things exist and k8s has some interesting problems that make usage in edge cases next to impossible.

You are not bursting anything because I value your opinion as much as you do mine(0%). As always time will tell. Also, being used rarely means it's used and growing by simple fact of being existing, therefore you have no standing to "burst my bubble", and only expose yourself as ignorant and uninformed by your own admission.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by tekknik »

jakupovic wrote: post #818
tekknik wrote: post #817

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Well I hate to burst your bubble but I don’t use k8s, and I can point to a very large quantity of engineers that don’t either. I also work for a very large company, and k8s is rarely used on other teams. Other things exist and k8s has some interesting problems that make usage in edge cases next to impossible.

You are not bursting anything because I value your opinion as much as you do mine(0%). As always time will tell. Also, being used rarely means it's used and growing by simple fact of being existing, therefore you have no standing to "burst my bubble", and only expose yourself as ignorant and uninformed by your own admission.

I was trying to give you insight but you’re clearly a fanboy (Which is a first for me to see in k8s world). When you’re ready to join the rest of us look at things called functions as a service, AWS, GCP and Azure.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by CyanDeparture »

henning wrote: post #200

The Reddit of 2006 where tutorials on generating HTML in Lisp rocket to the top of the homepage is long gone. I can't imagine investing in an ad company that is fueled by clickbait and outrage the way Reddit is. Plus, some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize. However, my brain works very differently from other people's, so I could be wrong.

You can't really ad-block from astroturfed ads, for example a 'viral' video of Amazon delivery driver dancing on a Amazon Ring doorbell get to the top of a video subreddit. That can't be blocked against.

I run agressive ad blocks and I'll still get pictures on r/aww/ of a kitten next to a freshely delivery KFC - with a title like "Kittens first every KFC delivery to investigate".

What I'd like to know is how Reddit monetizes those ads that make it through to everyone.

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