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Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by toomuchtodo » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:00 PM UTC

tallanvor wrote: post #22

toomuchtodo wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.shopify.com/climate/bfcm (From the link on the dashboard when you click that stat) > All orders made through our platform over the Black Friday Cyber Monday shopping weekend will ship carbon neutral. > Here's how it works: A rigorous formula built by Shopify data scientists calculates the estimated carbon emissions for each Black Friday Cyber Monday shipment. We then team up with Shopify Sustainability Fu…

Which is BS, of course. There's no way to really measure this.

Would you mind sharing your credentials and domain expertise on the topic?

Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by hschne » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:02 PM UTC

obiefernandez wrote: post #19

But, but... Rails doesn't scale!!!!!

You beat me to it.

In all seriousness though, I'd love to know more about Shopify's infrastructure. Pretty marvelous how they handle such an enormous influx of load.

Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by iforgotpassword » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:02 PM UTC

tiberriver256 wrote: post #29

Amazing how concentrated the wealth of the world is.

I think first and foremost it shows in which countries Shopify is the most present.

Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by cloudking » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:03 PM UTC

xal wrote: post #26

We have been doing BFCM dashboards for the past 10 years now. It's always one of the most fun projects at Shopify and a great tradition now. You know, it's pretty abstract to run internet software companies. Seeing a visualization like this makes it a lot more relateable even for the folks that work here. This year we packed it with lots of fun details ( https://twitter.com/Shopify/status/1728040379163771020 ). Like…

Awesome work! You should break down the development in a blog post

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Post by judge2020 » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:04 PM UTC

rTX5CMRXIfFG wrote: post #23

toomuchtodo wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Define necessary consumption. You cannot, because everyone's wants, needs, and desires are different. People will consume. If they do, behaviorally nudge them in ways to offset the harm (verified carbon offsets; not junk ones of course). Similarly to how certain cohorts loudly complain that EVs are not a component of a climate change mitigation plan. Almost 90M cars a year are sold globally; no one cares if they don'…

Well you dismissed the idea of defining it before the commenter had a chance, so are you really making an honest argument here? If a policymaker wanted to ban “unnecessary consumption” they would come up with a list of what that is and whether your purchase would be banned or not would depend on whether you’re buying something from that list, which they can also incrementally grow over time.

Can you define it then? Are Kitchen appliances unnecessary spending? What about designer clothes? VR Headsets? Video Game Consoles?

Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by andsoitis » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:05 PM UTC

iforgotpassword wrote: post #33

tiberriver256 wrote: post #29

Amazing how concentrated the wealth of the world is.

I think first and foremost it shows in which countries Shopify is the most present.

Other measures indicate similar concentration in roughly the same places (excl. maybe China), such as a light pollution (indicator of energy usage): https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/

Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by 0xDEF » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:06 PM UTC

tiberriver256 wrote: post #29

Amazing how concentrated the wealth of the world is.

Black Friday is mostly an American thing that American companies have attempted to export to Europe.

Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by JLCarveth » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:06 PM UTC

cloudking wrote: post #34

xal wrote: post #26

We have been doing BFCM dashboards for the past 10 years now. It's always one of the most fun projects at Shopify and a great tradition now. You know, it's pretty abstract to run internet software companies. Seeing a visualization like this makes it a lot more relateable even for the folks that work here. This year we packed it with lots of fun details ( https://twitter.com/Shopify/status/1728040379163771020 ). Like…

Awesome work! You should break down the development in a blog post

+1, it's especially cool how it breaks down different statistics by city. Really great work.

Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by Omnipresent » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:07 PM UTC

What library is used to make the frontend globe rendering? Its pretty fast and not laggy on my chrome browser.

Re: Shopify live dashboard

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Post by tenpies » Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 3:10 PM UTC

tiberriver256 wrote: post #29

Amazing how concentrated the wealth of the world is.

Time zones may also be a factor. And Black Friday began as an American phenomena, which has been exported.

I was surprised how much it has been adopted up in LatAm. For example, you can pick any country on Mercado Libre's list[0] and they'll have Black Friday going. Not "Viernes Negro" either, but the actual words "Black Friday".

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[0] https://mercadolibre.com/