did you read that link? Balmer went nuts when http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lucovsky quit
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> We decided to optimize for speed rather than simplicity and even included special cases for short inputs.
I currently pay ~$215/year for a linode account.
I will continue to pay for linode.
http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2011/02/art-and-design-of-u...
A gift from my employer - http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kt8r19d1Kpw/TUCXRpFxEjI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/t_...
(context - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/business/media/13bewkes.ht...)
And Bewkes is probably a bit more pissed about http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&...
Assuming the reviewer came from IT or another operations group, some of what was written is more understandable, but much of it is not.
Our number one guard against a capricious manager causing trouble is the culture of openness - we're encouraged/expected to say what we think (even if it's controversial). We also have a 360 review process that is unique in that anyone can review anyone else. I could write a review for Reed if I so chose.
I've stuck around because:
- I love working with the people I work with - they're smart, call out bullshit, write good code, value quality, and share knowledge freely.
- I think the management is very competent - as a whole (from exec's down to engineering managers) are at least as smart as any I've interacted with, but they are they are more ethical than any. Every last manager I've interacted with has earned my respect, I don't give it easily.
- The environment is as a-political as I've seen. The meritocracy I expected to find in academia.
I absolutely love working at netflix, they've spoiled me for any other job.
re: pay I make far more than I've made at any of the 4 FT jobs I've had in 15 years. I'm paid a bit less on an hourly basis than my highest rate charged when I did consulting. I'm good. I was expensive.
re: benefits. Netflix matches 401k, they have an ESOP, they have a unique option plan, free (decent) lunches, snacks & drinks, etc.
re: health care. I'm single, my very good insurance program came out to less than $30 per paycheck since I've worked there. Next year they're changing the way insurance is done - every employee got $10k extra pay. This is intended to be used to cover the full cost of insurance, using my current benefits as a baseline it's a bit less that $8000 per year. People with dependents will almost certainly pay more. Many might be unhappy, I personally think it's fair.
re: fear. I have failed many times. I have succeeded more. Perhaps I'm just an smug asshole, but I've never once felt fear for my job.
re: innovation. I've personally spent more time innovating than at any other job I've had, including my last in a corporate research "lab".
The glassdoor review that I wrote after 6 months - http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Netflix-RVW...
netflix actually uses many cdns, including akamai and l3.
firefox on ubuntu and chrome seem to work without trouble.
"http://127.0.0.1:5337/scripting2/editor/controls?username=da...
I think Dave needs a new tool.
Silverlight was chosen LONG ago (fall 2008). It was and is FAR better than the shitty windows media player version of streaming.
Perhaps netflix has found other methods of DRM that the studios approve of since fall 2008?
The alternative would be flash (which is a steaming pile of shit for osx and linux) and DRM for flash is shockingly expensive.
With silverlight, I can watch a 720p video on my mbp and use less than one core. I can not say the same for flash.
I've primarily been interviewing people from search and ads, so perhaps my view is skewed.
I'll summarize - many people who are buying kindle books are not using amazon hardware.
the SD streams are 480p, the HD streams are 720p.
Videos aren't up yet, but I expect they will appear at http://www.sfbayacm.org/?p=1341
to the best of my knowledge, oracle was the bottleneck because the oracle instance is an actual high volume production database and the IR process was restrained to minimize the impact to production users.
Yes. I write software for netflix.
Do you honestly believe that Apple has any choice as to how much data they provide? Do you think apple give detailed metrics because they're warm and kind business partners?
I'm pretty certain apple provides very detailed data because they sell digital ownership rights and PPV contracts. Their contracts/agreements with the distributors would mandate detailed reporting of each sale.
Netflix does not sell digital movie nor do they offer PPV.
I also know that redbox is buying retail dvds (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-redbox4-2009dec04,0...)
netflix used retail dvds for years. AFAIK netflix stil does for certain low volume titles.