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Thank you for this. Perhaps it's early, but the fact that the site is a parody wasn't initially obvious... I was thinking it was just another start-up with a snarky copy writer.

I don't see mention of GMail integration on the site, and when I click "Get Started" or "My Files" it takes me to Facebook. So I assume then that Facebook is required, and gmail contact integration is in addition to Facebook contacts. Is that right?

"No one but the recipient will ever be able to access your files."

Why can I directly access and download the file shown in the demo video? Why is it transferred in the clear via HTTP? http://www.sendrail.com/file/516885724/ResumeTemplate.docx

Just wondering why there isn't some type of authentication/authorization going one. i.e. If your delivery method is to a Facebook friend, why not require authenticating them to Facebook before granting access to the file?

Is the only security in place knowing a 9-digit number + filename?

We're making wild guesses about the pay scales there. I've worked at places where employees make 30,000 and the boss makes 35,000.

Also, the bonus system sounds like it was based heavily on quantity, where it is believable that one automated system could substantially out-perform the sum of the other employees. In a system designed to split a bonus more normally (say 10% for 10 employees) it's not hard to imagine that in the scenario described it could have gone 90% for 1, and 10% split among 9.

"lets you browse the apps your friends use" & "If a mobile app requires a download, you’ll be sent to install it from the Apple App Store or Google Play."

Are they anything more than a filter on the existing app stores based on my friends usage? What is my motivation as a user to install their app store?

Also, I checked the Privacy settings on my Facebook account and it is not clear how to ensure my app usage is not shared with others. Features first, respect of users' privacy last.

Directly under the flash video: "Save the Web Don’t bookmark the web. Save it. Gimme Bar doesn’t just keep bookmarks; it stores items in your personal library in the cloud. You can even back things up to Dropbox."

Seems to state the purpose and expected usage scenario quite clearly. The Terms of Service at the bottom also has a good description of how they handle Copyright issues which I would think is likely to be the big issue. I.e. if I "save" a favorite video to the site, can it disappear a year later due to some copyright complaint? The answer is yes.

That's standard wording allowing them to provide the content to you on any device you access the services from over the internet (i.e. publicly).

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=%22a+w...

The great thing about the left is that it provides me a choice. I appreciate the opportunity to have a choice.

I've worked at a company that had these deployed. They were actually quite nice. In the rare event they failed, it was quickly resolved as everyone could see the LED that would turn to green/red/yellow that people nicknamed "the worm". http://www.steelcase.com/en/products/category/integrated/col...

For anyone that's curious, the file is a 1.2GB MP4 encoded with H264.

Just a thought, "getting ahead" can be for that child's own enjoyment. The concept of getting the required tasks complete in an efficient manner so that you can focus on the tasks most interesting to you is a skill I think everyone can benefit from. Certainly it helps to learn this sooner in life than later.

I took summer school to get classes like Health, Drivers Ed, and so forth out of the way to make room in my schedule for classes I wanted to take but wouldn't have been able to otherwise: Woodworking, Introduction to Networking (ICDN1), and Computer Repair (A+ Cert).

Also, summer school was a neat experience. It was ran much more like a long lecture in college than your standard high school class and introduced me to people that became friends I wouldn't have otherwise met.

Every morning when I get in my car for the morning commute my Android device automatically connects to it via Bluetooth. From the steering wheel I press play and my personal music collection on Google Music's cloud starts streaming through the internet, to the 4G cell network, to my device in a car traveling 70mph, to the car via Bluetooth, and I hear the music through my car speakers.

"Everything is amazing and nobody is happy" - Louis CK

"and people with strong careers but zero commercial or practical experience with Python"

You probably missed out on some decent candidates with that as knowing how to program is often not limited to a specific language. Programming is more a way of thinking and approaching problems than knowing a specific syntax.

When filling a role for a C#/ASP.NET web developer the person we chose to hire had ZERO C#/ASP.NET experience, but had many years of Java experience making the same type of applications we needed. He got up to speed extremely quickly and was a great contributor to the team.

I've never spent more than 5 minutes to select a film on Netflix streaming. That would be absurd.

In all seriousness, the suggestion feature of Netflix is amazing. I've seen and enjoyed a much larger variety of films, documentaries, and TV shows than I ever would have had I been left to pick from the massive library myself.

Did you read the article?

Lucas's post says: "This was really naive and irresponsible of me." That doesn't sound like he's shifting blame to me.

You say: "I summarize what went wrong, how it should have been prevented and what steps I will be taking to prevent it in the future."

The article is essentially just that, with one exception; they didn't list steps they "will be taking" to prevent it, they listed steps they have already taken in the last 3 days.

As for Credit Card: "Credit cards – We have never stored credit cards on any PHP Fog server. There was never any possibility that credit cards could have been compromised by this attack."

Thanks for sharing! The apps look great and work like I would expect them to.

You've also reinforced the notion that "ideas are worthless, execution is everything". I have had a near mirror of your CashFlow screen on my home office whiteboard since November. I kept saying, "I'll work on that after this semester.." or "I'll focus on that after this major project wraps up at work.." now I find myself saying, "Guess I'll use CashFlow by chime!"

Doesn't look like it works with HTTPS...

"Switch to regular connection (http)? Sorry! We can't display this content while you're viewing Facebook over a secure connection (https). To use this app, you'll need to switch to a regular connection (http)."

"If you are going to do a legal analysis on your bullshit placement firm's blog...."

If you're going to knock a website at least take 2 seconds to look at the title before doing so.

"Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News, Gossip, and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession"

It's far from a "bullshit placement firm's blog", it's a tabloid focused on the legal industry. In fact, it's extremely popular in the legal world. Being light hearted in nature is a great way to entertain and grab the attention of people stuck reading legalese all day.

There's a wide variety of schools in the US and it sounds like you're at one of the worst.

I went to school at a suburb of Chicago where two friends died by being shot by gang members (Latin Kings), a kid that sat in front of me in Spanish murdered his girlfriend and went to prison, and drug deals were common in the hallways. But standing up to bullies was still better than backing down.

That said, the gang members were rarely if ever the bullies; not unless they suspected you were in a rival gang. The bullies were the kids that wanted a power trip, mainly the Seniors and mainly the sports guys.

If you give in you're doomed to be giving up your money or whatever again and again and again. You fight back, and that's usually going to be the end of it. People that fight back aren't fun; the weak ones that cry and give you stuff, that's where the fun is. The bullies want a reward with little effort. The gangs usually have a personal vendetta against you, your family, your different gang, your race, or something else. That's a whole different issue and one that's not dealt with in the same simple way.

Don't confuse gangs and bullies, they're two very different beasts.

This was the approach my current employer chose. They basically were like "Here's the challenges we expect you to tackle once you start. Let's discuss how you would approach each."

Essentially a high-level design session where they got to see my thought process and I got to ask lots of questions about the firm. The best part is that when I started they were pretty comfortable with my approach to certain projects as it was previously covered, and I knew what I was getting into. No big surprises for either side.

I recently left a job that paid lower salaries and tried to focus on total compensation through bonus + benefits. The thing is, salary is steady and something I can budget my family off of. We can make decisions such as mortgage's, car payments, savings goals, investment goals, etc off of a salary. I can't do the same with a bonus. In fact, 08/09 made a lot of employees realize that the bonus can't be relied on in any way.

Is it possible to make more through total compensation of lower salary + bonus than high salary + little to no bonus? Sure. But I'm happier with the salary, and my hunch is that many other employees would feel the same.

For making PDFs readable: from the aA menu while looking at a PDF increase the contrast to maximum and then rotate it into landscape view. Hold your Kindle sideways and now the PDFs are readable.

It's not perfect, but I have found that I'd rather read vendor documentation like this on the Kindle than on the harsh black/white of my monitor.

Also, thanks for the link and other information!

2nd Sentence from the Article: "Aboukhadijeh will continue to attend Stanford while he works at the company."

He get's a job YouTube while finishing his education at Stanford. Sounds like a good deal. I don't see the downside.

Great advice. I grew up seeing that my dad always had a book with him. When he'd take my mom shopping he'd sit in the car and read. Wasn't long before I wanted to sit with dad and read too.

Also, while we had Atari/Nintendo/etc, that was limited to 30min a night. Reading was unlimited. Both parents took me to the library often and I got my first Library card in kindergarten.

I grew up to love reading and plan on using the same tactics with my own children.

When I was in one of the vSphere training classes the instructor informed us that the hypervisor is completely homegrown and that only the Management Console (which is a VM that provides CLI access) runs on top of a Linux kernel.

I think it's a sweet spot. For $9 a month my wife and I don't need to discuss it. For $30 a month recurring, one we'll discuss it, and two, we'd better see a lot of value.

The price is at a point where even if we're busy and don't watch more than 1 or 2 movies that month, we won't mind, because of the convenience of having them instantly available via streaming, and knowing that the price is low.

It's low effort, high convenience.

Great advice! I stopped trying to get dates, and focused on enjoying various activities in life. During that time I had more dates than I ever previously had. Doing something you love leads to happiness, and people seem to generally be attracted to happy people.

Also, why the tight time frame? You don't get married to become happy, you get married because you're already happy.

I also used OKCupid to augment my offline dating attempts. While the offline approach landed several more dates with a wider variety of women, the online approach landed me with my current Fiance. We've been together 4 years now and are getting married early next year. YMMV, but it worked for me :)

Anecdotal evidence isn't to be trusted. You haven't seen much Windows in your world, I've seen very little linux in mine.

A finance firm with over $50bn under management had over 300 Windows servers and maybe a dozen linux machines. Mostly security appliances, firewalls, etc.

A law firm with offices across the globe has over 600 Windows servers and not more then 2 dozen linux machines. Again, mostly security appliances.

Having worked at both these places I can assure you that the licensing fees are a rounding error in the overall expense budget.

That said, I run only linux and mac at home :)

I hope that it's not a coincidence. A pretty neat idea was provided for nothing a year ago and has been doing nothing but sitting around in the two of your heads. Danielle brushed the dust off, executed, and shared the results.

What did you do with it?

I'd say this is a timely example of the "Ideas are worthless. Execution is everything." mantra from just the other day.