I tend to agree here - of course security is a concern and the horror stories are just that, horrific, but how often (specifically on mobile) do they happen? And with such a significant amount of our personal data now on devices - photos, health, financial - if there were constant massive exploitation there'd be relentless pressure to improve.
> It’s just a massive time sink with little to no benefit.
There is arguably a large social benefit to preventing widespread misinformation being disseminated. Perhaps no great business benefit - indeed it is likely a massive expense. But someone somewhere is paying that cost, however it manifests.
Yes - reading the post it appears OP's specific value proposition is keeping DRM'd videos in sync. This reminds me of watching Dawson's Creek with my girlfriend in 8th grade - we'd call eachother on the phone and watch the show at the same time. Anyway this would be the browser version of that, from what I understand.
We're debating this internally at work, ad nauseam, and one of our engineers put together this post on why. Just in case others are having the discussion. There are merits on both sides. I think it's particularly hard for talented devs to want to work "with a template". But, as we look to serve the business, what is the RIGHT answer?
Ideally, but until someone asks for it the first time, they probably don't even have an account for the purpose. So, an irritated DBA who has myriad other backlog tasks probably runs it on a copy if smart, and production if lazy or in a hurry. Would not surprise me in the slightest if an important table was dropped in this way.
Fair point. I use a little hyperbole to emphasize the fact that a product with an incredible global reach should default to well-planned and executed features, particularly if they are sprung upon you with desktop alerts. Hate it or not, someone did a very, very bad job here. Most likely many someones.
It was a bit interesting to see, and perhaps not at all surprising, that they've been around since 2010. And they crossed the billion-dollar-valuation threshold 4 years later.
That's all well and good, but a key distinction here is that you are using Facebook for absolutely no out-of-pocket expenditure. Going to Vegas costs actual dollars. I suppose a stark, diametric alternative to being forced to view targeted ads would be Facebook as a paid subscription service. It's the age old issue of 'Someone has to pay for this party.'
Not specifically about learning, but I wonder how many half-finished projects sit in garages and basements. How many outdoor fire pits are partly built, some guy thinking 'Man I should have just done it in one go.' Desires and whims change on a regular basis for most people, making slow, prolonged progress a challenge for many people.
To be frank, you sound just as hard-lined against this guy's idea as he is hard-lined for the idea.
I was just thinking the same though. Perhaps a bit more crass, however, my thought process was something like 'tough shit'. My assumption would be those investing heavily in BC were thinking 'high risk, high reward'. Well, it proved to be pretty risky.
Please explain how crowd-funding a movie even makes sense? There are plenty of movies with actors I love that are terrible. Have you seen RED (or worse, RED 2)? For the same reason your boss doesn't pay you for the month you haven't worked yet, you shouldn't expect people to produce movies without any reliable way of getting paid.
Well, to be frank, if you want 1,000 MRR, you're going to need to put in the work. You seem averse to the 'upfront work' part of things, but money isn't free. Well, unless you're already rich.