This is our first 'proper' benchmark - we are going to work on some other problems for comparison. We're getting impressive results with semantic analysis, so we'll publish some results there soon.
Fabric is most impressive when problems lend themselves well to parallelism - this first benchmark test is ridiculously good for us. Other tests are likely to vary significantly - however, even single-threaded we are running fast.
Another note - right now the only parallelism model we offer is the dependency graph, which is great for some problems (particular in 3D). As we move to other models for the server (like MapReduce), we may see better performance for certain classes of problem.
House System, was, at best, about 10% as influential in the creation of Facebook as was Friendster. You take every opportunity to hate on Mark and Facebook, even when it makes no sense... Why can't you just move on? Mark/Facebook owe you nothing; quit deluding yourself. Go be productive!!
If you made a site and showed it to a guy that made a similar site now valued at $20B, you'd probably think about it a lot.
I think one of the main takeaways here is that an initial media backlash is the fastest way to kill a social site looking for its critical mass. It's like any party, if people think it'll be lame or unsafe because that's the word of mouth, nobody will go. Whether playing fair or foul, somehow Mark got the right words in people's mouths about his site and it took off.
That's like saying people who sell their failing business for 100k that then gets turned around to a 100 million business were stupid to sell. By being the one who failed to make it work you would have always failed and the other person succeeded. However, humans are notorious for lacking decent introspection skills I guess so I can see how it could eat someone up slowly.
It's well intentioned most of the time - people who want to see you succeed.
> I can be productive and write too.
Yes and no. Hatred can actually be a powerful motivator - I remember a few years ago, sometimes I'd be low energy, and I'd go check out what my most-disliked-competitor was doing, and then I'd be all fired up and ready to take on the world. The problem is, hatred is a fuel that burns really, really dirty and takes its toll on you. So you've got to meditate a little about whether the price you're paying in terms of time and negative energy is worth the energy boost and subject matter to write about.
Also, you might be getting this reaction because people who read multiple pieces on Facebook by you are getting a very similar angle and facts presented each time. That can get a little boring - and I say that as a non-Facebook user who isn't particularly a fan of Facebook. But whatever, if the Facebook angle is serving your current goals, so be it, and here's wishing for much successes for you.
I completely realize the inane repetition of these themes, and I wish it weren't the case that such repetition seems necessary. Sadly, it does, because even after repeating myself for six years, and watching other people issue similar warnings, we are still at this point.
When I write one of these columns, it's not because I'm filled with hatred. It's because I don't see anyone making a point I think is obvious or important about the whole affair, and each time I write I'm put in a position of having to explain why I think I'm qualified to comment. You have to keep in mind that I'm not writing primarily for the Hacker News audience, even though I'll post some things on here. To people here it sounds like I'm stuck in a cave full of hatred writing about Facebook. I'm not. I just want to make sure I'm reaching the first-time reader who doesn't realize that there's more to this story.
It's much less about "the Facebook angle" serving my goals as you say, and more about sticking to what's right.
"I moved my primary residence from Silicon Valley to Seattle"
Hmm, that's very specific wording there. In my world, filled with tax advisors and lawyers, this translates to "I'm trying to avoid paying California state income tax on capital gains I will accrue in the near future."
"I want to be clear here that the blame, to the degree that there was, is largely in the United States, not in Europe, not in Britain," Schmidt said.
... Right. I would be more concerned if this remark wasn't coming from a man who is little more than the world's best-paid babysitter. I am sure he would be delivering a different line if he were talking to the New York Times.
This was a competitive VC deal? Halsey Minor has been trying to get someone to take OpenDNS off his hands for quite some time now; he needs the money. Don't believe everything you read, kids.
Umm, why do you feel a need to downvote and reply to every criticism of this company?
Just because something is making money doesn't mean it is making enough money to be worth keeping around. Also, doesn't mean it's making as much money as someone thought it would. The VCs involved may have invested sensing a turnaround opportunity, or to combine OpenDNS with a portfolio company. I'm sure they received favorable terms for their cash.
I was going to flag this, as it seemed a bit sensational, however I now understand what they are talking about. Google (and Microsoft) are huge fans of temp workers; I could totally see them shedding large numbers of these to please Wall Street.
The same thing is happening in Dubai, with far more dire consequences for those laid off. I'm sure someone will be writing an article on that very soon.
Google Online Sales/Operations (OSO) is notorious for hiring smart, super ambitious 20-somethings from top schools and giving them temp jobs in customer service with the carrot of the possibility of a full time position maybe. Not sure how much of that 10,000 is OSO, but I have to believe it's quite a bit.
Google is an engineer-first culture, so it would surprise and amaze me if there were that many software engineer contractors.
"The core of our business is to identify and assess exceptional professionals, and recruit them into outstanding organizations, anywhere in the US. Our goal is to find the ideal individual who fits an organization’s specific requirements and then present them with a highly desirable job opportunity."
All of bincsearch's submissions are from their site.
Yes that is the core of our business, the purpose of our blog is to keep people up to date on the happenings in the software marketplace and help with the job search. Not really spammish
People need to stop taking TechCrunch seriously. Michael Arrington is fed by venture capital firms and their portfolio companies, and has far too many conflicts of interest to be credible. Most of his posts are extremely biased and tilted toward the current thinking of those feeding him information. You gain no competitive advantage from reading this nonsense.
