Re:NUMA Siloing in the FreeBSD Network Stack [pdf]
by gigatexal on Sunday September 22, 2019 @05:13PM
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The whole ad tech space as a data nerd is super enticing. I could work on some really cool data warehouse / database issues but at the end of the day I’d be helping an ad tech company...
Worse yet is I’ve met some really cool people in the space but it is still ad tech
Re:NUMA Siloing in the FreeBSD Network Stack [pdf]
by the8472 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @05:21PM
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I don't see how netflix' "good values" are so much better than adtech. They're not exactly saving the planet, feeding the starving or growing artificial organs. Adtech is about getting eyeballs and converting that into money. Netflix is about getting eyeballs for hours and people paying for that privilege. Contributing to OSS projects they use is sort of the "not eating babies" baseline, even oracle and google do it!
Re:NUMA Siloing in the FreeBSD Network Stack [pdf]
by throwaway2048 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @06:02PM
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Netflix doesn't involve stalking people online and then selling the data you derive to the highest bidder.
It's even more amazing to me that this is a successful tactic in light of the fact that there's no shortage of people willing to work for ad-tech firms. If working for a company with good values was such a draw, you'd think it would give them more of a competitive advantage. Maybe the real reason is that Netflix's "good values" are genuine, not just a draw for employees. I'm really not sure.