Non-IT News Thread
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender right, but they take in millions per month from ads, and having shows on demand (theoretically) can grow the audience, ergo more ad dollars...
Exactly. They make money for every minute viewed. The more minutes, the more profits. And the profits on "on demand" is higher than the profits on "live". The math is simple.
Ads easily pay for either type, but live is slightly more expensive all around to do.
OK I did forget this point - the fact that they can charge per on demand stream - so their income would grow as their viewership of on demand grows....
Right. So no matter how expensive it is, it's never more than the profits.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
So, again as I understand it, the source sends out one stream
That stream would have to be big enough to support every user.
Imagine 100 people in your house trying to use a 56K dialup modem.
While I think I understand what you're saying it's not really paramount to where I was going. No wait - actually it is. and with my original comment still stands - if all the data was coming from a single source, Yes the vendor would need a pipe large enough to handle all of those..
But the CDN is basically exactly what I'm saying is still needed - it's not one HUGE pipe - it's thousands of pretty good sized pipes. that connection still has to be paid for.
So - Why is it cheaper to use the CDN than it is to just stream from your own mega pipe? probably back to the peering points. making those large enough to handle all that direct traffic is likely more expensive than hosting and delivering closer to the end user.
For all the reasons that I listed. Lower cost times, alternative network options, out of band data shipping, heavier compression, etc.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
So, again as I understand it, the source sends out one stream
That stream would have to be big enough to support every user.
Imagine 100 people in your house trying to use a 56K dialup modem.
While I think I understand what you're saying it's not really paramount to where I was going. No wait - actually it is. and with my original comment still stands - if all the data was coming from a single source, Yes the vendor would need a pipe large enough to handle all of those..
But the CDN is basically exactly what I'm saying is still needed - it's not one HUGE pipe - it's thousands of pretty good sized pipes. that connection still has to be paid for.
So - Why is it cheaper to use the CDN than it is to just stream from your own mega pipe? probably back to the peering points. making those large enough to handle all that direct traffic is likely more expensive than hosting and delivering closer to the end user.
For all the reasons that I listed. Lower cost times, alternative network options, out of band data shipping, heavier compression, etc.
Which I was alluding to by the end of my post.
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Vaccinations jump 500% in antivax hotspot amid measles outbreak
“I would rather it not take an outbreak for this to happen.”
As of February 6, the county—which sits just north of the border from Portland, Oregon—has tallied 50 confirmed cases and 11 suspected cases of measles since January 1. The case count is rising swiftly, with figures more than doubling in just the last two weeks. On January 18, the county declared a public health emergency due to the outbreak.
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Albert Finney: British actor dies aged 82
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Houston has a measles outbreak, too.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Houston has a measles outbreak, too.
I'd like to get a head count of these outbreaks and find out how many who got Measles have been vaccinated and how many haven't.
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@dafyre not sure about Houston, but Portland is full of anti-vaxxers, so my money is on the outbreak is only affecting those people (the woo-woo hippies who don't trust peer reviewed science).
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre not sure about Houston, but Portland is full of anti-vaxxers, so my money is on the outbreak is only affecting those people (the woo-woo hippies who don't trust peer reviewed science).
Houston has a lot of very poor and the Texas healthcare system is definitely set up to make it hard for them to get assistance, so it is easily nothing more than that.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190207-asias-dead-lake-where-boats-cant-float
That was interesting
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@dbeato said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190207-asias-dead-lake-where-boats-cant-float
That was interesting
Yeah, now I want to go there.
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London Zoo Sumatran tiger Melati killed in fight
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Prince Philip, 97, gives up driving licence
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SunTrust and BB&T Announce Merger
BB&T and SunTrust are coming together in a transformational merger of equals to create the premier financial institution in the country. The combination of these two iconic franchises creates the sixth-largest U.S. bank with 275 years of combined history serving clients and communities in some of the best markets in the country. With our shared mission- and purpose-driven cultures, our combined company will have an accelerated capacity to invest in transformational technologies for our clients.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
SunTrust and BB&T Announce Merger
BB&T and SunTrust are coming together in a transformational merger of equals to create the premier financial institution in the country. The combination of these two iconic franchises creates the sixth-largest U.S. bank with 275 years of combined history serving clients and communities in some of the best markets in the country. With our shared mission- and purpose-driven cultures, our combined company will have an accelerated capacity to invest in transformational technologies for our clients.
This merger is exactly why my gf got laid off... But she was sick and tired of working at a company that condones and encourages incompetence (BB&T). If they thought you were a good person, it didn't matter how stupid you were, how many times you royally fucked up, or how staunch you were in your refusal to do your job correctly.
Pro tip: NEVER let BB&T (or whatever they're about to be) touch your money. They are willfully ignorant and negligently careless. My gf prevented fraudulent wire transfers from going out multiple times because she had the gumption to actually double check with the appropriate manager. I can't believe that wad of morons survived the financial crisis a few years back.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
SunTrust and BB&T Announce Merger
BB&T and SunTrust are coming together in a transformational merger of equals to create the premier financial institution in the country. The combination of these two iconic franchises creates the sixth-largest U.S. bank with 275 years of combined history serving clients and communities in some of the best markets in the country. With our shared mission- and purpose-driven cultures, our combined company will have an accelerated capacity to invest in transformational technologies for our clients.
This merger is exactly why my gf got laid off... But she was sick and tired of working at a company that condones and encourages incompetence (BB&T). If they thought you were a good person, it didn't matter how stupid you were, how many times you royally fucked up, or how staunch you were in your refusal to do your job correctly.
Pro tip: NEVER let BB&T (or whatever they're about to be) touch your money. They are willfully ignorant and negligently careless. My gf prevented fraudulent wire transfers from going out multiple times because she had the gumption to actually double check with the appropriate manager. I can't believe that wad of morons survived the financial crisis a few years back.
SunTrust is the holder of my home loan. Never dealt with BB&T. Doesn't sound like I want to.
