I really wish that I could easily be on Linux 100% instead of Mac OSX, but I'll never learn Mac OSX well if I don't stick to it 😞 I do have VirtualBox 5 running the latest Linux Mint 17.2 on it and that runs pretty well. But type 2 VMs are just never snappy like a native desktop is 😞

Tests were done on the NVidia Shield TV platform which is an Android-based console device.

NVidia Shield

It seemed to have went well we had lots of questions from the audience.

@scottalanmiller said:

That Facebook is using HHVM in production makes me a little more comfortable with it.

True, but I would guess that Facebook's application runs mostly on code that Facebook is responsible for maintaining. On the other hand, most WordPress websites have at least a couple of third party plugins and/or themes and those usually assume you're running on PHP 5 so there's a higher chance of stuff like this happening.

Probably wouldn't be an issue very often but I would be more paranoid about updates breaking things if I were running HHVM in production.

This already exists on the printer/copier side. Most printers/copiers today print a water mark of tiny dots (if color, normally in yellow).

Now the next piece has just been added - no surprised.

For UE you need to find the IT staff member who was in drama class or local theatre or law school - anything where engaging public speaking is practised. Especially in larger companies you can find a really deep pool of talent at this sort of thing.

Then, ROI is much larger - get that employee to do lunch & learns, after hours classes, whatever. Get mgmt to buy in and offer food / incentives.

1/100th the cost of hiring an external company, the material is INCREDIBLY well tailored to your environment and the "teacher" is always around.

@scottalanmiller said:

@thecreativeone91 said:

Now. But I haven't always. I worked for government localities with under 300 employees before.

And I run into it working for tiny companies, not the big ones.

Yep. I wouldn't deal with for the most part here even if we had it. I manage the servers and the network/routers and MPLS as the Systems Engineer. We have people that handle most of the applications. some of the SQL management falls on me but, very little.

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The whole thing sounds like intentional discrimination against Nascar drivers! It starts here, but where does it end?!? I ask you: where does it end?

@dafyre said:

@Dashrender It's too late now. All the spam bots have already screen scraped the image and subscribed you to Cat Facts Hourly, Cat Facts Weekly, FurBaby Facts Monthly, and Arachnids R Us.

it's a really good thing I moved away from that address primarily.

@dafyre said:

@Reid-Cooper said:

I'm pretty sure that Apple will sell you whatever you want to buy.

At extortionist pricing...

There is only one price. I don't think that Apple does any extra markup on the drives after the fact. They are the same price up front or later. So no extortion pricing, it's all level pricing. That's one of the Apple advantages. Sure, you have a higher price starting point, but you get all price transparency and the majority of the price pain up front. There are no surprises and later price jacks once people are locked in, even though they are locked in.

@scottalanmiller

Influence is everything for humans.