Isn't that not really true anymore with the ubiquity of 'the cloud'?
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Silicon Valley - Season 3 of the hilarious Mike Judge comedy series - HBO Sundays
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My understanding is that they had to pivot to consumer-facing cloud storage since you can't really sell a an algorithm and Richard was not interested making something for enterprise.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Isn't their platform like Dropbox, but due to the compression, you can transfer files much faster, using less bandwidth?
LonelyGreyWolf
Banned
Not sure I fully understand your sentence, but yeah first thing I thought of when I saw her sweater, was that its the same one she wore or was told to wear, when bringing bad news to someone. Something about people taking bad news better if the person is unappealing or something.
S02E02 it looks like.
I noticed the same thing.
I'll never forget Erlichs delivery when he called her out on her clothes, and how he said she failed: "You look GOOD." Perfection.
NYR
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Sold his shares to Reviga.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
It looks like he sold his Pied Piper shares.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Just imagining being fortunate enough to earn $20 million and then blowing it all like that...it makes me physically ill.
Frank Lemon
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Grinchy
Banned
Imagine your PC being connected to this cloud that compresses the hell out of your files. Now you're on a trip and you're stuck in some hotel. All of your 1080p porn will be accessible from your ipad because it's so insanely compressed on that cloud. Even with shitty internet, you can retrieve files of any size anywhere you happen to be.
That really would be beneficial to consumers and businesses all over the world.
Bitanator
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When he yells he spits on one of the engineers haha, I'm sure that a part in him leaving.
This show has been a series of annoying self implosions to the point where I almost can't stand Richard like I hated Monk. I was fully waiting to want to throw something at my TV anticipating him fucking something up by the end of the episode. Thankfully they finally (seemingly) let him get a win. I'm sure next episode they'll be fucked by a completely avoidable problem of their own creation but for now all's well.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
They can't have him fuck up tooo much. They kept failing all over season 1 and season 2, and that's what led to him getting fired as CEO. If Richard keeps fucking things up, they'd have to redo that same storyline, right? He'll probably fuck up just enough to add drama/plot, and not get fired as CEO.
TheVampire
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Erlich is a dick Im glad he got screwed over.
He is the one responsible for loosing Big Heads money.
He was ready to say oh well too bad and walk away once the money was gone but he got rightfully screwed too since he is a partner
He is the one responsible for loosing Big Heads money.
He was ready to say oh well too bad and walk away once the money was gone but he got rightfully screwed too since he is a partner
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Right, but didn't the party only cost 1 million, and the tech blog 500K? Big Head lost the rest himself. Or did I miss something?
Moving swimming pools aint cheap
UnemployedVillain
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Erlich spend 1.5 million, while Big Head spent the other 18.5, give or take
Didn't his advisor steal 6 million?
the_firewithin
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At least be didn't lose the tiki head
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Yeah, but Big Head hired him, so I'm putting that under Big Head since Erlich didn't have anything to do with that.
eyeball_kid
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Which is probably one of the more unrealistic parts of the show. No startup with VC funding would not have designers and UX people on the team at that point. On the other hand, hiding away those options behind presets is not an end of the world scenario.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Even though I'm not a huge fan of Jian Yang, that part got the biggest laugh out of me.
marvelharvey
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1000 thank yous.Krazy Eyez Killa!
took me a minute.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Krazy Eyez Killa!
took me a minute.
Holyshiiiiiiiiit! I knew I recognized that dude from somewhere. Krazy Eyez Killa on Silicon Valley fuck yes!!
This is why I'm torn on the scene, one on hand it's a bit of a fun call back on the other hand I can't belive that she doesn't remember that outfit not working for its purpose.
didnt they say he took 70%? So 14 million?
Well, 70% set aside for tax. Some of that will have been set aside for actual tax, so a portion of the 14 million at least.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
So now that Bachman paid off the party fees, wouldn't the DA not have an issue with that anymore, and would Bachman now have a path to suing the business manager for some kind of compensation?
No, they said he marked 70% for taxes when Erlich said it should only be "half that" (no idea what the actual sum would be). So half of it was supposed to disappear for tax, accountant took the other half. Jared specified it as "the 6 million dollar question".
I wish the show hadn't been deliberately vague about all that because I'm not american nor a lawyer and I will never have 20 million dollars someone can embezzle so I've never thought about it...but can the justice system really not follow the paper trail and get the money back? That's fucked up.
BlackSalad
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I bet Reviga sells her shares to Gavin, thereby giving him majority ownership of their company. The desperation Gavin shows indicates he might pay a premium in order to get his ideal platform.
Might not be such a bad thing considering the exposure and amount of funding Gavin, but the Pied Piper crew will be upset for sure.
Might not be such a bad thing considering the exposure and amount of funding Gavin, but the Pied Piper crew will be upset for sure.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Why would Raviga do that if they think that Pied Piper can potentially make more than that? Plus, I'm not sure the Hooli board would approve another $250 million buyout right after they bought End Frame.
'I forgot to take a shit, I'll catch up with you guys later'
'Okay'
I like moments like that. Gavin being a complete douche is great too, coding on notepads and beating Pied Piper to launch is hilarious.
Loving the Dinesh - Gilfoyle interactions a lot this season, good stuff.
'Okay'
I like moments like that. Gavin being a complete douche is great too, coding on notepads and beating Pied Piper to launch is hilarious.
Loving the Dinesh - Gilfoyle interactions a lot this season, good stuff.
LyleLanley
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I really hope they don't go down that route.
As the prosecutor said, they could go after the business manager but it wouldn't bring back the money. The manager was basically running a ponzi scheme, he passed all the money he embezzled to others that he had defrauded. It seems unlikely that the business manager himself has the assets necessary to pay back Bachmanity. Thus, in order to retrieve the funds they would have to go after the other victims of the business manager, which would not be successful
I've always loved the interaction between Dinesh & Gilfoyle but lately I've actually started to feel really bad for Dinesh. I just want at least one thing to go right for him on a personal/social/dating level so that he isn't always the butt of the joke every single week.
The way the girl ghosted him last week after getting a better look at his jace & how this week he struggled to find 10 friends to send his beta too just crushed me man like DAMN lol. Could totally see him making a thread on GAF about all his troubles too.
Anyways, really enjoyed this week's episode, I can't muster too much sympathy for Erlich seeing as how he's regularly an asshat & probably deserved this setback, but still the slight look of disdain on his face when Richard was like "yeah Steve & Woz did it together man, we made it!" knowing that he sold his shares in the company bummed me out. And the open beta is totally going to backfire on them as everyone else has said, the user interface is hideous. At least Richard wasn't a total fuck up this week though so that was nice for a change lol
The way the girl ghosted him last week after getting a better look at his jace & how this week he struggled to find 10 friends to send his beta too just crushed me man like DAMN lol. Could totally see him making a thread on GAF about all his troubles too.
Anyways, really enjoyed this week's episode, I can't muster too much sympathy for Erlich seeing as how he's regularly an asshat & probably deserved this setback, but still the slight look of disdain on his face when Richard was like "yeah Steve & Woz did it together man, we made it!" knowing that he sold his shares in the company bummed me out. And the open beta is totally going to backfire on them as everyone else has said, the user interface is hideous. At least Richard wasn't a total fuck up this week though so that was nice for a change lol
Are we sure he hasn't already?
Conrad Link
Member
He knows exactly where it is!
I love this show haha. Every time it finishes I'm like aw and want it to keep going.
UnemployedVillain
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There is no chance of that happening. Why would Reviga sell her shares after they've launched and shown potential? She was willing to kick of an experienced CEO who was taking them in a bad direction, so she clearly sees their potential
NYR
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Heh - this idea is trending on Reddit, I'll link it because I don't know if it is a spoiler or just a funny idea (Re: Pied Piper UI):
http://i.imgur.com/8hA35qu.png
http://i.imgur.com/8hA35qu.png
I have a feeling his mom is going to find him a girl. He seemed pretty down when his mom called in last weeks episode.
BlackSalad
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Because Gavin offers her a very nice amount, even shares in Hooli, that negates any risk on her end
digitalrelic
Banned
It was great when Jared pointed out to them what the audience has known for some time: They're best friends with each other. Their response was priceless as well.
I thought that scene kind of relieved some of the heartache with Dinesh. He does have a best friend, but he'll never admit it, and neither will Gilfoyle.
Super Nothing
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When she visited, Gilfoyle tricked Dinesh into thinking that she wanted to sleep with him when she really didn't. Dinesh advanced on her only to get embarrassed.
Are they really friends though? Honestly they just seem like coworkers who get on each other's nerves.
Another great touch to their website I've just noticed: The profiles of the hired external engineers have been completely written by themselves. You can tell with the absence of certain words in Elisabet's profile:
And on reading the other profiles, this is even more true (and hilarious):
And on reading the other profiles, this is even more true (and hilarious):
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