Why Groupon Uses FreeBSD [video]

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13 points·tambourine_man··3 comments

I feel exceptionally bad even saying this, but the presenter for this video would have been best served implementing the code and avoiding the camera altogether. I cringed the whole time -- it was like watching Joseph Nash discuss .. anything on youtube.

Stop forcing your elites into a role. Stop forcing your anyones into an anything that they aren't. "collaboration" is the mantra, but let them work. Please.

I think it's probably just you. I feel no cringe at all or see why anyone would.

What really bugs me is the terrible sound in a lot of these videos. The microphone needs to be near the speaker, not at the back of the room where it picks up crowd noise. Wireless mics for cellphones are around $100. If I were a speaker I would invest in one so my talk had a chance of being understandable.

While I agree that the this video isn't that good as far as sound as video quality goes I think we need more of these. They are very valuable.

I'd rather watch this than something written by professional writers, vetted by PR department, practiced with guidance of presentation experts, where everything is pinned down to the minute and every body gesture is scripted and over-practiced and then professionally recorded and edited.

And I definitely don't feel that we "should keep the nerds in the back room and let the big boys do the talking". What makes you think he was forced into this?

Sharing knowledge is good.

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