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pentyne posted:For all the talk of unrealistic or realistic the biggest thing for me was the illegal language in the Hooli employment contract. I imagine something that has happened in real life though, its just hard to imagine a gently caress-up of that magnitude at the world's biggest tech company. I don't care, as long as the show is funny but for me it was tapping into the hydro lines for a suburban California garage to run the servers. Remember a few years back when SomethingAwful's servers went down? I think it was from flooding due to Hurricane Katrina. Now that was funny (only in hindsight, not really funny at the time) Binary Logic fucked around with this message at 13:11 on Jun 18, 2015 |
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pentyne posted:For all the talk of unrealistic or realistic the biggest thing for me was the illegal language in the Hooli employment contract. I imagine something that has happened in real life though, its just hard to imagine a gently caress-up of that magnitude at the world's biggest tech company. This is in Handy's(a home cleaning Uber-like service) current Terms of Service: quote:Handy is not an employment service and does not serve as an employer of any Professional. As such, we will not be liable for any tax or withholding, including but not limited to unemployment insurance, employer's liability, social security or payroll withholding tax in connection with your use of Professional Services. You understand and agree that if we are found to be liable for any tax or withholding tax in connection with your use of Professional Services, then you will immediately reimburse and pay to us an equivalent amount, including any interest or penalties thereon. What that says is that if Handy's Independent Contractors are determined to be employees and Handy is forced to pay taxes (and possibly interest/penalties) on those employees - the Independent Contractor agrees to pay Handy whatever the government assesses. In other words, even if what they do is illegal, you have to pay the amount they tried to get out of paying. This will not hold up in court, but they had some high-powered lawyer add it anyways. Silicon Valley probably doesn't go far enough in its satire.
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They actually did hyperbolize a current lawsuit with that Hooli contract joke.
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And Uber just lost a lawsuit over its employment/not really employment policy. Binding arbitration just moved a potential liability into a kneecapping, and Gavin is to blame. I knew pipe piper would win the arbitration went Gavin offer $10 million dollars for it. Perfectly structured hubris.
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Enderzero posted:This is in Handy's(a home cleaning Uber-like service) current Terms of Service: The current model of "independent contractor" based business in looking to get hosed brutally hard after Uber lost their case. Every other business like it is probably now scrambling to get their talking points in order and start lobbying legislatures to pass laws protecting them.
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pentyne posted:The current model of "independent contractor" based business in looking to get hosed brutally hard after Uber lost their case. Every other business like it is probably now scrambling to get their talking points in order and start lobbying legislatures to pass laws protecting them. Yup. Although the Uber case only concerned one person, that precedent will probably hold up for many others. The question is whether the founders just try to make their nut and let the businesses die since the business model is broken, or if they try to lobby for protection. I'm not sure lobbying will work only because they aren't governed by federal laws but local ones - and they've pissed off a lot of cities who are not going to see much local benefit.
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Hollismason posted:Richard , Elric, and all of them that hold stock can in fact sue the company and I will laugh so hard if Richard has to win his company back by sueing himself basically. When you put it this way this is probably what has to happen. It's absurd and stupid and perfect
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Can we take a moment to appreciate this thread made it to the end of the season without being perma-locked. WE DID IT, GUYS! Much like Pied Piper, we overcame many obstacles.
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It's completely unrealistic that this thread was never deleted.
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Sir Kodiak posted:It's completely unrealistic that this thread was never deleted. Somebody send lowtax a bottle of Tres Commas tequila.
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Sir Kodiak posted:It's completely unrealistic that this thread was never deleted. Division Post put a bottle of '3 Locked GoT Threads' tequila on the delete button and we still made it through. (he also refuses to watch this show, so maybe that has something to do with it)
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Hollismason posted:Richard , Elric, and all of them that hold stock can in fact sue the company and I will laugh so hard if Richard has to win his company back by sueing himself basically. Pied Piper has a stupid name, no income, no customers or clients, and had a highly illegal and dangerous server farm running out of Erlich's bungalow. Now they are part of a huge corporation which will use their software to pull in millions and make them all rich. I don't follow why you think they would sue, or what their cause would be. "Your honor, we've gone from zero to getting regular paycheques, stock dividends, free office space in a gorgeous building with more amenities than you can count, very little responsibility, and our former CEO has stopped wetting the bed...it's intolerable!" edit: and from the tv point of view, this is a satire of the tech industry, not Night Court or The Good Wife. Spending time in court would take time away from the core comedy of the show. Binary Logic fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Jun 19, 2015 |
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The goon version of Silicon Valley would be hilarious. Scene 1: Hey guys we have a problem here is the problem CEO: "let's fix it by doing x" Staff: Yes! Scene 2: Solution works. End.
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The only problem with that show is every goon project ever is a spectacular failure.
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Spoeank posted:The only problem with that show is every goon project ever is a spectacular failure. Oh yes 
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kloa posted:Oh yes Remember the goon summer camp zipline? http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3290020&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1
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Spoeank posted:The only problem with that show is every goon project ever is a spectacular failure. Depending on what you're into swap.avi?
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BlindSite posted:Depending on what you're into swap.avi? Alright alright, they turn out to be either a spectacular failure or mostly poo poo.
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Game of Bones seems to be doing OK.
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Spoeank posted:The only problem with that show is every goon project ever is a spectacular failure. Goal: a goon tech start-up Reality: the homeless founder falls through the ceiling of a Bay Area thrift shop he was squatting in. He grabs a mannequin and says "my nigga have you tried middle-out compression?"
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I never bothered to find what ended up happening with the goon island project.
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pentyne posted:For all the talk of unrealistic or realistic the biggest thing for me was the illegal language in the Hooli employment contract. I imagine something that has happened in real life though, its just hard to imagine a gently caress-up of that magnitude at the world's biggest tech company. The lawyers the company hires when it get's big overlook it, assuming that whoever did it before them did the research. Assuming they even read their own contracts. Rougey fucked around with this message at 09:15 on Jun 19, 2015 |
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CelestialScribe posted:The goon version of Silicon Valley would be hilarious. Leonard J Crabs would be amazing as PP's
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upgrade your summer wardrobe http://skreened.com/deucedesigns/tres-commas-tequila
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What really makes me sad about the ending of the finale is that there's a chance Russ Hanneman won't be in season 3  .
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bowser posted:What really makes me sad about the ending of the finale is that there's a chance Russ Hanneman won't be in season 3 I wasn't a fan of him actually, I think Gavin is a much better villain. Also it doesn't help that all the drama surrounding Russ would never happen in the real world, contracts and investments like the ones they had don't work that way in real life. So really he was just throwing a wrench in the gears for no reason and it was more annoying than it was funny.
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Spoeank posted:Alright alright, they turn out to be either a spectacular failure or mostly poo poo. 
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bowser posted:What really makes me sad about the ending of the finale is that there's a chance Russ Hanneman won't be in season 3 It's not a chance it was basically a promise
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Dead Snoopy posted:upgrade your summer wardrobe Ordered immedately
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Dead Snoopy posted:upgrade your summer wardrobe
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Binary Logic posted:Pied Piper has a stupid name, no income, no customers or clients, and had a highly illegal and dangerous server farm running out of Erlich's bungalow. Now they are part of a huge corporation which will use their software to pull in millions and make them all rich. Which huge corporation are they a part of now? VC firms usually don't move the companies they stake into their office space.
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:Is that an official shirt? Meaning did they make that, or did someone just cash in? I know it probably doesn't matter, but if that's an official shirt I'm buying this frantically, but if it's just some guy with a Hanes shirt and a silk screen asking for $24, nope. Judging by the other shirts on that site, it's not official at all
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P. sure HBO wouldn't have to rely on a DIY screen-printing website for selling their promotional merchandise.
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bowser posted:What really makes me sad about the ending of the finale is that there's a chance Russ Hanneman won't be in season 3 Mark Cuban says he watches the show and said he loved the Russ gets rich story scene.
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withak posted:P. sure HBO wouldn't have to rely on a DIY screen-printing website for selling their promotional merchandise. And it's not overpriced and crappy looking. 2 requirements of official hbo merch.
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Itt some people are invested in the paper thin characters in a TV sitcom about it nerds. Season 1 had a higher lol metric when measured against season 2, but lower against Veep.
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osietra posted:Itt some people are invested in the paper thin characters in a TV sitcom about it nerds. Not sure these guys are "it nerds". That's more like, I don't know, Zooey Deschanel.
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They are it nerds. And they know it. Sorry, but my emotions run hot and wild.
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osietra posted:Season 1 had a higher lol metric when measured against season 2, but lower against Veep. Idk man, are you sure your lol scanner is properly calibrated?
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Turbonic lol rotoscoping is the future.
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