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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

TechCrunch LA

They want Netflix to address a list of demands in the categories of content investment, employee relations and safety, and harm reduction. When asked in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter , co-CEO Ted Sarandos didn’t say whether he would meet the group’s demands. brb walking out. brb walking out.

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My story: Fail locally, one customer at a time.

Berkonomics

I was fortunate that I could write software and doubly fortunate that my despair at working for ‘the Man’ – and feeling compelled to strike out on my own – coincided with the dawn of the personal computer era. For me I had few alternatives; working for someone else had proved to be a frustrating experience.

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Interview with Sunil Rajaraman, Scripped

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to the business of script writing, and is looking to combine a free online tool for writing scripts with matching those scripts with content producers. Are you targeting Hollywood and existing script writing software? Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 What's Scripped?

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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For those who still don’t know the origins, the Harlem Shake started as a small skit from a YouTuber named Filthy Frank (10 million views as of this writing) on January 30, 2013. As of this writing nearly 50,000 versions have been created and uploaded and watched by some 200,000,000 people. Harlem Shake. million views).

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When Will Dinner Cook Itself? | Moment The Smart Home Goes Mainstream

Tech Zulu Event

A refresh of their flagship smart fridge, this new four-door model with built-in Wi-Fi and an integrated LCD touchscreen incorporates compatibility with Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and Note 3, allowing you to mirror your smartphone on the LCD screen. That’s why consumers aren’t clamoring for connected kitchen appliances.

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How Many Investors Should You Talk to in a VC Fund Raise? And How Do You Prioritize?

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If you’re raising a round where a new lead investor would invest $5 million the VC fund must have no less than $100 million and if you’re looking for them to write $15–20 million as the lead their fund realistically should be at least $400 million. I think there’s some truth in this.

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Digital Health Becoming a Reality

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Writing down your weight from your scale is obviously a manual process and it’s tedious. WakeMate has you record things like the last time you had caffeine before sleeping, your last meal and when you last had computer or TV screen time. We’ll see. Enter Withings. In our industry it must be 90+%. Pretty cool stuff.