Silicon Valley - New Mike Judge 8-Part HBO Series (2 Viewers)

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Love when he puts the tequila bottle back on teh delete key to demonstrate.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

:/

 

[17seconds]

Monica is hot as ####. Possibly in the "Women you find oddly attractive" category. Still need more research.

I see no reason to think Monica is oddly attractive. She's hot. Now the female engineer they hired, that's another story.

She's a bit toothy. Not what you'd call classically beautiful. That's why I didn't fully commit.

I've been debating which category she's in also. She's super hot

 

[17seconds]

For some reason, I always crack up at the sight of the aviato van sitting in the driveway

As long at that van is there, Erlich is not emotionally committed to PP. He's always got Aviato to draw upon. It's pretty funny.

Thought this episode was the weakest of the season, but they've been hitting it out of the park every time so it was bound to happen.

 

[The Ref]

For some reason, I always crack up at the sight of the aviato van sitting in the driveway

As long at that van is there, Erlich is not emotionally committed to PP. He's always got Aviato to draw upon. It's pretty funny.

Thought this episode was the weakest of the season, but they've been hitting it out of the park every time so it was bound to happen.

They were overdue for a "plot episode".

 

[pantherclub]

The comma tequila top was lol funny as well.

"get out"

"all of us or just him?"

 

[fantasycurse42]

The comma tequila top was lol funny as well.

"get out"

"all of us or just him?"

He is great, I loved that line too.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Still great and still funny but this "lovable losers" thing is wearing thin.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I'm with you but I think the writers are scared to death of jumping the shark if the PP guys strike oil. Niles & Daphne syndrome.

 

[shadyridr]

Count me in as someone who gets annoyed that everything goes wrong at the end of every episode.

 

[Dentist]

Still great and still funny but this "lovable losers" thing is wearing thin.

I really wanted then to get a small win there.

I feel like they are going to end up with hooli now somehow.

 

[(HULK)]

Still great and still funny but this "lovable losers" thing is wearing thin.

I really wanted then to get a small win there.

I feel like they are going to end up with hooli now somehow.

That solves both of their issues. But its not really a win for team PP.

 

[pantherclub]

Count me in as someone who gets annoyed that everything goes wrong at the end of every episode.

Its not really supposed to be a plot driven show, just one with great one liners and mocking that industry as a whole.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Count me in as someone who gets annoyed that everything goes wrong at the end of every episode.

This is what I was talking about. They need to get wins every so often otherwise it's hard to watch them lose over and over.

 

[shadyridr]

Count me in as someone who gets annoyed that everything goes wrong at the end of every episode.

Its not really supposed to be a plot driven show, just one with great one liners and mocking that industry as a whole.

a show needs a plot. Otherwise for great one liners and mocking I'll just watch stand up comedy

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Count me in as someone who gets annoyed that everything goes wrong at the end of every episode.

This is what I was talking about. They need to get wins every so often otherwise it's hard to watch them lose over and over.

they won tech crunch start up, end of season1 .

BTW I just re-watched season1 and it was still awesome

 

[belljr]

Hooligans will make another offer

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

for a split second, I almost started to feel sorry for billionaire d-bag. he seemed so hurt and misunderstood, forlornly standing there with his Tres Comas.

and then the "gift".

 

[jdoggydogg]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

 

[Dentist]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

 

[Evilgrin 72]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

I'll be honest, I just don't give a rat's red ### about stuff like this. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I also noticed that no one ever appears to be writing code. Am I to assume that it just gets done when we're not watching? Seems like lazy writing.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

Agree that both of these things stuck out.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

I'll be honest, I just don't give a rat's red ### about stuff like this. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

The comedy borders on slapstick at times, and obviously requires the viewer to play along to a degree, but this bit of lazy writing seemed out of place to me. I'm not a tech guy so have been somewhat impressed with the attention to detail on much of the plot. I once actually googled "Weisman score" to learn whether its a real thing or not (its not). It was mildly disappointing the writers couldn't come up with something even slightly plausible here.

 

[Dentist]

I also noticed that no one ever appears to be writing code. Am I to assume that it just gets done when we're not watching? Seems like lazy writing.

True, it would be nice to just watch a solid 30 minutes of dudes pounding out some code and not talking.

Also could use the backstory on a lot of these new hires

 

[The Gator]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

I'll be honest, I just don't give a rat's red ### about stuff like this. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

The comedy borders on slapstick at times, and obviously requires the viewer to play along to a degree, but this bit of lazy writing seemed out of place to me. I'm not a tech guy so have been somewhat impressed with the attention to detail on much of the plot. I once actually googled "Weisman score" to learn whether its a real thing or not (its not). It was mildly disappointing the writers couldn't come up with something even slightly plausible here.

you spelled Weissman wrong, so what did you expect to fnd?

 

[CletiusMaximus]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

I'll be honest, I just don't give a rat's red ### about stuff like this. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

The comedy borders on slapstick at times, and obviously requires the viewer to play along to a degree, but this bit of lazy writing seemed out of place to me. I'm not a tech guy so have been somewhat impressed with the attention to detail on much of the plot. I once actually googled "Weisman score" to learn whether its a real thing or not (its not). It was mildly disappointing the writers couldn't come up with something even slightly plausible here.

you spelled Weissman wrong, so what did you expect to fnd?

Your face got a good Weissman score.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/reality-silicon-valley

 

[TheIronSheik]

I also noticed that no one ever appears to be writing code. Am I to assume that it just gets done when we're not watching? Seems like lazy writing.

True, it would be nice to just watch a solid 30 minutes of dudes pounding out some code and not talking.

Also could use the backstory on a lot of these new hires

I'd also like it shorter. 28 minutes just seems a little too long. If they could get it down to about 16 minutes and maybe 4 episodes, it would be perfect.

 

[El Floppo]

I also noticed that no one ever appears to be writing code. Am I to assume that it just gets done when we're not watching? Seems like lazy writing.

True, it would be nice to just watch a solid 30 minutes of dudes pounding out some code and not talking.

Also could use the backstory on a lot of these new hires

I'd also like it shorter. 28 minutes just seems a little too long. If they could get it down to about 16 minutes and maybe 4 episodes, it would be perfect.

and nothing but white boards.

 

[Dentist]

I also noticed that no one ever appears to be writing code. Am I to assume that it just gets done when we're not watching? Seems like lazy writing.

True, it would be nice to just watch a solid 30 minutes of dudes pounding out some code and not talking.

Also could use the backstory on a lot of these new hires

I'd also like it shorter. 28 minutes just seems a little too long. If they could get it down to about 16 minutes and maybe 4 episodes, it would be perfect.

you should watch it in accelerated speed

They talk a little fast but who has time for 28 minutes. It's like that post in the thread about podcasts about listening at 1.3X speed to reduce podcast times... life-changer.. shaving all kinds of time off my life.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Does Wun Wun do anything else besides kill wights, curse at people, and BRB into the ocean? They never show him just sleeping.

 

[AcerFC]

Does Wun Wun do anything else besides kill wights, curse at people, and BRB into the ocean? They never show him just sleeping.

he codes algorithms that only giants can understand and then compresses them in a 7.3 weisman fast compression into a language humans understand. Very technical

 

[El Floppo]

Does Wun Wun do anything else besides kill wights, curse at people, and BRB into the ocean? They never show him just sleeping.

he codes algorithms that only giants can understand and then compresses them in a 7.3 weisman fast compression into a language humans understand. Very technical

and that can't really be his name?

 

[shadyridr]

Does Wun Wun do anything else besides kill wights, curse at people, and BRB into the ocean? They never show him just sleeping.

he codes algorithms that only giants can understand and then compresses them in a 7.3 weisman fast compression into a language humans understand. Very technical

and he rips white walkers apart middle out

 

[jdoggydogg]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

Seems to me it required no extra effort to make that more realistic.

 

[jdoggydogg]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

I'll be honest, I just don't give a rat's red ### about stuff like this. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

If this was a movie about football and the quarterback threw for five home runs, would you care then?

 

[parrot]

Does Wun Wun do anything else besides kill wights, curse at people, and BRB into the ocean? They never show him just sleeping.

he codes algorithms that only giants can understand and then compresses them in a 7.3 weisman fast compression into a language humans understand. Very technical

and that can't really be his name?

It's actually One One in binary.

 

[shadyridr]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

I'll be honest, I just don't give a rat's red ### about stuff like this. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

If this was a movie about football and the quarterback threw for five home runs, would you care then?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Does Wun Wun do anything else besides kill wights, curse at people, and BRB into the ocean? They never show him just sleeping.

he codes algorithms that only giants can understand and then compresses them in a 7.3 weisman fast compression into a language humans understand. Very technical

and that can't really be his name?

That's not even the best part. He's named after Phil Simms. Actually true.

Also dig the bad-### fan art.

 

[El Floppo]

Does Wun Wun do anything else besides kill wights, curse at people, and BRB into the ocean? They never show him just sleeping.

he codes algorithms that only giants can understand and then compresses them in a 7.3 weisman fast compression into a language humans understand. Very technical

and that can't really be his name?

That's not even the best part. He's named after Phil Simms. Actually true.

Also dig the bad-### fan art.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

I'll be honest, I just don't give a rat's red ### about stuff like this. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

If this was a movie about football and the quarterback threw for five home runs, would you care then?

Sure. And if Pied Piper built their server out of coconut husks and rabbit turds, I'd care about that too. But I guess I can ignore some minor inconsistencies in the name of entertainment. I haven't seen any of the Fast and/or Furious movies but if I was watching Fast 17 and Vin Diesel pops on screen saying he's got a plutonium powered device in his car that gives him and extra 30 MPH, I'd probably ride with that. If he rolled in with a car built out of tongue depressors and horse snot that he powers with his feet like Fred Flintstone and wins a quarter mile, I'm not buying it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

I'll be honest, I just don't give a rat's red ### about stuff like this. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

If this was a movie about football and the quarterback threw for five home runs, would you care then?

Sure. And if Pied Piper built their server out of coconut husks and rabbit turds, I'd care about that too. But I guess I can ignore some minor inconsistencies in the name of entertainment. I haven't seen any of the Fast and/or Furious movies but if I was watching Fast 17 and Vin Diesel pops on screen saying he's got a plutonium powered device in his car that gives him and extra 30 MPH, I'd probably ride with that. If he rolled in with a car built out of tongue depressors and horse snot that he powers with his feet like Fred Flintstone and wins a quarter mile, I'm not buying it.

Yeah, I get it.

I love the show, and that being the case, I have high expectations for it. The aforementioned scene was a lazy error on their part.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Does Wun Wun do anything else besides kill wights, curse at people, and BRB into the ocean? They never show him just sleeping.

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and that can't really be his name?

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That's not even the best part. He's named after Phil Simms. Actually true.

Also dig the bad-### fan art. </p></blockquote> Amazing

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

Seems to me it required no extra effort to make that more realistic.

It really wasn't that unrealistic.

Have you ever pressed the Delete key on your own computer? Depending on where the cursor is positioned, it absolutely can erase data, sometimes irretrievably.

It's not like he placed the tequila bottle on the Caps Lock key or something.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

http://i.imgur.com/k7YePfB.gifv

 

[pantherclub]

http://i.imgur.com/k7YePfB.gifv

lololololololololololololl

 

[Christo]

I also noticed that no one ever appears to be writing code. Am I to assume that it just gets done when we're not watching? Seems like lazy writing.

Perhaps they'll dedicate an entire episode to this sometime in the future. You know, in the interests of attentive writing.

 

[Maelstrom]

A minor beef with a show I love dearly:

I am to believe that the porn company transferred the only copies of their files to Pied Piper? No backups? Nonsense. That company would have backups of backups. This is a tech-savvy show, so this stuck out like a sore thumb.

Am I to also believe one of their laptops not hardwired to the system would all of a sudden be deleting all these files with the delete key of all things?

For a show trying to be a little tech savvy that was a huge swing and miss...

Seems to me it required no extra effort to make that more realistic.

It really wasn't that unrealistic.

Have you ever pressed the Delete key on your own computer? Depending on where the cursor is positioned, it absolutely can erase data, sometimes irretrievably.

It's not like he placed the tequila bottle on the Caps Lock key or something.

No...for a company like that, they would have redundant backups. Even if it did delete the main files, the IT staff should be able to have the files restored in hours. It's sloppy. I generally overlook stuff like this, and I was laughing out loud during the scene, so it was enjoyable and funny. But it was also sloppy, and I expect better.

 

[El Floppo]

jfc the realism talk is