Blackboard's software is terrible. Horrible architecture, terrible ...
Blackboard's software is terrible. Horrible architecture, terrible service, closed in every way possible. EdTech needs more open solutions.
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The question for institutions: if they need ...
The question for institutions: if they need software like Blackboard, who will build it, and why?
Institutions are - rightly - turning to ...
Institutions are - rightly - turning to open source solutions to escape from lock-in at high licensing cost. It's eating Blackboard's lunch.
Relatively high risk and long decision times ...
Relatively high risk and long decision times drive Blackboard's licensing costs up. Most of their revenue is from corporate institutions.
Blackboard is expensive - but it has ...
Blackboard is expensive - but it has to be. Long sales cycles and bespoke university requirements lead to larger capital requirements.
@bitoclass Yuck. I'm sorry! I think you're ...
@bitoclass Yuck. I'm sorry! I think you're a victim of relentless cloudification here. Is xbmc any good?
@jf Cats would start their own podcast, ...
@jf Cats would start their own podcast, but they don't want to deal with all the complaints about their tiny mewing voices.
@_tessr I've been working with tar for ...
@_tessr I've been working with tar for well over a decade and this might be the first mnemonic that actually works for me!
All the parking is rammed. World's smelliest ...
All the parking is rammed. World's smelliest flower denied!
@_zfisch Thanks Zack!
@_zfisch Thanks Zack!
@fj Luckily, as a startup douchebag, my ...
@fj Luckily, as a startup douchebag, my ego is impervious.
Still got it.
Still got it.