utlanning

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by utlanning 14y ago
This site doesn't provide any evidence that Django is popular in Europe, only that a lot of European Django devs have registered with the site.
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by utlanning 14y ago
Yes, the notion of people using ChatRoulette while they're at the Louvre is scary as shit to me.
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by utlanning 14y ago
I think your post was tongue-in-cheek, and it is maybe one of my favorite HN posts ever. That said, I get a little bummed that there are no Back to the Future 2-style hoverboards, that I don't have a personal flying car, and that I still ha
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by utlanning 14y ago
So she saw the alert described in the article? You didn't really mention that.
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by utlanning 14y ago
> It'd be pretty neat to chat with a stranger while strolling the Louvre. Please tell me you meant while THEY'RE strolling the Louvre. Please. Because if you're using a web app to talk to a stranger while simultaneously strolling the Lo
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by utlanning 14y ago
Prestige.
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by utlanning 14y ago
Sounds like a setup to a thriller movie, but the relevance to the article is lost on me. Am I just missing something?
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by utlanning 14y ago
I've had experiences similar to yours and have also had the same reaction. Technical interviews and whiteboarding is one thing, but projects -- especially MULTIPLE projects! -- get very obnoxious very fast. The actual project is a drain on
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by utlanning 14y ago
How would a startup measure the effectiveness of an interview practice or calibrate off of candidates' responses if they don't put it into practice based on the experience of other companies/people?
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by utlanning 14y ago
Soylent green?
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by utlanning 14y ago
Being required to scramble around for a presentation sucks
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by utlanning 14y ago
glassdoor.com
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by utlanning 14y ago
Yeah, that sucks. Fortunately my presentation doesn't need to be an hour long. I still haven't settled on a topic. :P
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by utlanning 14y ago
I think there's a cargo cult mentality around hiring process. Hiring the right person is hard, and hiring the wrong person can be devastating, so everyone's looking for a magic elixir.
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by utlanning 14y ago
Many of these exotic/novelty interview processes are completely disrespectful of the candidates' time as well. In the past few months I've undertaken a few pretty "rigorous" application processes. A couple of Bay Area startups (I don't live