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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.

Yes, the notion of people using ChatRoulette while they're at the Louvre is scary as shit to me.

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, …

So she saw the alert described in the article? You didn't really mention that.

> 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 …

Prestige.

Sounds like a setup to a thriller movie, but the relevance to the article is lost on me. Am I just missing something?

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…

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…

Soylent green?

Being required to scramble around for a presentation sucks

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Yeah, that sucks. Fortunately my presentation doesn't need to be an hour long. I still haven't settled on a topic. :P

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 eli…

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" applic…