Awesome. Forwarded along to Mike, one of the founders. (Know him from our CHI days...ah, memories. :) ) Hope it works out for you!
I wanna work at Instagram
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#42I want to work at Instagram myself because I love increasing entropy in the universe.
And yes, I'd say that to their faces: it can be very irritating to see pictures that already are not stellar, being from mobile phone cameras, further trod on by software.
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#43I'd just like to put it out there that when I run a company we will automatically disqualify anyone who tries to get a job w/ us in this way. So remember that if you'd like to work for me sometime in the near future.
...why on earth would you do that? This person wants to work at instagram, if she gets the job, she'll be absolutely floored about coming in to work every day. This is exactly the type of employee I would think everybody would want. Why would you want something else?
because I'd quite like my designers to be capable of creativity, whereas this Instagram application is derivative in every single way.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
glad someone round here sees throught this shit.
Your comment fails the "say it to my face" guideline. I certainly wouldn't vote this stuff up, but no need to be rude about it. (Edit: also, why keep downvoting him, I think he probably gets the idea already)
the "say it to my face" rule? what's that?
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#45I'd just like to put it out there that when I run a company we will automatically disqualify anyone who tries to get a job w/ us in this way. So remember that if you'd like to work for me sometime in the near future.
So remember that if you'd like to work for me sometime in the near future.
Cool... you've been filed under my list of "people I will never want to work for." Thanks for the heads-up.
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#46+1 for the effort.. but her choice of typography is a big BIG no-no. It's very hard to read. I don't think Instagram will be too pleased.
It looks fine in Opera. (Well, I would prefer Georgia, but I'm boring like that.)
Maybe you are using a browser with a duller font-rendering?
EDIT: On Windows 7. Should have included that.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
That doesn't dispute his points even remotely. As for 'poorly typeset', I have no choice to agree, if only because her portfolio page implies that her name is "Netta & Design". Her customer work looks good though, so if, as I assume, she's seeking a design-oriented role, she'd likely do well in a team (where somebody else can say 'Hey, what's up with this bolding?') The fonts in her personality chart are barely there…
I was addressing this part of said comment: "clichéd, obsequious". I do agree with your last point. Most people who tell me how funny they are turn out to be the exact opposite.
I don't really see how statements like "I learned from Pooh bear that it takes guts to be different but my differences only make me that much more unique." - and indeed the entire "active application" format - can be described as anything but clichéd & obsequious.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
So, you will discourage applicants from creating targeted webpages both expressing their love for your product (giving you more exposure) as well as doing something extra to stand out? Harsh.
I don't want employees who love my product, I want employees who are competent. this example is telling in that although the prospective employee clearly wants the job she is also clearly not a particularly talented designer.
I don't want employees who love my product, I want employees who are competent.
And you believe those to be disjoint sets?
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your comment fails the "say it to my face" guideline. I certainly wouldn't vote this stuff up, but no need to be rude about it. (Edit: also, why keep downvoting him, I think he probably gets the idea already)
the "say it to my face" rule? what's that?
http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
"Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation. "
It's a pretty good rule for writing things on line whether it's in the guidelines or not. Sometimes you (meaning: all of us) get tempted to be snide or snarky, but if you think that there's another person out there, and if you pretend you're saying whatever you have to say to them directly, I find that it greatly improves what you write.
It doesn't mean "don't criticize", just do it as if that person were in front of you.
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#50She made leica d vario-elmarit 14-50? I'll hire her then!