I was going to flag this but actually I'm upvoting so that people can see how bloody awful this is.
Looking for true geek blood
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#12I think its good for prospective employees to know that instead of dating Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox at the same time, they will be eating 5 varieties of pizza's while coding in the evenings. At least they are honest :)
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#13This could actually be an attempt to increase their diversity. They could be hoping that all the heterosexual males choose the first option, and that way they will get more women and gay men applying.
I don't think it's going to work though.
(Also I imagine Linus is extra grumpy at 7am).
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#14I'm sure the answer is 'neither'. After hearing the "cvs/ugly and stupid" comments from torvalds (sorry dude, but those comments paint a picture), and that hollywood is a world of its own, the only way to win is not to play.
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#15reminds me of http://careers.directi.com/display/CAR/Front+End+Engineer (who should apply section)
Sort of complementing stunts from the other side[1] of hiring scene
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_Is_Nothing_%28video_...
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#16The post is mine. Didn't know it was posted here by my friend. Thanks to him, real hackers who care about the trade are already mailing me about the engineering part of that post. Both men and women. The following part of the comment is for the sensitive rest.
Hey guys,
(I hope, in modern urban culture, 'guys' is a sexually neutral term; Else, I will have to address the some of the sensitive readers as Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms ...; Let me know)
Sincere apologies are in order:
* To all men and some women whom my post offended because I didn't mention their favourite starlet
* To all women and some men whom my post offended because I didn't mention Brad Pitt and David Hasselhoff
* And to all others who are not Scott Adams' readers
Some of the best computer science engineers I have worked with are women. And I don't hire based on the brand of their nail polish.
You are welcome. The pleasure is mine.
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#17How about none of the above? Anyway, to put it bluntly: I wouldn't want to work for a company with such a sexist attitude. Diversity is good.
Daniel, how diverse does this team look? http://www.altheasystems.com/about.html
We have not tested/interviewed you. So, the question of your working for us is hypothetical, at best.
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#18This could actually be an attempt to increase their diversity. They could be hoping that all the heterosexual males choose the first option, and that way they will get more women and gay men applying. I don't think it's going to work though. (Also I imagine Linus is extra grumpy at 7am).
And what is your opinion on the technical part of the post?
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#19I think its good for prospective employees to know that instead of dating Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox at the same time, they will be eating 5 varieties of pizza's while coding in the evenings. At least they are honest :)
Thanks! I was wondering if it was just me all alone, amongst a crowd of inappropriately politically correct.
You are single handedly pulling up the average HQ of this thread :^) I owe you a pizza.
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#20An appointment with Linus is cheaper than "a lot more" with Jolie and Fox together, so I'll go with the latter. Except it's stupid.
Awesome choice :)
BTW, that's the 2nd best choice one can make. Think.
And, I forgot to mention that breakfast with Linus is a charity event with a cover charge of 100 USD. Would you still wakeup early and run for it?