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Aw, thanks so much! I was absolutely blown away by how Ridejoy reciprocated; I honestly wasn't expecting that at all. (I may even have teared up slightly, but I'll never tell!) They're an incredible team and I am so lucky to be working here.
Congrats, Margot. Have a great time working with Jason & Crew!
Pictures are worth 1000 words, as they say
Changed my mind after seeing her photo.
Not sure if this is too adorable (adorkable?) for Hacker News, but it's certainly relevant! It's a bit irrational to put this much effort into a job app-- but it's also an incredibly strong positive signal. For early-stage startups, passion for the space, the people, makes a huge difference. You don't just want the right skills and talent (which Margot also had in abundance), you want people who care. (And of course,…
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You're correct that this would fail a fair-use test. Once it went up on a blog it's akin to a public performance, and use of the master recording should be licensed. It is improbable that someone is going to issue a DMCA letter because of this, but it does (to your point) outline a couple of problems in S.V., one of which is the misconception that "It's not stealing if you attribute the artist" is widespread. And inc…
Everything is "(c) All Rights Reserved" unless it specifically says otherwise, just to clarify a superficial point. So am I crazy or did whoever this person talk to at Sliderocket give her ludicrously bad advice?
Even if they could win this in court (which they probably couldn't), it's certainly not so cut and dry that anyone would just say 'nope, no problems, carry on' and be done with it.
Didn't like the resume (too slow). Very boring, imo. Changed my mind after seeing her photo.
yeah, I'm too old for this.