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Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by bvanslyke » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 6:53 PM UTC

chrisbaglieri wrote: post #73

bvanslyke wrote: post #69

This is OT, and no offense, but this post and your homepage make you sound like an exaggerated parody of a techie. > I'm an engineer. I live in the Philadelphia area. I build things. I assemble teams. I scale products. I'm inspired by minimalism and order. I am a co-founder of my kids. I dig plaid, chucks, and loud music. I want to dent the universe. I suddenly really want to re-watch the first season of Silicon Vall…

Author here. Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words. Happy New Year!

Cheers. Look out for Season 2 in April!

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by bvanslyke » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 6:56 PM UTC

msutherl wrote: post #74

chrisbaglieri wrote: post #73

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Author here. Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words. Happy New Year!

The problem is thus: one should, when found to be in alignment with the mainstream, or in other words, part of a monoculture, ask themselves whether they have probed deeply enough into the question of how one should live a life, for true wisdom is rare by nature, and if one follows common wisdom, one is most likely in error.

I do not believe I am in error. I've run a diagnostic and all of my sub-systems are functioning correctly.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by bvanslyke » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 6:59 PM UTC

huhtenberg wrote: post #79

chrisbaglieri wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Author here. Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words. Happy New Year!

You should consider what he said though, because your description does read like delusions of grandeur.

Everyone in America is a temporarily embarrassed millionaire. Everyone in the startup world is a temporarily embarrassed Steve Jobs.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by onedev » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 7:03 PM UTC

fit2rule wrote: post #76

pla3rhat3r wrote: post #71

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This is true. I watch that show and laugh my ass off because so much of it is true. I hope it never ends.

All we are is a copy of a copy.

All in all, we're just another brick in the wall.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by talles » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 7:06 PM UTC

TDD for resumes. Clever.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by chubot » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 7:07 PM UTC

thom wrote: post #31

I worked at an agency where it was common to practice CV-driven-development. You'd decide what bullet points you wanted on your CV at the end of a project - be they new languages, frameworks, responsibilities etc - and manipulated the project (often disastrously) to make them true.

Gah -- now that I know the phrase "CV-driven-development", I can't unsee it!! This happens everywhere :-/

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by rifung » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 7:17 PM UTC

oldspiceman wrote: post #11

I've noticed a good positive correlation between income and the level of bullshit people put on their resumes.

Perhaps it's because the people who bs their resumes are also the ones who are willing to negotiate for more? After all, both activities involve trying to sell yourself.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by bencollier49 » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 7:29 PM UTC

chrisbaglieri wrote: post #73

bvanslyke wrote: post #69

This is OT, and no offense, but this post and your homepage make you sound like an exaggerated parody of a techie. > I'm an engineer. I live in the Philadelphia area. I build things. I assemble teams. I scale products. I'm inspired by minimalism and order. I am a co-founder of my kids. I dig plaid, chucks, and loud music. I want to dent the universe. I suddenly really want to re-watch the first season of Silicon Vall…

Author here. Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words. Happy New Year!

I use my CV the same way as you. I enjoyed the post, but don't appreciate you sharing the technique with the rest of this lot. :-)

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by nwienert » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 7:35 PM UTC

brandoncarl wrote: post #77

bvanslyke wrote: post #69

This is OT, and no offense, but this post and your homepage make you sound like an exaggerated parody of a techie. > I'm an engineer. I live in the Philadelphia area. I build things. I assemble teams. I scale products. I'm inspired by minimalism and order. I am a co-founder of my kids. I dig plaid, chucks, and loud music. I want to dent the universe. I suddenly really want to re-watch the first season of Silicon Vall…

How can you possibly say "no offense" and then proceed to make fun of somebody? Simply using that phrase doesn't make it any more ok.

Because I think he's trying to help him. No offense (i.e. just trying to help you by telling you that), you're coming off as strongly part of the bad cliche.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by mkramlich » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 8:00 PM UTC

sarreph wrote: post #5

thruflo wrote: post #3

Perhaps you could try the same with your obituary. Less work bound but perhaps a touch morbid.

With the major caveat, of course, that you can't read your obituary when it's 'realised'.

exception: the obituary for the man who created a time travel device.