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Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by svetlins » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:13 PM UTC

This reminded me of _why's style! :) For a moment I even thought it is really him.

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by rbxbx » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:14 PM UTC

RossM wrote: post #9

rbxbx wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's interesting marketing, also I like the mockery of future proofing and his "Ship it!" type attitude (despite his lack of shipping) Inappropriate?

I wouldn't say it's marketing, it's just a fun placeholder with some wit.

everything is marketing :)

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by frossie » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:18 PM UTC

RossM wrote: post #9

rbxbx wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's interesting marketing, also I like the mockery of future proofing and his "Ship it!" type attitude (despite his lack of shipping) Inappropriate?

I wouldn't say it's marketing, it's just a fun placeholder with some wit.

It made me click all the way through (I laughed at several points) and impelled me to click on his CV. It is fair to say it was marketing that achieved its purpose.

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by jpcosta » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:24 PM UTC

Hi Matt Shepperd, did you get any job offers today? :) Nice website btw

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by danielsoneg » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:37 PM UTC

I have a theory on why his site is not complete yet. :-)

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by nopal » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:39 PM UTC

rbxbx wrote: post #5

nopal wrote: post #4

Why is this on hacker news?

It's interesting marketing, also I like the mockery of future proofing and his "Ship it!" type attitude (despite his lack of shipping) Inappropriate?

I wouldn't call it inappropriate. I don't know that it "gratifies one's intellectual curiosity," though.

I found your headline off putting, mostly because it reminded me of something I'd see on reddit now days (hyperbolic "best" and "ever"). You seem to have your reasons for sharing, and I would have liked to have seen at least some of those in the headline. I think a better headline would have made the submission more interesting and relevant to the HN audience.

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by umjames » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:41 PM UTC

some1else wrote: post #2

Maybe yes, maybe no. It's his fun version of the CV which is really innovative and creative though.

I especially like the "not so boring" Atari 2600 game manual-themed CV. Pitfall 2, Asteroids, Outlaw, and Berzerk screenshots. That takes me back.

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by dtf » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:44 PM UTC

nopal wrote: post #4

Why is this on hacker news?

Because everyone who has sacrificed a chunk of their life to chase a dream has secretly thought these thoughts.

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by abraham » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:46 PM UTC

xyzzyz wrote: post #7

Julianhearn wrote: post #6

It took far too long to load, poor ux.

It's 5.5 MB worth of small images. The author has used PNGs while he should have used JPGs, compressed them badly and coded it so that they all loaded at once. Poor user experience is often result of poor engineering practices. edit: also, the CV page won't load in my browser because of the broken markup. Not the best way to attract employers, if you asked me.

There are almost as many issues as there are lines of markup.

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://www.shep.ca/cv.html

Re: This temporary site is a placeholder

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Post by rbxbx » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 8:46 PM UTC

nopal wrote: post #16

rbxbx wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's interesting marketing, also I like the mockery of future proofing and his "Ship it!" type attitude (despite his lack of shipping) Inappropriate?

I wouldn't call it inappropriate. I don't know that it "gratifies one's intellectual curiosity," though. I found your headline off putting, mostly because it reminded me of something I'd see on reddit now days (hyperbolic "best" and "ever"). You seem to have your reasons for sharing, and I would have liked to have seen at least some of those in the headline. I think a better headline would have made the submission mo…

I'm fine with the title being altered [mod?] if the community feels it link baity. To be honest I probably should have thought a bit more before pressing submit, just went with my heart at the moment.