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Re: google.com/humans.txt

#22

Post by ralmeida »

SilasX wrote: post #15
radicality wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You usually put a robots.txt file for search engines. A search engine putting a humans.txt is funny.

I hope this becomes a thing though -- a text file you can reliably find that gives you the barebones explanation of what the sites is for ... though I guess /about already functions that way. It's two weeks late though, would have been a great "April Fools but we're serious" thing.

It's already a thing (http://humanstxt.org/), and Google's has had the file for quite a while now.

It's currently used mostly as a "painting's signature", a point of pride for the team behind the site. Looking through all the comments in this thread you will see many other examples.

Re: google.com/humans.txt

#24

Post by raverbashing »

quantum_nerd wrote: post #8

Would love to help them out, if I can get an interview...

To be very honest: don't waste your time

It is certainly a common desire of a lot of people to work there. And it certainly can be achieved if you have the technical skills

But the advantages of a position are overrated, and the disadvantages, underrated.

Certainly, not everywhere you can work on Google sized problems, but other place have interesting problems as well, and you'll feel your work to be more valued

Re: google.com/humans.txt

#25

Post by dperfect »

humans.txt:

  everyone:
  don't poke around /admin
  don't look in /cgi-bin
  don't put javascript into the form fields
  don't make your username look like valid SQL

  users:
  don't try to access IDs that you don't own
  always trust emails that appear to be from us
  don't look at /pricing#fine_print

  hackers and security researchers:
  please stay away

  lawyers:
  don't look too closely at /eula

  employees:
  don't look at other companies' job postings
  don't talk about your salary

  competitors:
  don't copy us
  don't undercut the prices listed at /pricing

  potential investors:
  don't look in /forum or /complaints
  don't look at /user_stats
  look at /pricing#most_expensive_plan

Re: google.com/humans.txt

#26

Post by Bahamut »

kristopolous wrote: post #11
quantum_nerd wrote: post #8

Would love to help them out, if I can get an interview...

have someone that works or has worked there vouch for you. I've had a google recruiter contact me on that alone.

It's probably the easiest way to get an interview for most companies.

Re: google.com/humans.txt

#30

Post by nxzero »

dperfect wrote: post #25

humans.txt: everyone: don't poke around /admin don't look in /cgi-bin don't put javascript into the form fields don't make your username look like valid SQL users: don't try to access IDs that you don't own always trust emails that appear to be from us don't look at /pricing#fine_print hackers and security researchers: please stay away lawyers: don't look too closely at /eula employees: don't look at other companies'…

dogs,cats: don't pretend to be human

robots: don't pretend to be human

google(self): do pretend to be human

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