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I don't think a conspiracy is obvious at all. I think this is just a common Google problem; when you hire A+ level talent they don't want to spend their time ad

I don't think a conspiracy is obvious at all. I think this is just a common Google problem; when you hire A+ level talent they don't want to spend their time adjusting css for every platform. That's not an interesting problem to them; self-driving cars is interesting. This is why I think every company should hire B and even a few C+ level talent. Someone has to do the boring details.

nerdo 15y ago
Isn't this the plot of Brave New World?
rhizome 15y ago
I think this is just a common Google problem; when you hire A+ level talent they don't want to spend their time adjusting css for every platform. Maybe they should start using CSS brain teasers in their interviews, then.
matwood 15y ago
You're being down voted, but I wondered something similar in the thread about broke FB and Twitter APIs from the other day. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3444429 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3444429
eridius 15y ago
It's not a simple matter of CSS. I have no idea how, but Google+ on MobileSafari periodically dumps the entire tile cache and forces it to re-render (which is why the text goes all blurry). I've never seen that on any other website, ever.
Drbble 15y ago
Maybe Google needs some A-level product managers. Anyway, building a G+ app doesn't exactly require an extra 30 points of IQ and 5 years of school than making a web page display readable.
nzonbi 15y ago
I think this is just a common Google problem; when you hire A+ level talent they don't want to spend their time adjusting css for every platform. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that the criteria for defining A+ talent is people that (in short): Defines correct specs for a given project; does the jobs to the specs; Works fast; Makes the code as maintainable as the situation may require, according to change and growth prospects; Does not waste time in unnecessary or fancy stuff; Communicates well with the team; In this case, Google plus as a blog, obviously all the platforms are targets. So the CSS should be adjusted for all the platforms, and that must be part of the specs. If you have A+ talent executing, either it will be done, or they haven't implemented that yet according to their priorities, or there is something more unknown to us.

nerdo 15y ago

Isn't this the plot of Brave New World?

rhizome 15y ago

I think this is just a common Google problem; when you hire A+ level talent they don't want to spend their time adjusting css for every platform. Maybe they should start using CSS brain teasers in their interviews, then.

matwood 15y ago

You're being down voted, but I wondered something similar in the thread about broke FB and Twitter APIs from the other day. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3444429 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3444429

eridius 15y ago

It's not a simple matter of CSS. I have no idea how, but Google+ on MobileSafari periodically dumps the entire tile cache and forces it to re-render (which is why the text goes all blurry). I've never seen that on any other website, ever.

Drbble 15y ago

Maybe Google needs some A-level product managers. Anyway, building a G+ app doesn't exactly require an extra 30 points of IQ and 5 years of school than making a web page display readable.

nzonbi 15y ago

I think this is just a common Google problem; when you hire A+ level talent they don't want to spend their time adjusting css for every platform. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that the criteria for defining A+ talent is people that (in short): Defines correct specs for a given project; does the jobs to the specs; Works fast; Makes the code as maintainable as the situation may require, according to change and growth prospects; Does not waste time in unnecessary or fancy stuff; Communicates well with the team; In this case, Google plus as a blog, obviously all the platforms are targets. So the CSS should be adjusted for all the platforms, and that must be part of the specs. If you have A+ talent executing, either it will be done, or they haven't implemented that yet according to their priorities, or there is something more unknown to us.