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New Quartz broken for me on iOS 4.3 (1st gen iPad never updated), can't see past header, used http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/lynx/lynx_viewer.php http://ww

New Quartz broken for me on iOS 4.3 (1st gen iPad never updated), can't see past header, used http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/lynx/lynx_viewer.php http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/lynx/lynx_viewer.php to read. Interesting hiring practice idea, key point is the nice vs. good. The rest is just sorting out how he figures it out. I actually do not agree with hiring a brilliant jerk unless you know what you are doing when you agree to work together. You can often select for both good and nice, they do not have to be mutually exclusive.

alanh 13y ago
I’m not sure you understood what he meant by “good.” > The opposite of good is bad. The opposite of nice is unlikeable. That’s still a little vague. “Good” can mean “skilled” (as I think you interpreted it), but he actually means “honest and ethical.” For instance: “Deborah was … clearly qualified …, but she called … and said, ’I have to drop out. I’m pregnant. The plan was that I wouldn’t tell you I was pregnant and work for six months, go on leave, and decide later if I’d come back. But now I realize I cannot do that to you, and I cannot do that to the other people who might deserve the job more than me. Then it hit me that I cannot do that to anyone because I’m about to be a mom and I have to think about what kind of role model I want to be for my child.’ … Good people like [Deborah] are hard to find.”
- Kurtz79 13y ago
  I agree... for me "good" in a working environment means "skilled, capable", while "nice" could very well mean "caring, good hearted". Someone that is likeable, social but a selfish bastard behind his façade it's not what I'd call "nice". But apart from that, I agree with most of the article, good points.
jckt 13y ago
Instead of just complaining about a qz.com site, you offered an alternative, and even made a proper comment. More karma to you.
jrabone 13y ago
Broken on the desktop too, if you run Ghostery / ABP - endless loading spinner. Readability Redux for Chrome to the rescue!

alanh 13y ago

I’m not sure you understood what he meant by “good.” > The opposite of good is bad. The opposite of nice is unlikeable. That’s still a little vague. “Good” can mean “skilled” (as I think you interpreted it), but he actually means “honest and ethical.” For instance: “Deborah was … clearly qualified …, but she called … and said, ’I have to drop out. I’m pregnant. The plan was that I wouldn’t tell you I was pregnant and work for six months, go on leave, and decide later if I’d come back. But now I realize I cannot do that to you, and I cannot do that to the other people who might deserve the job more than me. Then it hit me that I cannot do that to anyone because I’m about to be a mom and I have to think about what kind of role model I want to be for my child.’ … Good people like [Deborah] are hard to find.”

Kurtz79 13y ago
I agree... for me "good" in a working environment means "skilled, capable", while "nice" could very well mean "caring, good hearted". Someone that is likeable, social but a selfish bastard behind his façade it's not what I'd call "nice". But apart from that, I agree with most of the article, good points.

jckt 13y ago

Instead of just complaining about a qz.com site, you offered an alternative, and even made a proper comment. More karma to you.

jrabone 13y ago

Broken on the desktop too, if you run Ghostery / ABP - endless loading spinner. Readability Redux for Chrome to the rescue!