busyuser

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by busyuser 5y ago
> Might try to be tricky and get you to sign your code away My code is GPL, lol
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by busyuser 5y ago
I get reminded of Telegram and especially VK, which used to only hire coding competition winners
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by busyuser 5y ago
Why would they accept my consulting gig though if they can hire someone to do it themselves?
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by busyuser 5y ago
1) Funny 2) Agree it's a stupid thing to brag about. Reminds me of Theranos 3) Yes, that's the vibes i'm getting. But they'd like me to spend time on their project, not the open-source project
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by busyuser 5y ago
Make an offer
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by busyuser 5y ago
Why send a personal letter then?
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by busyuser 5y ago
I have this feeling that they're spoiled because of all the money they've got Good thing is, i don't care about money as much as they do!
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by busyuser 5y ago
Cool, thanks mate! Do you have an idea how i can bring it up in a polite manner?
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by busyuser 5y ago
Great, will check the course out I don't think competing in answering questions anybody can learn is my skill or is a great skill to have. I'm a creative guy! Wish you much luck with girls!
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by busyuser 5y ago
Yes, i'm thinking about it right now But i'm certain that i will keep doing open-source, regardless if i get hired or spin it off into a startup myself
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by busyuser 5y ago
In addition to that post: 1) They said they only "hire the best" (i'm certainly great, but not the best ) 2) They bragged about how they have "more money they could ever spend" 3) They expect me to compromise my si
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by busyuser 5y ago
All my commercial activities relevant to that open-source project i have done via handshakes, no interviews
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by busyuser 5y ago
Nice idea. I'm thinking of offering to complete a take-home project or go through some of my open-source work line-by-line BUT, i have no idea if they're willing to agree or would just drop me after that altogether
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by busyuser 5y ago
Share the secret with me?
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Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do?
30 points by busyuser 5y ago|105 comments