This site doesn't provide any evidence that Django is popular in Europe, only that a lot of European Django devs have registered with the site.

I think your post was tongue-in-cheek, and it is maybe one of my favorite HN posts ever. That said, I get a little bummed that there are no Back to the Future 2-style hoverboards, that I don't have a personal flying car, and that I still have to shower every day. I'd love a polymorphic phone screen, and am bummed that this display isn't that. Just out of curiosity, I rubbed some Vaseline in my ear just now, and must admit that it is more of a bummer than the lack of polymorphic phone screens.

"Everything is amazing, and nobody's happy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk

> It'd be pretty neat to chat with a stranger while strolling the Louvre.

Please tell me you meant while THEY'RE strolling the Louvre. Please. Because if you're using a web app to talk to a stranger while simultaneously strolling the Louvre (I'm not sure "strolling" is what one does to the Louvre) I believe there's something wrong with you.

My specific example was you can get more context about something you've never seen before, potentially getting a personalized tour, before you go.

Sorta like what we're doing now, but with video. Is that scary to you?

Yes, the notion of people using ChatRoulette while they're at the Louvre is scary as shit to me.

Prestige.

Sounds like a setup to a thriller movie, but the relevance to the article is lost on me. Am I just missing something?

Her account was affected this morning by the attack reported in the article.

So she saw the alert described in the article? You didn't really mention that.

You didn't read the article. It's about a security feature being added, not a specific attack.

I've had experiences similar to yours and have also had the same reaction. Technical interviews and whiteboarding is one thing, but projects -- especially MULTIPLE projects! -- get very obnoxious very fast.

The actual project is a drain on my time and energy of course. In addition, by dragging out the interviewing process over weeks or months, you're killing my actual desire to work there. Two months of hoop-jumping is annoying, and I'm embarassed that I ever put up with it.

I make clear now to any company I'm interviewing with two things:

1. Let's get to "yes" or "no" quickly 2. I'll do one project as long as it can not only be completed in 2 hours, but that 2 hours' worth of work on the project will yield something that I can be proud to show you.

#1 is obvious, but #2 is very, very important. If your project is "create a blog app", yes I can complete it in two hours. But it will be gross and not something I'm proud of. I will definitely spend more time on it getting it just right so that when you see it you'll be blown away.

What does this mean for the interviewing company? Don't give me an open-ended project. Tell me specifically what kind of thing you want, what functionality you want, and don't put shit like "...anything else you think is cool for bonus points!" That, IMO, translates to hidden requirements and guessing what you actually want.

How would a startup measure the effectiveness of an interview practice or calibrate off of candidates' responses if they don't put it into practice based on the experience of other companies/people?

Soylent green?

That can't be it, for obvious reasons.

[edit] though I do suspect they might be instances of SIRI unintentionally using Apple's idle clock cycles to troll online messageboards. Which may also explain 90% of youtube.

glassdoor.com

Thanks, seems like a good resource. Never used it before, but will keep it in mind.

I think there's a cargo cult mentality around hiring process. Hiring the right person is hard, and hiring the wrong person can be devastating, so everyone's looking for a magic elixir.