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		nostrademons on March 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everyone thinks they're hiring the top 1% (2005) Honestly...I don't think that search evidences talent at all. If I didn't already know who Russ Cox was (and seen his code in projects like Google CodeSearch, re2, and Go), I'd think him just another Internet idiot. There is a big difference between watching someone code and watching them talk about coding. Ability in the latter is not indicative of ability in the former.

rch on March 10, 2011 | [–]

and, mate...

"We have to interview so-and-so. I know him from Hacker News and he's clearly smart."

-- http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pg -- http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html?s2011

rch on March 7, 2011 | [–]

Being able to recognize the innate potential of others by indirect means is itself a talent.

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