mattwaite
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@ Other desirable skills: a middle eastern birth to a virgin mother. Also, carpentry skills.
about 15 hours ago
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@ I'll bet you $100 right now that the gauntlet of newsroom people you'd have to pass through would beg to differ.
about 15 hours ago
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@ Thus the smell of desperation. It's not a job description, it's a prayer.
about 15 hours ago
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@ RIght. I know top notch PMs. I know people who bend light with frameworks, cure disease with CSS. But all of those things? No.
about 15 hours ago
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@ But @ has said he doesn't qualify in several areas. Don't you risk him taking a pass when he is among the most qualified?
about 15 hours ago
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@ You would hope, but I almost smell the desperation here: Please, God, deliver us The One Who Will Lead Us From Darkness.
about 15 hours ago
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@ And I get that, but there's aiming high and there's revealing how clueless you are in what you're asking for.
about 16 hours ago
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in reply to markng
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Another thought about this job -- -- if such a person existed, why would have them managing, i.e. attending meetings?
about 16 hours ago
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@ My guess? Pointy-haired boss + HR drone = Magic!
about 16 hours ago
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@ Yeah, but if your ideal candidate is a complete work of fiction, doesn't that set you up for disappointment?
about 16 hours ago
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@ And will this person lead us to dry land?
about 16 hours ago
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@ But that too is my point: Even the people who come close can be counted on one hand, maybe two with fingers to spare.
about 16 hours ago
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@ But that's my point, you have to be a journalist, ace front end guy, awesome back end guy, flash guru, manager oh, and mobile too.
about 16 hours ago
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@ As written, nope. No management experience, don't know dick about flash, don't want to either.
about 16 hours ago
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And be clear: I do not consider myself one of those in the supply side. I don't come close to qualifying for this job:
about 16 hours ago
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I ask this because the demand for Master Jedi Level Journalist/Programmers is reaching absurd levels vs. the supply of ... how many? 5? 10?
about 16 hours ago
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Responses so far: Actual names: 0. Mythical creatures/superheroes: 2. Who is qualified for this job?
about 16 hours ago
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Okay, here's a crowdsourcing exercise: Name me someone, anyone, qualified for this job as it is written:
about 18 hours ago
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So it's going to be this kind of day, eh? First two songs out of Ye Olde iTunes Shuffle: Metallica and Weather Report. Dissonance FTW.
about 20 hours ago
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Son, 3, singing: Deck the halls with Tom and Jerry...
6:30 PM Dec 16th
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- Name Matt Waite
- Location iPhone: 27.884819,-82.733849
- Web http://www.mattwa...
- Bio Senior News Technologist at the St. Petersburg Times, developer of the Pulitzer Prize winning PolitiFact.com, Django developer, father, Nebraskan.
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