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  1. @berkod Other desirable skills: a middle eastern birth to a virgin mother. Also, carpentry skills.
  2. @brianboyer I'll bet you $100 right now that the gauntlet of newsroom people you'd have to pass through would beg to differ.
  3. @jiconoclast Thus the smell of desperation. It's not a job description, it's a prayer.
  4. @yelvington RIght. I know top notch PMs. I know people who bend light with frameworks, cure disease with CSS. But all of those things? No.
  5. @markng But @pilhofer has said he doesn't qualify in several areas. Don't you risk him taking a pass when he is among the most qualified?
  6. @berkod You would hope, but I almost smell the desperation here: Please, God, deliver us The One Who Will Lead Us From Darkness.
  7. @markng And I get that, but there's aiming high and there's revealing how clueless you are in what you're asking for.
  8. Another thought about this job -- http://bit.ly/6BqdLO -- if such a person existed, why would have them managing, i.e. attending meetings?
  9. @palewire My guess? Pointy-haired boss + HR drone = Magic!
  10. @markng Yeah, but if your ideal candidate is a complete work of fiction, doesn't that set you up for disappointment?
  11. @harrisj And will this person lead us to dry land? #isawwaterworldmorethanonce
  12. @corones But that too is my point: Even the people who come close can be counted on one hand, maybe two with fingers to spare.
  13. @harrisj 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.
  14. @harrisj As written, nope. No management experience, don't know dick about flash, don't want to either.
  15. 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: http://bit.ly/6BqdLO
  16. I ask this because the demand for Master Jedi Level Journalist/Programmers is reaching absurd levels vs. the supply of ... how many? 5? 10?
  17. Responses so far: Actual names: 0. Mythical creatures/superheroes: 2. Who is qualified for this job? http://bit.ly/6BqdLO
  18. Okay, here's a crowdsourcing exercise: Name me someone, anyone, qualified for this job as it is written: http://bit.ly/6BqdLO
  19. 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.
  20. Son, 3, singing: Deck the halls with Tom and Jerry...