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		toolslive on March 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: RethinkDB: why we failed (2017) I distinctly remember their creative hiring tactics: They anonymously floated mysterious puzzles across the web. The solution was a domain name which had a static website yielding an email address. If you sent a email to that address they immediately asked you if you were interested in working for them. I know, because I solved one (The lure to solve the mystery was just too tempting to resist)

mike_d on March 13, 2021 | [–]

Google did this in 2002(?). I remember billboards in downtown Seattle with no text or logo other than [math problem].com.

simonebrunozzi on March 13, 2021 | [–]

Did you also end up working there? Or just solved the puzzle, got the offer but refused?

toolslive on March 13, 2021 | [–]

I declared to be not interested. Just solved the puzzle to see what was behind that door.

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