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Definitely not PC/woke by today's standards. But by the standards of the time, his writing was routinely considered to be scandalous, especially his latter works. It helps, as with everything, to put things into context.

Although, even I, fanatic that I am, would have a really hard time trying to explain his Sixth Column.

But I'd like to imagine that he would have continued to become more socially progressive over the years, and would probably be loudly advocating for even more progressive ideals today, if he were alive today.

- The Dune books. The depth of everything in it awes me. Every time I re-read them, I find some nuance I missed from the last reading. The way it portrays politics, religion, and basically the entangled web of life in general blew my mind when I first read it, and still does.

- Bio of a Space Tyrant series by Piers Anthony. I'm not sure I can put into words how it has impacted me, though, but it has. I guess it's more of a visceral reaction? I can't honestly say I can relate to the protagonist, since I've never been in his shoes (and I hope to never be; having every one in your family---save for one of your sisters---murdered, raped, or raped-then-murdered by pirates isn't exactly something to ascribe to). I love how Hope (the protagonist) can empathize with pretty much anyone, though---at least eventually; and I guess I relate to how deeply he feels things.

- Pretty much everything by Heinlein. It has once again become fashionable (I think it goes on in cycles) to shit on Heinlein's works, and I get where naysayers are coming from. Heinlein himself always maintained he wrote primarily to entertain, even though he can get kind of preachy at times.

The very first Heinlein I got my hands on was The Number of the Beast--, while I was a teenager. Flying cars, non-benevolent Other Beings, multiverses possibly made manifest through the sheer act of imagining it... For a kid who dreamt of one day becoming a nuclear physicist after having watched ST:TOS (Scotty is mah boy), that book was revelatory. Every Heinlein I've read after that has just gone on and contributed to who I am as person today: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Stranger in a Strange Land (both editions), To Sail Beyond the Sunset, et al.

It's almost literally impossible for me to overstate how much Heinlein's works has shaped who I am as a person, regardless of whatever flaws others might ascribe to his work.

Haha! Well, one can hope, I suppose. Except, this time of the year, the Philippines' hiring scene gets to be pretty sucky. Fogeys like me get to "compete" with boatload after boatload of fresh grads with nothing but two months of Visual Basic experience, an ignorance the impossible, and a hankering for a paycheck (regardless of the number of zeroes). Companies figure they can train these chumps and overwork them, then reap the profits.

The fogeys come in afterwards, to clean up the mess (if we're lucky).

But, while it'd be nice to get offers because of this, I'm more interested in the lessons. Plus, I suppose there's a feeling of betrayal, because, as I mentioned earlier, I know one of the people running the company. (To get this out of the way, there are reasons, which I can't discuss, as to why I can't simply walk up to them and tell them to either pay up or take my resumé down.)

I actually understand where they're coming from. As xanadohnt said, in the grand scheme of life annoyances, this might seem to be of little consequence. i.e., big picture, this is nothing. But most of us here are programmers; we tend to be proud of our ability to zero in on the small things. :)

Unless I get access to their clients list/information, and can positively identify clients that joined them largely (or even solely) because of the (relative) strength of my resumé, it'd be kind of hard to prove that their misuse of my brag sheet actively harms me, no?

Mostly, I'm interested in stories of others who've been in similar situations. Also, your suggestion implies enlisting the help of a lawyer; if so, I'd really rather have other options, since I don't have the... er, required financial capacity to do that at the moment. (Plus, is it even worth it to involve lawyers in something like this?)

For context, here's an earlier G+ post with a bit more background: https://plus.google.com/u/0/109068543568522312611/posts/VcrF...

They're not exactly spammers, per se. This company was spun off of one I was part of for a little over a month; that's how they got my resumé. However, I've never been a part of this newer company, and I'm pretty sure the contract I signed with the older one is null and void to begin with.

Also, I'm from the Philippines, where the legal system isn't exactly amenable to small claims such as this. And, in any case, I don't really have the financial means to pursue this in court (not that I want to).

I'm sure others have been in similar (if not exactly the same) situations; what have you done, and how did things turn out?

It's highly likely that my "problem" has one clear course of action; but for someone who's been out-of-it for a while due to the pressures that come with having been out of work for over four months now, I'm not entirely sure how to go about it.

One of the founders interviewed in Founders at Work mentioned something about this... I believe it was Woz.

I'm working at the moment, so can't refer to the book; if anyone else has it handy, please supply said quote. :D

HN is not like Twitter in that, here, you're generally expected to actually know what you're doing/what's going on. The problem with this "experiment" is that it was (and still is) disruptive to the intended use of HN ("[gratifying] one's intellectual curiousity").

Also, I don't think the regulars would've jumped on 10smom the way they have if it were obviously a newbie mistake. Personally, what galls (enough to pull me out of lurk-mode) is how this could probably have gone away early on if 10smom actually tried to make amends. Instead, additional comments were posted that point to someone who was aware that what she was doing pretty much amounts to gaming HN's karma system.

I didn't downvote that comment, but only because I can't. I obviously can't speak for those that did, but I'd downvote your reply because it seems more an ill-formulated rationalization than an actual answer.

Posting a link just because it "would be posted anyways"? That, to me, is an admission of sorts to gaming the system; that you're "sharing" those links only for the karma, not because you're genuinely interested in the content you're linking to.

I agree with your point, but I think it's an interesting project, nevertheless. Mostly, I'd like to see if there really would be enough people to make this happen. Also, chalk it up to morbid curiousity as to how good their results would actually be; there doesn't seem to be any hints as to which "internationally renown[ed]" orchestra they have their eye on.

In any case, the value of this project would be exactly how much people are going to assign to it. If nothing else, maybe I'd end up with more legit music in my collection. :)