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Re:Boston Dynamics employees were frustrated by Google's pla... by mindcrime on Sunday May 29, 2016 @07:14AM (#11795945)
but still it doesn't make any sense, because the costs of screening all candidates is much higher than preselection

The cost of screening 70 year old stripper candidates depends on how many such candidates their are to begin with. I doubt there are many, because the candidates select themselves out.

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Re:Boston Dynamics employees were frustrated by Google's pla... by ivanca on Sunday May 29, 2016 @11:47PM (#11799445)
Exactly, they preselect themselves out. But what happens when they don't? Someone has to preselect them out, correct?
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Re:Boston Dynamics employees were frustrated by Google's pla... by mindcrime on Monday May 30, 2016 @05:17AM (#11800408)
But what happens when they don't? Someone has to preselect them out, correct?

I was just trying to say that I believe that the absolute number of such applicants is so small, that it's a moot point. I could be wrong though...

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