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Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by YokoZar on Friday October 19, 2018 @04:14AM (#18254997)
it's been widely reported that gmail was a 20% project to start with. That seems inconsistent with this version of events.
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Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by nvarsj on Friday October 19, 2018 @05:58AM (#18255493)
I noticed that as well. Maybe the 20% story is simply a PR stunt for hiring.
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Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by neolefty on Friday October 19, 2018 @10:05AM (#18256795)
Maybe he was already working on something email-y, and they noticed?
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Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by utopcell on Friday October 19, 2018 @01:55PM (#18258587)
But that's not what he reported.
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