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Subject: Breaking In - Joe Spataro

Twelve Large ²

An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

Wow. You've hit your peak and have blown your load - You now work for bungie. And at what? 29? Sorry, Joe. It's all nowhere from here, obviously. WD?

  • 11.13.2008 7:41 PM PDT

My YouTube Channel

My Home

Typical Halo nerd. Move along.

lollollollollollollollollollollollollollollollollollollollol


Anyway, nice. Could've used some Map pics, but still a nice interview! ^_^






Oh yeah, SECOND PAGE!

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  • 11.13.2008 7:51 PM PDT

Twelve Large ²

An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

Wow. You've hit your peak and have blown your load - You now work for Bungie. And at what? 29? It's all nowhere from here, obviously. WD?

  • 11.13.2008 8:46 PM PDT
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I've drooled over the User Experience Designer position for what seems like forever. The job description nicely sums up the aspirations I've developed since I stumbled across Macromedia's Flash 5 in middle school.

The UED position will have long been filled by the time my skills reach Bungie caliber, but this interview is an affirmation that the company culture and philosophy are as aligned with my interests as the positions offered.

[Edited on 11.13.2008 9:08 PM PST]

  • 11.13.2008 9:07 PM PDT

Zak Higgins

Awesome post Urk, thanks!

  • 11.13.2008 10:01 PM PDT

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

So, after Bungie achieves world domination, I sure hope they open a local office closer to where I live.

  • 11.14.2008 4:43 AM PDT

1. Develop a command of the English language, for it is the door through which all other doors are opened to you.
2. Whatever goal you are trying to reach, whatever dream you are trying to realize; formulate a written plan made up of smaller steps, then prioritize and execute! Always be thinking about it, always be working towards it, and never give up.
3. Understand that you are always only seeing a partial truth which is part of a whole truth. While you see that it is day, it is night somewhere else. However, day eventually becomes night. So it is with all opposite points of view, so argument of them is fruitless. Strive for objectivity, eliminate egocentricity.
4. Much gathers more, and loss leads to greater loss. Focus on the short term wins to remain optimistic.
5. There is a constant battle for your attention. Focus only on what is important to the task at hand or that which furthers your goals.


A single tear ran down my cheek as I read this.

  • 11.14.2008 9:12 AM PDT

I don't want to join your group.

"In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite." - Paul Dirac

Posted by: BeloAvrgJoe
1. Develop a command of the English language, for it is the door through which all other doors are opened to you.
2. Whatever goal you are trying to reach, whatever dream you are trying to realize; formulate a written plan made up of smaller steps, then prioritize and execute! Always be thinking about it, always be working towards it, and never give up.
3. Understand that you are always only seeing a partial truth which is part of a whole truth. While you see that it is day, it is night somewhere else. However, day eventually becomes night. So it is with all opposite points of view, so argument of them is fruitless. Strive for objectivity, eliminate egocentricity.
4. Much gathers more, and loss leads to greater loss. Focus on the short term wins to remain optimistic.
5. There is a constant battle for your attention. Focus only on what is important to the task at hand or that which furthers your goals.


A single tear ran down my cheek as I read this.


I was about to quote that!

Single best answer to any interview question that I've ever seen. No exaggeration.

  • 11.14.2008 9:15 AM PDT

Do you think Joe Spataro discusses the Noumenal World with stosh while he writes Recon scripts?

  • 11.14.2008 10:32 AM PDT
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As always, if you think you've got the goods to earn a sup from the milk and honey filled chalice, check out Jobs page for the current crop of openings. We're hiring.

Not to be a jerk or anything... but should that be sip instead?

  • 11.14.2008 12:14 PM PDT

Posted by: NUMBER1SITH
As always, if you think you've got the goods to earn a sup from the milk and honey filled chalice, check out Jobs page for the current crop of openings. We're hiring.

Not to be a jerk or anything... but should that be sip instead?


Haha, I was going to point this out too, I found it pretty ironic after that last interview question.

  • 11.14.2008 1:20 PM PDT

Posted by: Motarius1
Posted by: NUMBER1SITH
As always, if you think you've got the goods to earn a sup from the milk and honey filled chalice, check out Jobs page for the current crop of openings. We're hiring.

Not to be a jerk or anything... but should that be sip instead?


Haha, I was going to point this out too, I found it pretty ironic after that last interview question.


1. Develop a command of the English language, for it is the door through which all other doors are opened to you.

Sage advice.

  • 11.14.2008 2:21 PM PDT

For clarity's sake, it is sage advice for those two to follow.

  • 11.14.2008 2:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: NUMBER1SITH
As always, if you think you've got the goods to earn a sup from the milk and honey filled chalice, check out Jobs page for the current crop of openings. We're hiring.

Not to be a jerk or anything... but should that be sip instead?


Sup - to take (liquid food, or any liquid) into the mouth in small quantities, as from a spoon or cup; sip.

  • 11.14.2008 2:34 PM PDT

pocket full of sunshine

  • 11.14.2008 3:31 PM PDT

-Soul of the Half-light

Not much to say, but cool.

Hopefully some years down the road I'll have the talent and experience to join Bungie in their quest for world domination.

Ha, that is, if they haven't succeeded by then.

"All hail Bungie!" lol

  • 11.14.2008 5:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: ActionZaktion
Awesome post Urk, thanks!


I just hit the submit button. The rest was all Joe. Thank him. :)

  • 11.14.2008 7:38 PM PDT
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Jason

golly gee willikers

  • 11.15.2008 8:10 AM PDT

Join Planet Reach
Hog sniping
Exalted is considered "the highest" because you can't get any bans or warnings of any kind for quite a long time, which is harder than just being a member for a long time.

Nice stuff... thanks for the insight

  • 11.15.2008 8:15 AM PDT

Hmm, my brother's girlfriend has the same last name.

  • 11.15.2008 9:43 AM PDT

Discipline is my Sword,
Faith is my Shield,
Do not leap blindly into uncertainty,
And you may live to reap the rewards.

"The Important Thing Is To Never Stop Questioning,"

A. I’m a major consumer of information in its various forms. What I mean to say is that I play tons of games, watch tons of movies, and read as much as I can. Not only entertainment media, but massive amounts of educational material, like philosophy, math, etc. I also love cooking, hiking, and I just took up boxing. When I’m not doing all of that fun stuff, I’m thinking about it, and how it relates to games. I find the reflections between Nature and Mathematics to be pretty inspiring. If you’ve taken even a cursory look at the recurrences of the Fibonacci sequence in Nature, you’ll be inspired as well, I’m sure.

Wow, I can really reflect with this answer. It is almost exactly what I would say in such a position. Scratch the Boxing and add History and Politics to the mix and it's me in a nutshell. It's amazing how alike I am to his description of himself. I need to take his advice and brush up on my English Mastery though, I believe.

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  • 11.15.2008 6:56 PM PDT
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Whats up with these new ranks? Im a noble member. Can someone tell me what the order of the ranks are? Send it to me in a message, thx.

  • 11.17.2008 12:25 PM PDT

call of doo doo sucks

wtf

  • 11.21.2008 1:41 PM PDT
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thanks for giving us corpselag

  • 11.22.2008 12:00 PM PDT

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