theFlowState

Yeah, God knows that I only learn tools that I can use at any time, anywhere, on any hypothetical machine. Not the machines I actually own, but ANY MACHINE EVER.

This smells like confirmation bias to me.

Yeah, I very carefully didn't assume that he wanted to emigrate to the west to "enrich his life" or rescue him from blah blah White Man's Burden. He mentioned that (paraphrasing) he was trying to better himself in emerging technologies so he could get a job abroad.

And as someone in Austin who has seen how insanely hard it is to find a good culture fit despite a large pool of "talent," yes, I'd jump through hoops to find someone as humble and self-motivated. Unfortunately, I'm just not in a position to do so at my current place.

Erm, "someone out there has to be" in a position to hire him. I realize that it sounds like I meant that someone on HN was a hiring manager at my company. More coffee before commenting next time.

Can someone not get in touch with this gentleman and just offer him a job already? Beyond his obvious technical knowledge and analytical approach to things, read through the comments here and you'll see a person who is levelheaded, humble, and seems genuinely happy to foster discussion with likeminded people. I wish I were a hiring manager at my company, but someone out there has to be. Snap this guy up before someone else does.