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Not as spectacular, but 4 years ago when I arrived at SF airport after a 11 hour trip the immigration officer asked why I was there. I told them I was visiting
by misja111 10y ago
Not as spectacular, but 4 years ago when I arrived at SF airport after a 11 hour trip the immigration officer asked why I was there. I told them I was visiting a software conference. To my surprise he then asked me to write 16 in hexadecimal. Luckily I didn't screw up.
I asked him how come he knew about that stuff and he told me that in a former career he was working in IT as well. I thought it was funny.
- officelineback 10y agoI was just overcome with anxiety...the answer is 10, right?
- misja111 10y agoyes :)
- shostack 10y agoGoes to show you never know what someone knows from their previous life experiences, and that you should not judge a book by its cover. Given how poorly academics, research and other fields pay, I wouldn't be entirely surprised to find that there are highly educated people trying to make ends meet working for the TSA or Customs. And odds are they are eager to dust off that knowledge and put it to use when they can.