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I've had excellent results from using smoking as a quick test to disqualify applicants for programming positions--on the theory that anyone who smokes can't rea
by rg 18y ago
I've had excellent results from using smoking as a quick test to disqualify applicants for programming positions--on the theory that anyone who smokes can't really be smart enough to be a good hire. This test might occasionally make a mistake, but it seems overwhelmingly accurate.
- maurycy 18y agoYou'd reject Obama. ;-)
- rg 18y agoThat's right! Obviously, this test is used to reject applicants who otherwise seem extremely plausible when they present themselves. We'll know in a couple of years whether the test was right or wrong about our new hire Obama.
- kingkongrevenge 18y agoEnthusiastic tobacco bashing is entertaining coming as it often does from from dough boys and girls. Controlled tobacco use is not really dangerous. A few cigarettes a week are not going to kill you. A coke and a candy bar every day just might. Why the disparity in self-righteous outrage?
- moe 18y agoThat's just ridiculous. Some of the smartest hackers I know are heavy smokers - and I'm not even counting myself in. What about fat people, they can't be really smart either, right? Oh and people wearing glasses can't be too smart either. If they were smart they'd know that getting rid of the glasses through lasic would get them into a better position on the job market.