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> Why would you think people would view you as a retard? In the past, I have been classed as dumb by many different people. The term "intelligence" is hard to
by NAFV_P 13y ago
> Why would you think people would view you as a retard?
In the past, I have been classed as dumb by many different people. The term "intelligence" is hard to define, especially these days with lumps of silicon and metal being used to predict the weather up to five days in advance and simulating nuclear detonations. Because of this it is very open to interpretation. The closest I've got to a reasonable definition is nicked off Greg Chaitin, a researcher in information theory:
Furnish an intelligence with a block of data, if the intelligence can compress the data, it has achieved some understanding of it.
When it comes to writing basic programs, I'm most experienced in C. Something simple can easily turn into 600 lines of drunk double dutch.
> There, if you have difficulties to express yourself, it's just a matter of interview training. I am sure you will do well.
Unfortunately, I hardly ever get interviews. I have trouble getting a minimum wage job. The last interview I attended I mentioned writing a C program to determine the positive square root of two to fifteen decimal places without resorting to the standard library. As soon as I started trying to explain how it worked (just successive approximations then squaring the answer to check it), I think I blew their fuses.
- S4M 13y agoThat sounds very odd to me, because you write proper sentences and express yourself very clearly by writing. If that can help you, I can arrange with you a mock interview on skype and tell you if I think there is something wrong with the way you speak (please note that I am not a native English speaker and have a strong French accent). Feel free to contact me on my email on my profile.