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pavanred
13y ago
Even if this idea had some merit, I think once the candidates start preparing for interviews by reading some idiots guide to brain teasers then it loses it purpose and further hurts the candidate who is actually skilled, quick on his feet a
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pavanred
13y ago
I quit my job after 5 years as a programmer for my Masters. I must say, just working on one small class project with any candidate can help you find a world of a difference. I think its the experience and my personal interest that drives me
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pavanred
15y ago
I have personally tried walking off randomly in Paris. I didn't use any map or GPS or even my direction sense. I just kept walking randomly and I realized it is very difficult to get lost in a city like Paris even if you wanted to. You pick
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pavanred
15y ago
However we rationalize, finding your way out when you are lost in a city based on wind erosion patterns or the direction in which the wind is blowing the clouds, is perhaps how Sherlock Holmes would find his way. I'd rather look for someone
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pavanred
15y ago
I'd rather just look at the sky and see the direction of sunrise or sunset to find the direction instead of looking for TV satellites or churches etc. And, I can't help but notice that the author starts by saying these are the ways to find
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pavanred
15y ago
It's perhaps because founders give a shit.
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pavanred
15y ago
I am eagerly waiting for the Steve Jobs's biography. Its based on 40 interviews with Jobs. I am hoping there are a lot more such interesting stories.
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pavanred
15y ago
Steve Kondik supposedly said that he will continue CyanogenMod as his side project and his employment to Samsung will not affect it. Now that he works with Samsung and as he also develops Cyanogenmod ROMs for many Samsung devices, wonder if
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pavanred
15y ago
I was expecting something like "I wish I had worked harder" as opposed to what I found in the article - "I wish I didn’t work so hard". In a way, that’s actually relieving. Perhaps, I am too alive to think that way.