10/5    Google interviews, exposed. In another word, it's not very
        different from Netscape's former interviews, Microsoft's
        former interviews, and HP's former interviews when they
        were still in their infancy:
        http://www.businessinsider.com/15-google-interview-questions-that-will-make-you-feel-stupid-2009-11
        http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2009/02/140-google-interview-questions.html#
        Yes, they still care about your GPA, even if you worked
        10 years and you're well into the 30s.
        \_ the Rickety rope bridge question cannot be solved.
           What's up?
           \_ nevermind I Googled the solution and it exists
              \_ You fail.  (1+2->1->5+10->2->1+2).
        \_ They asked me my SAT score and I was in my 30s at the time.
           \_ Any employer that does that or ask for GPA needs to eff off.
              I'd tell them to shove it and I scored well on my SAT. Maybe
              they want my kindergarten report card, too? Do they drug test?
        \_ I interviewed, education and GPA never came up.  MANY detailed technical
           questions did come up.   They basically drilled me about things until
           we reached a point that I couldn't explain any further what they asked me.
           There were no stupid puzzle problems.  It was an exhausting, difficult
           interview and I didn't get the job.
        \_ I interviewed, education and GPA never came up.  MANY detailed
           technical
           questions did come up.   They drilled me about things until
           we reached a point that I couldn't explain any further what they
           asked me.  There were no stupid puzzle problems.  It was an
           exhausting, difficult interview and I didn't get the job.
           \_ are they similar to the questions above? How accurate
              is the link above? Did you answer the questions correctly?
        \_ I think there's a healthy level of BS in that article.  I didn't
           go for Product Manager.  I am not sure from the context if
           their version of Product Manager is technical or glorified
           time tracking.  The manhole cover problem has been an infamous
           Microsoft interview question for 20 years.  What kind of nerd
           doesn't know what 0xdeadbeef is?  I didn't get asked any
           puzzle questions.  Oh there's my buddy the @#$@## pirate problem.
        \_ This article is a load of crap.  This 'answer' to this
           'famous google interview question' is 'wrong'
           http://www.businessinsider.com/answers-to-15-google-interview-questions-that-will-make-you-feel-stupid-2009-11#youre-the-captain-of-a-pirate-ship-11
           \_ The question is poorly worded, you need to ask a bunch of
              questions to make sure that the assumptions are correct.
        \_ ok my friend made it through 2 phone, and 5 physical
           interviews for SRE, got good marks from everyone, but the
           hiring committee declined to try to hire him because he didn't
           have a masters or phd.
           \_ That is bullshit. I know lots of SREs who are not MS.
              Actually most are not! The review process is on a point
              system. If 4/5 people gave good remarks, he's pretty much
              in the game. Something happened to the hiring committee.
              There's a lot to be said about recruiters. Some are ok,
              but most are bad contractors.             -googler

10/5    Only in LA would morons like this thrive. P.S. why the hell does it
        go from 93 to 72 in less than a week? The place SUCKS.
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlL9UGYKpJ8&feature=player_embedded
        \_ You are bitching about the weather in LA? There are a lot of
           things that suck about LA, but the weather is not one of them.

10/4    Home size vs. carbon footprint. Ex-urban homes rule!!!
        http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/11/05/with_tax_break_a_big_carbon_footprint

10/4    I would like to share with you all a msg I got today from the 19 year
        old:
        > i was just talking to my friend about saying we dont party hard
        > we party easy
        > im easy im a party slut
        How do I follow up?  oktnx.
        \_ Wasn't she 19 last year?  Wouldn't that make her 20 now ?
           what is deal
        \_ Why aren't you already hitting this? Are you married?
           \_ you can't hit a mirage
              \_ I have been hit on like this before, so it does happen.