It's quite unlikely we will ever know if he was one way or the other, the bible(s) where written long after he passed away; it is much more likely it's what the writer wanted to be portraied.
When they work in an environment like that they are expected to ask questions, figure out what the problem actually is *before* creating a solution - in a world of fast to market, this might seem weird, but when *all* your money is in that database, we don't want any cowboys messing around, we want the people who in a high stress situation are able to stop and think. What good is a programmer that panics when shit hits the fan; it will at some point and you need someone who can keep their mind focused on the exploding server rather than panic mode.
No it isn't oddly that indexing the entire table *might* make it faster - but most database will disregard any index for that query since they are going to load the entire content of the table and thus skipping the index load will actually be faster - obviously, if the index is already cached, then yes it will be faster if the query optimizer decides to go down that road. However, since the query is running slow, it is safe to assume that either the table is containing a lot of rows or a lot of data, neither of which is good to have covering index on unless you have unlimited budget (and if you can't contain the index in memory then you are bascially down to sequential read of the table anyways).
When I hired for the backend department which worked mainly with databases for a small telecoms I used to hand them some questions.
Some of them was really basic database stuff, but others had no right answer, they did however, have downright wrong answers:
E.g. a client reports performance problems with a certain function, you trace it down to the following query: "SELECT * FROM PICTURES" What do you do?
This question is not really a trick question, but it weeds out those who have worked with databases but doesn't really know what makes them tick. A "right" answer is to discuss it, ask more about the structure or the needs of the client (can we limit the query somehow, is it returning a bazillion rows? Is it returning binary data? Is it a view?). A downright wrong answer is "I'll add an index".
Personally I've only once been asked to do programming at an interview, they asked me to do a hashmap in pseudo code; I outlined the functions on a whiteboard and when it came to the actual hashing function I told them, that it isn't something I can do from the top of my head, but I know what book to look in. They really liked that, first of all I wasn't afraid of tackling an unknown problem, I didn't mind being exposed at the whiteboard and above all - I know my limitations.
Because it's cheap to have workforce with special education standing around and waiting, keeping equipment maintained and updating manufacturing processes every once in a while?
Flight mode is *required* when you go flying, they require you to put your phone in to flight mode *then* shut it down.
Old iPhones would do networking even when turned off (can't say for sure about android or newer), so there is your reason for flight mode, to make sure it stays quiet.
Well if you can cool it, I'm pretty sure we can find someone who will be more than happy to mine it and dispose of it somewhere. That stuff is probably pretty rich on juicy (but slightly warm) minerals.
This baby is 70 km in diameter, rising at 2 cm a year across the board: (35*100.000)^2 cm * pi * 2cm = 76 969 020 m3 of magma you want to cool down, even the Icelandic would give up on that.
I remember when I was looking for an apartment, came to the conclusion that the market would topple over soon (this was 2-3 months before the collapse) - there was simply no way, Joe Regular could afford those prices. Decided to wait a while and then the market came crashing down.
Wont a 1 ft. too short wall mitigate the impact of the wave? It's quite obvious that a total flooding will occur, but wet concrete is surely better than smashed concrete?
Blizzard actually aproach this with the newest expansion. A lot of the world changes as you do quests, storylines will cause entire areas to turn from devastated to green and flourishing. It's actually quite nice.
That being said, WoW was still a major grind so I dropped it for something else:-)
My nokia 3310 had round corners... Actually, all phones I've had so far have had round corners... No wait, thats not true, all mobile phones Ive had had round corners, my old desk phone was square.
Well, depends on how you look at the stats I guess.
Take the Danish IC4 trains, they have been standing idle and rusting since they where delivered, so per mile, those babies are quite polluting - so if you take any random car and compare it to those trains, per mile driven, with manufacturing the trains are more polluting.
No significant acts of terrorism? Are you fucking kidding me? There are almost daily terrorist attacks in Iraq, thousands and thousands have been killed in acts of terrorism...
Oh you meant the US? Where most deaths due to terrorism has been made by in-house fanatics? My bad.
that is a lot of ifs, and even then depending on your whereabout (yes this story is from the great ol US, where it probably is legal) it will illegal to track - the database containing information about a user tracked from the towers at the telecoms I used to work for was only accessible by one person and he was only ever allowed to look at that data when police asked for it. Privacy is a big deal in most places, and the ability to determine if person A was in a specific area at a specific time is very much a private matter.
I think it is a matter of training, your body will get used to the spices and be better able to cope with the effect; I've experienced the effect with chilies that are way down on the scale, but only after long periods of not eating chili.
Regarding the other comments, I'm very much aware that Indian and Mexican cuisne isn't about making the food as hot as possible, myself I cook with the Bhut Jolokia, but never get burned by the fruit nor the meal, it's just a matter of handling it with care.
And for the bloke claiming it to be something with the heat they grow in, it's bullshit, the throne for hottest chili in the world belonged to Dorset Naga for quite some time and those where grown in Dorset UK.
Around here an Amarican is someone from the US of A, a north american is someone from the northern continent and south american is someone from the south - if you are referring to the specific country of origin, they are usually referred to as for instance brazillian (not to be confused with the "hair" style).
Yes it's probably annoying (and now that I think of it, slightly confusing), but since the US of A doesn't have a proper name for the residents (an USAian?), the term American usually applies to them even though it is technically wrong. (Here being Denmark).
GSM towers will report unexpected drops of calls and various metrics for the quality, however, in my experience, users will often report a subjective version of this which can often be quite skewed. By using actual equipment in the field you will be able to find gray spots (and black spots) in your setup and you will be more able in finding issues with call transfers between cells etc. - and those can often be linked with user complaints (and yes, the call will have some information about users whereabouts in the time of the call, it is however very unreliable for detecting gray/black spots).
While the method of dying described sounds nice n all, I thought the actual danger was from asphyxiation when digesting Bhut Jolokia ( I grow those suckers myself); when strong enough chili has been digested it will often cause uncontrollable hiccups (capsacin will irritate the thingiemagic that does your breathing, causing it to cramp, which I've been told, could be enough to kill you). The lethal dose is whats required to overload your system and die from poison (sort of like drinking too much water?) and the lack of oxygen is akin to trying to breath water or have I've just had me leg pulled?
Then you should be samsungs lawyer, I have an iPad2 and I have no idea, even on hardware level what the difference between mine and a first gen. is. (got it for free)
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It's quite unlikely we will ever know if he was one way or the other, the bible(s) where written long after he passed away; it is much more likely it's what the writer wanted to be portraied.
When they work in an environment like that they are expected to ask questions, figure out what the problem actually is *before* creating a solution - in a world of fast to market, this might seem weird, but when *all* your money is in that database, we don't want any cowboys messing around, we want the people who in a high stress situation are able to stop and think. What good is a programmer that panics when shit hits the fan; it will at some point and you need someone who can keep their mind focused on the exploding server rather than panic mode.
So you are saying that if you answer a completely different question it might be correct to use an index? You sir, are a genius!
No it isn't oddly that indexing the entire table *might* make it faster - but most database will disregard any index for that query since they are going to load the entire content of the table and thus skipping the index load will actually be faster - obviously, if the index is already cached, then yes it will be faster if the query optimizer decides to go down that road. However, since the query is running slow, it is safe to assume that either the table is containing a lot of rows or a lot of data, neither of which is good to have covering index on unless you have unlimited budget (and if you can't contain the index in memory then you are bascially down to sequential read of the table anyways).
So no, you failed. But thanks for playing.
When I hired for the backend department which worked mainly with databases for a small telecoms I used to hand them some questions.
Some of them was really basic database stuff, but others had no right answer, they did however, have downright wrong answers:
E.g. a client reports performance problems with a certain function, you trace it down to the following query:
"SELECT * FROM PICTURES"
What do you do?
This question is not really a trick question, but it weeds out those who have worked with databases but doesn't really know what makes them tick. A "right" answer is to discuss it, ask more about the structure or the needs of the client (can we limit the query somehow, is it returning a bazillion rows? Is it returning binary data? Is it a view?). A downright wrong answer is "I'll add an index".
Personally I've only once been asked to do programming at an interview, they asked me to do a hashmap in pseudo code; I outlined the functions on a whiteboard and when it came to the actual hashing function I told them, that it isn't something I can do from the top of my head, but I know what book to look in.
They really liked that, first of all I wasn't afraid of tackling an unknown problem, I didn't mind being exposed at the whiteboard and above all - I know my limitations.
Well duh, I'm pretty sure someone would have noticed if an aircraft sized piece of electronic space going gizmos vent missing.
Uhh another MBA?
Because it's cheap to have workforce with special education standing around and waiting, keeping equipment maintained and updating manufacturing processes every once in a while?
Flight mode is *required* when you go flying, they require you to put your phone in to flight mode *then* shut it down.
Old iPhones would do networking even when turned off (can't say for sure about android or newer), so there is your reason for flight mode, to make sure it stays quiet.
Actually they notified you thirty days in advance, so basically everyone expected the Spanish Inquisition.
Well if you can cool it, I'm pretty sure we can find someone who will be more than happy to mine it and dispose of it somewhere. That stuff is probably pretty rich on juicy (but slightly warm) minerals.
I don't think you quite get the scale of this.
This baby is 70 km in diameter, rising at 2 cm a year across the board: (35*100.000)^2 cm * pi * 2cm = 76 969 020 m3 of magma you want to cool down, even the Icelandic would give up on that.
I remember when I was looking for an apartment, came to the conclusion that the market would topple over soon (this was 2-3 months before the collapse) - there was simply no way, Joe Regular could afford those prices. Decided to wait a while and then the market came crashing down.
Wont a 1 ft. too short wall mitigate the impact of the wave? It's quite obvious that a total flooding will occur, but wet concrete is surely better than smashed concrete?
Blizzard actually aproach this with the newest expansion. A lot of the world changes as you do quests, storylines will cause entire areas to turn from devastated to green and flourishing. It's actually quite nice.
That being said, WoW was still a major grind so I dropped it for something else :-)
So you only consider deaths to your soldiers? What about the constant attacks on civilians?
My nokia 3310 had round corners... Actually, all phones I've had so far have had round corners... No wait, thats not true, all mobile phones Ive had had round corners, my old desk phone was square.
Well, depends on how you look at the stats I guess.
Take the Danish IC4 trains, they have been standing idle and rusting since they where delivered, so per mile, those babies are quite polluting - so if you take any random car and compare it to those trains, per mile driven, with manufacturing the trains are more polluting.
No significant acts of terrorism? Are you fucking kidding me? There are almost daily terrorist attacks in Iraq, thousands and thousands have been killed in acts of terrorism...
Oh you meant the US? Where most deaths due to terrorism has been made by in-house fanatics? My bad.
that is a lot of ifs, and even then depending on your whereabout (yes this story is from the great ol US, where it probably is legal) it will illegal to track - the database containing information about a user tracked from the towers at the telecoms I used to work for was only accessible by one person and he was only ever allowed to look at that data when police asked for it. Privacy is a big deal in most places, and the ability to determine if person A was in a specific area at a specific time is very much a private matter.
I think it is a matter of training, your body will get used to the spices and be better able to cope with the effect; I've experienced the effect with chilies that are way down on the scale, but only after long periods of not eating chili.
Regarding the other comments, I'm very much aware that Indian and Mexican cuisne isn't about making the food as hot as possible, myself I cook with the Bhut Jolokia, but never get burned by the fruit nor the meal, it's just a matter of handling it with care.
And for the bloke claiming it to be something with the heat they grow in, it's bullshit, the throne for hottest chili in the world belonged to Dorset Naga for quite some time and those where grown in Dorset UK.
Well that they definitely can't do.
Around here an Amarican is someone from the US of A, a north american is someone from the northern continent and south american is someone from the south - if you are referring to the specific country of origin, they are usually referred to as for instance brazillian (not to be confused with the "hair" style).
Yes it's probably annoying (and now that I think of it, slightly confusing), but since the US of A doesn't have a proper name for the residents (an USAian?), the term American usually applies to them even though it is technically wrong. (Here being Denmark).
GSM towers will report unexpected drops of calls and various metrics for the quality, however, in my experience, users will often report a subjective version of this which can often be quite skewed. By using actual equipment in the field you will be able to find gray spots (and black spots) in your setup and you will be more able in finding issues with call transfers between cells etc. - and those can often be linked with user complaints (and yes, the call will have some information about users whereabouts in the time of the call, it is however very unreliable for detecting gray/black spots).
While the method of dying described sounds nice n all, I thought the actual danger was from asphyxiation when digesting Bhut Jolokia ( I grow those suckers myself); when strong enough chili has been digested it will often cause uncontrollable hiccups (capsacin will irritate the thingiemagic that does your breathing, causing it to cramp, which I've been told, could be enough to kill you).
The lethal dose is whats required to overload your system and die from poison (sort of like drinking too much water?) and the lack of oxygen is akin to trying to breath water or have I've just had me leg pulled?
Then you should be samsungs lawyer, I have an iPad2 and I have no idea, even on hardware level what the difference between mine and a first gen. is. (got it for free)
Also, I don't care.