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  1. Solving problems isn't everything on Programming Interview Questions Are Too Hard and Too Short (triplebyte.com) · · Score: 1

    When I interview candidates, I usually give one problem that's designed to measure how much of their chosen language they know. While I don't test for knowing language trivia, I do look for signs if they prepared for the interview. I tell them upfront that if they can't remember the arguments to a function to please ask, but if a pattern of unpreparedness appears, that's a minus.

    I've had candidates that have outright refused to code. They'll sometimes even write pseudo code that describes a solution, but when I try to get them to translate it into their programming language, they refuse.

    Others try to show off their coding prowess and usually fuck it all up in the process by increasing the complexity. I tell the candidates upfront to KEEP IT SIMPLE.

    I don't require a complete solution for a hire recommendation, but there are a couple of key milestones they need to make.

    I want them to show they can program, and can put a little thought into different approaches. I try to give hints along the way if they get stuck, or head off into the weeds. Giving hints is important, because it doesn't do anyone any good if the candidate is just standing there. If the candidate can take a subtle hint and incorporate it, that's a plus, because I also want to see how they work in a group or team. I've actually had candidates who thought I was lying to them when I've tried to give hints.

    Anyway, the point is, in today's world of global collaborators, you can't just test for the candidate's knowledge of programming trivia, you've got to know if they can work as a group and learn from others. Being able to write working code is important, but so is teamwork.

    FWIW, I recommend Hire about 3% of the time.

  2. Re:Banking by the seat of your pants. on Digital Exchange Loses $137 Million As Founder Takes Passwords To the Grave (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Was one of those games Global Thermo-Nuclear War?

  3. than a pumpkin spice latte sipping basic bitch.

  4. Re:Impossible to enforce. on Rhode Island Bill Would Impose Fee For Accessing Online Porn (providencejournal.com) · · Score: 1

    The bill doesn't limit itself to ISPs, it applies to pretty much anything that makes accessing the Internet possible.

    "A person who manufacturers, sells, offers for sale, leases, or distributes a product that makes content accessible on the Internet shall: "

    A VPN client easily falls under this statute. As does a 14.4k baud modem.

    And besides, it's not like politicians have ever cared if a law is feasible or enforceable.

  5. Nothing of value was lost.

  6. Re:My product sucks so on Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Apologizes For Data Breach, Blames Russians (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    While she's at it, she can also blame NFL player protesters, Equifax, Super Storm Sandy, and 9-11.

  7. I know. Cry me a river. amiright?

  8. It's called money, dumbass.

  9. Is this how they lost contact with their alien overlords?

  10. And the winner of Election 2016 is... on Hillary Clinton Used BleachBit To Wipe Emails (neowin.net) · · Score: 1

    BleachBit.

  11. Re:Suing Minecraft? on Crazy Patent Troll Suing Devs For Posting Apps To Google Play (technobuffalo.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Microsoft has previous history with Uniloc over Windows XP activation - and settled for an undisclosed amount after a $300 million judgement was thrown out. So, don't count on Microsoft being heroic in this action.

  12. I get penetrated by the government with every goddamn paycheck.

  13. I don't even know where to start. I mean, come on. I guess I should be surprised since France permits one to marry a dead person. http://www.thelocal.fr/2014022...

  14. Chronically Stupid Parents on Massachusetts Boarding School Sued Over Wi-Fi Sickness · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I occasionally read about parents in affluent Marin, CA whining about this. In fact, there was a movement to prevent PG&E (the local power company) from installing real-time meters that transmit usage over radio because they were afraid it could hurt them. I remember seeing a parent interviewed on the evening news, with her kid in the background playing on an iPad. Did I mention that Marin also has one of the lowest child immunization rates in the country? Yeah. These are people that get all their "facts" from Pintrest and Jenny McCarthy.

  15. Why is this even a story? on Backwards S-Pen Can Permanently Damage Note 5 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I guess slashdot is going to let us know whenever people are idiots and can't follow directions. Thanks.

  16. Bad User Experience on Study: Ad Blocker Use Jumps 41 Percent · · Score: 1

    These advertisers have simply overwhelmed and saturated the user experience of so many web properties to the point where they aren't tolerable. Try to going to any wikia.com site without adblock and see how slowly it loads and how impossible it is use the site. Frankly, slashdot is among the worst offenders. I just visited halo.wikia.com and ABP reported 25 blocked adverts. It's pretty much out of control. I mean fuck, shit, cock, ass, titties, boner, bitch, muff, pussy, cunt, butthole, Barbra Streisand!

  17. Re:And 2+2 = 5 on Ask Slashdot: What's the Harm In a Default Setting For Div By Zero? · · Score: 1

    Where are mod points when I need them?

  18. Your 5th amendment plea is only applicable in a court of law, not in a school.

  19. Zerg Rush! on Material Possiblities: A Flying Drone Built From Fungus · · Score: 1

    When we see carpet made from fungus, then we'll really be in trouble.

  20. Slashdot ahead of the game on Net Neutrality Campaign To Show What the Web Would Be Like With a "Slow Lane" · · Score: 5, Funny

    Using the beta slashdot instead of classic is all the slow lane experience I need.

  21. FAA & Public Safety on Drone Pilot Wins Case Against FAA · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I'd like to read the court's judgement to better understand the reason, but while the FAA may seem overbearing in this case, the FAA is charged with public safety, and they take it very seriously. Anyone that did complain to the police or the FAA had Good Reason. Incidents with RC aircraft are not uncommon. I have to agree with the FAA on this one. If someone is appearing to be reckless with their aircraft, regardless of the type, it needs to be addressed.

  22. My Favorite Part on Most Alarming: IETF Draft Proposes "Trusted Proxy" In HTTP/2.0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that Section 7, "Privacy Considerations," has no content.

  23. the ultimate torture or assassination device on Tiny Motors Controlled Inside Human Cells · · Score: 1
  24. The Truly Sad Part of the Story on TSA Orders Searches of Valet Parked Car At Airport · · Score: 2

    Is that: "Iacuzza said she doesn't mind the security measure. She just wants to be told if her car is getting searched." Somehow knowing that it happens make her ok with it. After all, she doesn't have anything to hide. She's is consenting to continued violations of the 4th Amendments because she's bought a season pass to the security theater.

  25. Hella Old News on Keyless Remote Entry For Cars May Have Been Cracked · · Score: 1