Archive for April, 2004

..Um ok can you spell Unix?

Monday, April 5th, 2004

Every so often I am asked to do technical interviews. Sometimes over the phone, sometimes in person. There are times when reading the various resumes is… well entertaining. On the whole most of the interviews I do are very technical and usually last 30-45 minutes. I also expect some resume padding and embellishment. Very rarely do I find a resume that understates the knowledge of the applicant.

This is not one of those cases….
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Dinner with geeks

Saturday, April 3rd, 2004

I had dinner with some geek friends of mine and their wife’s tonight to celebrate Jason’s 30th birthday. It was a surprise birthday dinner arranged by his wife and another of my friends, Alvin.
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