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Kind of a spoiler in the old title there young feller me lad! 
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Just met someone else who doesn't know what a globe is either. It's a small world.
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ok, so what rock have you been living under ?
(I know at least two definitions, depending on context ...)
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(it was a joke - globe... it's a small world... Get it?)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Third rock from the sun of course... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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No need to be so theatrical.
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It's just a stage he's going through.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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This is Golden 
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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You're not that special. I dunno either.
Life is too shor
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Learn to code by playing games[^]
I've not looked too deeply, but looks like it could be a bit of fun.
Might introduce it at my CoderDojo on the weekend
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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My usual interview technique is to have a chat with the interviewee, very informal. Explain the job to them, talk about what they've done and generally have what I believe is known as "a discussion"
I am interviewing this week, and HR are telling me now that:
They need to be in the interview.
I have to ask a set of written-down questions "Where do you see yourself in 3 years" sort of stuff.
I need to give them a 'positive view of the company' including an overview of the structure (who owns what etc. rather than who's who's boss)
The person I am interviewing will report to me.
It was suggested that, if I couldn't make it at the time the interview was booked, that was fine they'd interview without me.
Has the world turned mad!
We are looking for a Test Analyst because our current single Test Analyst is trying to test thr output from about 16 developers - which is an impossible task, obviously.
So it was then suggested we could get a college leaver & the current Test Analyst could train them!
Oh, yes, in her copious spare time!
Yes; the world is indeed turned mad.
The single most important factor for anyone working in my team is that they fit into the team. Sure they also need the tech skills but fitting in is most important.
In a prev. company I used to do a 2nd 1/2 of the interview with the team - usually over coffee - where the prospective candidate (only the one's I thought would be a good fit) would chat to the team - who would tell them all about the job, the company, good bits and bad bits.
It was very successful - everyone had buy in on new recruits, the new recruits had a better idea of what they were getting into - and it proved very successful.
I suggested doing that in this company, and you'd have thought I'd suggested performing ritualistic disemboweling of a sheep on the boardroom table! "TALK!? to the TEAM?!"
Not sure how much more I can take!
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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Tell them to f*** off, then get me in as the Interviewee.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I'd love to interview you with our HR department. Preferably during Wimbledon fortnight.
HR: Where do you see yourself in three years?
MM: How the Faaark would I know!? I'm not an elephanting psychic!
HR: Right, well thanks. erm... What are your strengths and weaknesses?
MM: Well, I can drink youse bastards under the table, any day of the faaarkin' week. Weaknesses? You callin' me a girly, love?
HR: Ha ha.. ha. Erm. Well. I, erm. Can you tell me about the time you dealt with conflict?
MM: There was this pooftah HR wanker asking stupid questions - punched 'im in the mouth... Hey! don't worry, love, I would't punch a girl... You *are* a girl, aren't you? with norgs like that I figured you must be - but with the 'tash it could go either way.
HR: <exit crying="">
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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Hilarious! Just have one question, though:
What the hell is
Maxxx wrote: 'tash
???
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Mustache
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Maxxx wrote: 'tash
I think you'd find one on a mouse
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Mustache?
Only a guess, though...
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HR should play no part in interviews.
If you are recruiting people with a certain amount of experience then you can more or less assume they can do the job from looking at their CV, and confirm it with a quick informal chat.
All that then matters is do you want them working with you, do they want to work with you. And of course your team.
I recently had an interview where I was given a 5 page technical exam and half an hour to do it. I spent half an hour on my phone then left when they came back to mark it.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I did a similar thing when, after an interview that started late, turned into two interviews, then they asked me to stay and do one of them 'psych' test things - while they all went home as it was after 5:30pm
I was told 'no test no job'
So grabbed the paper, marked all the answers at random (multiple choice) and left 3 minutes later.
The Psych results were the best they'd ever had- and I got the job.
should have been a warning, though - it was a sh*t job. Left 3 months later.
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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Maxxx wrote: ritualistic disemboweling of a sheep on the boardroom table!
I would have thought that that would be classed as Normal for New Zealand.
veni bibi saltavi
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New bloody Zealand? We're not employing bloody Kiwis, mate!
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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It's standard practice at GriffInc 
veni bibi saltavi
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