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PaulDonny
PaulDonny
00:00
I really think that would be an amazing interview question
user55340
00:22
@PaulDonny Tangent - I've slowly been writing a set of meta guidance on questions - why they don't work often in the Q&A format of SE. You reminded me of this one:
user55340
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Q: Why do interview questions make poor Programmers.SE questions?

MichaelTOccasionally a question that is asked at an interview comes up - "how would you design Amazon Web Services" or "how would you write Google" or some such question. These questions find their way to Programmers.StackExchange in hopes of getting an answer for the next time they are asked on an inte...

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user55340
I'm not sure if you guys get similar "this really isn't appropriate here but we keep getting these questions" - being able to use an existing meta question to add the additional background as to why a given question doesn't work that won't fit in a comment can be quite helpful.
PaulDonny
PaulDonny
@MichaelT What are you referring to? Regarding the question for Mods?
user55340
@PaulDonny The interview question... not sure if you guys get the "how do you answer the 'what type of ice cream are you?' interview question"
PaulDonny
PaulDonny
oh
I didn't mean that as a question for here
Though a WIKI of interview questions would be cool
user55340
00:30
@PaulDonny Depends on how you guys want to do it... on P.SE, we really try to avoid the interview questions that people ask...
user55340
They get asked "How do you build Google" in an interview question, so ask us exactly as is... and thats not a good P.SE question.
user55340
So the question I linked tries to explain why that question doesn't work well and what the issues with it are.
PaulDonny
PaulDonny
Yeah, and typically I would agree completely with that. However a list of sample interview questions would be beneficial for this site I think
user55340
Quite possibly. Really depends on how you want to do it.
user55340
Tag Wikis need more love...
PaulDonny
PaulDonny
00:35
Yeah
 
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jmort253
jmort253
18:22
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Q: What does it mean when businesses say they "prefer" a certain skill?

NickI have experience with SQL/MySQL, but many businesses want "Microsoft SQL Server" or "Oracle" experience - not just experience coding in SQL. When companies say they "prefer" some kind of experience but that experience isn't listed in the required section, does that mean it won't be used? When ...

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This question in its original form was waaay off-topic, but there was a part in there that I thought had value, so I edited it to focus on that part.
 
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user58869
21:58
someone should probably tend to this question
user58869
it contains swearing
CMW
CMW
maybe @jmort253 or @Shog9 are around to take a look
jmort253
jmort253
@CMW poof!
CMW
CMW
the magic dragon appears
was just about to edit all offensive sections out of that question :D
thanks :)
user58869
user image
CMW
CMW
22:03
jmort's new avatar
:)
jmort253
jmort253
lol
CMW
CMW
Thanks @Alex for puttin this in here right away
I mean the post, not the image :)
user58869
i clicked on it expecting something entirely different to what i saw
CMW
CMW
Yeah, the headline sounded weird but interesting
I expected something like "African Blend or Arabica?"
jmort253
jmort253
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This is hilarious! "I see you! I see you you little rats!"
CMW
CMW
22:16
Please tell me this is from some comedy show
user58869
@jmort253 that's quite funny
user58869
@CMW it wouldn't be funny if it was
user58869
The Alex Jones Show
The Alex Jones Show (known in some markets as Infowars with Alex Jones) is an American talk radio show hosted by political commentator, author, and filmmaker, Alex Jones, on the Genesis Communications Network. The program is a syndicated radio show broadcast nationally on AM and FM radio stations in the United States, WWCR Radio shortwave, and on XM Radio Channel 244, and online on Youtube, audio podcast, and on the official sites Infowars.com and PrisonPlanet.tv. According to Alex himself, the radio show has over 15 million viewers a week, which would be 2.5 million per day. Format Th...
user58869
looks like this guy is the real thing
jmort253
jmort253
eh, he's a real something....
RhysW
RhysW
22:21
so um hi
jmort253
jmort253
Hey!
RhysW
RhysW
So i think ive found way to draw 7 perpendicular red lines, some with red green or transparent ink
jmort253
jmort253
lol
RhysW
RhysW
its simple really, i need to draw it in 7 dimensions, rather than 2!
jmort253
jmort253
You should post a link to it @RhysW
RhysW
RhysW
22:30
um. i hope your client base live in at least a 7 dimensional universe, otherwise they might not be able to perceive parts of the advertisement
jmort253
jmort253
22:49
ah... 7 dimensions... missed that part.

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