Well. I just finished my phone interview with Amazon for a software developer position. It could best be described as an exercise in embarrassment and humiliation topped off with a healthy dollop of self-deprecation. A large part of it was stuff I've long since forgotten from my early CS classes (e.g., implementing a hash table using basic data ( Read more... )

The unthinkable has happened-- I scored higher on my probalities and statistics test than I did on my EAS test. Neither grade was particularly awesome (both C's, most likely) but I find it odd that there has been a bit of a role reversal with the subject matter and scholastic performance.

Oh, I also have an interview with SPIDynamics next week.

An email from my domain registrar:
Dear Will,

It's February 14, and love (along with roses, chocolates and sparkling jewels) is in the air. GoDaddy.com wishes you the best as you celebrate Valentine's Day in your own unique way.

Happy Valentine's Day,

Bob Parsons
President
GoDaddy.com

Well. That's depressing. Thanks, GoDaddy!

Perl should die a fiery, painful death.

That is all.

( well, not quite. )

One more reason to hate Tech:

Well... at least we're giving this poor minority a fair chance, right? *sigh*

Just to illustrate that this is not just me complaining for no reason, here are some excerpts from Fark's discussion:

This article is nothing to get worked up over.

I went to Georgia Tech, so after reading that, I feel ripped off :(.
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Today, I got in to work a little late, and most of the office group was out to a fare-well lunch for one of my fellow employees. Our offices are laid out in such a way that anyone entering our area must walk by my own office. As they started to trickle back into the office after lunch, one by one they stopped at the doorway of my office-- ( Read more... )

From a conversation with an old high school friend, who attends SCAD:(08:43:03) DJ: wanna write an art history paper for me ( Read more... )

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(17:58:07) Kristen: And today has been THE LONGEST FREAKING DAY EVER!
(17:58:31) Me: actually, that happens in summer...
(17:58:45) Kristen: thank you, Bill Nye

I'm suddenly feeling much better about taking EAS (Earth and Atmospheric Science) instead of Physics 2. On my most recent EAS test, there was a question about which I had no idea (the lectures had focused on the North Atlantic, not the Pacific). So, the question and my response:


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