You are such an optimist ;-) Sometimes those who can remember the past get to repeat it anyway.
TV On June 6, 2015 6:53:20 AM EDT, Dorian Kim <dor...@blackrose.org> wrote: >"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” > > > -Santayana > >Quite relevant in our industry that seems be more hell bent on >rehashing ideas >and plot lines than Hollywood. > >-dorian > > >> On Jun 6, 2015, at 6:43 AM, shawn wilson <ag4ve...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> My first thought on reading that was "who the hell cares if a person >> knows about internet culture". But than I had to reconsider - it's a >> very apt way of telling if someone read the right books :) >> >> I would also add Ritchie, Thompson, and Diffie to that list (since >you >> ask about Larry, it's only appropriate). >> >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 6:32 AM, jim deleskie <deles...@gmail.com> >wrote: >>> I remember you asking me who Jon was :) I have since added to my >list of >>> interview questions... sad but the number of people with clue is >declining >>> not increasing. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 3:13 AM, Joe Hamelin <j...@nethead.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Back in 2000 at Amazon, HR somehow decided to have me do the phone >>>> interviews for neteng. I'd go through questions on routing and >what not, >>>> then at the end I would ask questions like, "Who was Jon Postel? >Who is >>>> Larry Wall? Who is Paul Vixie? What are layers 8 & 9? Explain the >RTFM >>>> protocol. What is NANOG?" Those answers (or long silences) told >me more >>>> about the candidate than most of the technical questions. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Joe Hamelin, W7COM, Tulalip, WA, 360-474-7474 >>>> -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
