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    Image of Margatron Margatron
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    Great, now I feel stupid because I can't even understand some of the solutions! #googleinterview
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    Image of ludwigk ludwigk
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    I would have killed for more of these estimation problems during my GOOG interview. I only got one of them to answer. The interviewer really liked my answer to it, then, in successive gauntlets, all I got were practical questions related to executive technical support (which I don't have much/any experience in), and flubbed it. Ask me the theoretical shit about golf balls in a bus, plz!!! #googleinterview
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    Image of Don Nguyen Don Nguyen
    11/16/09

    @ludwigk: Getting an interview at Google is a feat itself, congrats just for getting that far! #googleinterview
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    Image of ludwigk ludwigk
    11/17/09

    @Don Nguyen: At the time, I would have much preferred any sort of job and a paycheck, rather than the geek cred of a google interview.

    Thankfully, that was a long time ago, and it has all worked out since then. #googleinterview
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    Image of EpiphyteCorp. EpiphyteCorp.
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    When in doubt, guess "C" #googleinterview
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    Image of Kris Aubuchon Kris Aubuchon
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    Anyone want to take a stab at what an interview for the janitor position would be like?

    How many gallons of Mr. Clean would it take to shine every floor in the Google HQ?
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment Edited by Kris Aubuchon at 11/16/09 3:32 PM Kris Aubuchon was starred Kris Aubuchon was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/16/09

    @Kris Aubuchon: None. Mr. Clean is generally a retail product. It would be more cost effective to purchase an industrial floor cleanser in bulk. #googleinterview
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/16/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: You're hired!

    Hey, I bet even Google 'Sanitation Specialists' get the free grub... #googleinterview
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    Well to be fair, even among people who are hired, it's very rare to answer the harder questions perfectly on the first try. Normally, the interviewer helps you along a bit if you're on the right track. #googleinterview
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/16/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Do you work at GOOG? #googleinterview
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/16/09

    @chauncy that billups: Nah, I work for a bank. I just went to a college that Google targets for recruitment, so I have access to many interview stories. #googleinterview
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    This is math. Like all girls, I am bad at math. Unlike all girls, I neither smell nor have cooties. I can relate to girls and am better than them.

    I should be hired by Google to be in charge of girls. #googleinterview
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    Thus creating the world's most overqualified receptionist pool. #googleinterview
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    In response to Roman numeral, section three, part two, of subset D of the question, the answer is.... 4? #googleinterview
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/16/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Congratulations Mr. Mellon. #googleinterview
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    I wonder what job descriptions this fits though? #googleinterview
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    Shamoononon: I shave my legs. promoted this comment NorwoodIsMyHero was starred NorwoodIsMyHero was unstarred
    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/16/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: These are common questions for any software position. #googleinterview
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    11/16/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: You crazies have fun with that.

    I'll just take my hundred page investment document crammed full of numbers and legalese and have two days to come back and explain it. #googleinterview
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/16/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: I'm really confused now. #googleinterview
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/16/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: Each question says the position at the end. Product Manager, Software Engineer, or Quantitative Compensation Ramalamadingdong. #googleinterview
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    11/16/09

    @chauncy that billups: Yeah, there was a few I coulda' nailed. Ramalamadingdong? Never heard it called that before. I'll go check and see if my co-workers have ever heard that one. #googleinterview
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    11/16/09

    In reply to Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid
    Yes, only super nerds need apply. #googleinterview
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    Image of Galaxius Galaxius
    11/16/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: Agreed. I wonder if those are a part of a template of questions or if they have more extreme questions with a similar format #googleinterview
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    11/16/09

    @Galaxius: These are questions to test your IQ. They're testing you to see if you're a genius. If you're not then they're not interested.

    I wonder if you can just have your computer ready when they call and google whatever they ask you. But I think they're actually more interested in how you get to your answer than the actual answers. #googleinterview
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    Image of ezelkow1 ezelkow1
    11/16/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: Most of these types of questions get asked in the real interviews and not the phone ones. Usually the phone interviews are just to get more of your background before they think about bringing you in. #googleinterview
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    11/16/09

    @ezelkow1: I don't think so...[www.businessinsider.com] #googleinterview
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    Image of ezelkow1 ezelkow1
    11/16/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: Good to know then if/when I decide to accept one of their interviews then. #googleinterview
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/16/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: I don't know who's smarter: those who work for them, or those who writes their paychecks. #googleinterview
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    11/16/09

    @ripfire: "those who writes their paychecks."

    You mean the advertisers? I think Google employees. #googleinterview
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    Image of isaaclicht isaaclicht
    11/13/09

    In reply to Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing Crazy Biotech Is Dangerous
    I just spent yesterday at a symposium at the National Institutes of Health, they were honoring my boss for his work deciphering the genetic code. One of the scientists who spoke and I had the honor of meeting was Craig Venter. He was the guy who did the Human Genome Project, he was also the man who created the first fully synthetic bacterial life, and the guy who is engineering algae for Exon Mobile ($300 M Grant) to fix CO2 and turn it into biofuel using only the energy from the sun. He spoke about the possibilities for the future of synthetic microbiology, and about the ethical questions which have been asked pertaining to his work. He believes that if the progress continues at its current rate (he predicts it will speed up) we may have synthetic viruses which are engineered to augment our immune systems against diseases we fail to naturally defeat, (Rhino Virus, HIV, etc...). The difficulty of creating complex synthetic life is mind boggling but recent results which his institute have obtained (not yet published) show serious promise for the future of the tech. The moral and ethical dilemma continues but as long as society continues to make educated decisions and allow exploratory research I think the future holds great promise.

    [www.ted.com]

    This talk was from last year but outlines that kind of work which Venter is involved in. It is relevant to this post on synthetic biology.
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    Image of crosis101001 crosis101001
    11/13/09

    In reply to Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing Crazy Biotech Is Dangerous
    Ahhh Frankenfood. I am glad to see that the thrust of this is that Both sides for the political isle are filled with hapless techno-weenies.

    As for the possibility of destroying the Earth...early on some scientists were convinced that a nuclear detonation would incinerate all the atmosphere of Earth, they detonated the devices anyway.

    As for can we destroy mankind with a virus....hat just comes down to Hubris. We believe we are great and powerful, and we are taking our first steps to being so....but we are not all powerful.

    We need to get over our scared kid locked in a dark closet phase with biotech. We are moving towards a better world... I want it to happen.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/13/09

    In reply to Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing Crazy Biotech Is Dangerous
    just wait til this tech hits the household, and droves of people download and compile organisms that will, say, secrete opiates or blow you, or both. #syntheticbiology
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    Image of ToVoPro ToVoPro
    11/13/09

    In reply to Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing Crazy Biotech Is Dangerous
    Well, just think of it as our modern day version of, "Burn the witch at the stake". I mean folks back then were shunned, exiled and/or executed for saying that our planet was round. For anyone to think that society as evolved, WRONG! We're still stuck back in 1492, racism included!!! #syntheticbiology
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    Image of slim934 slim934
    11/13/09

    In reply to Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing Crazy Biotech Is Dangerous
    I agree with just about everything in the article except for the "who pounds the gavel" question. The article was rational until we got to that point.

    Specter is correct to point out the groups silliness in attempting to ban this or that, but then it totally flies over his head that maybe the ACTUAL problem is that we permit this to be a political decision at all. THAT is irrational in my point. If party A and party B want to do business with each other and they agree to the terms, then what the hell right does some party C have to say "no you're not allowed to do that". Even going past the fact that for C to even be able to make that case he must assume to have some sort of property right over the persons A or B (since he is in fact telling them what they can and cannot do with their property, thus inferring an ownership power), what the hell makes party C so special that they should have that authority? Are they super beings who have some magical ability to say that some market exchange is "wrong"?

    Perhaps the answer should be to get the government out of scientific research entirely, and instead just give back that tax money and let individuals fund what they want. then the only question to ask would be "ok, who owns this?" "they do?" "ok then, it is their decision". End of story. #syntheticbiology
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    11/13/09

    @slim934: Your opinion is valid, but that doesn't actually change the fact that this is, currently, how these decisions get made. The article remains rational, though the world as it is portayed in the article may not be (at least, not to your liking). #syntheticbiology
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